National Socialism is Socialism-Part 1. The Essence of Socialist Philosophy

On 12/14/2024 at 5:57 PM, WDSmart said:

Actually, socialism hasn't "failed miserably everywhere." One example is American Indian tribes, and there are many more historical examples.

Socialism does not achieve equality by "dragging everyone down to the lowest level possible." Sharing lowers the level of some and raises the level of others. The result is a level somewhere in the middle.

Socialism would only seem repressive and retrogressive to those who want to feel superior and live on a level higher than others. Another name for "left-wing nut-jobs" like me is "woke," or even better, "visionary." We do feel more virtuous than those on the right, but not sanctimonious or morally superior. Socialism is not the "holy grail." Communism is the final goal. 

There's also examples of certain professions / services which provide benefits to the public (socialism at work), for example the Australian Medicare system which provides all healthcare needs without charge and funded by all citizens paying a personal income tax charge t end end of each year at around 1.5% of taxable income. It's been in place for more than 4 decades and it works.   

Education could also be an example where excellent quality education is provides for all children at no charge (funded from general tax receipts). In some countries this included good quality bachelor and masters degrees at no charge, (again funded from general tax receipts).  These are examples of socialism at work.

Further there are countries where socialist style policies enforce maximum prices for goods and services required for a good quality of life, example food.