The Dubious Nature of Criticisms Against Socialism

I’m not a socialist. Really.

Strangely enough, people feel a need to talk about socialism by adding a disclaimer to indicate that they are not, in fact, socialists. Have you ever wondered why?

And in corollary, have you ever wondered why Americans have such a disdain for the very concept of socialism?

Understanding socialism, this has often caused me to question why people have such criticism for the concept, especially considering the fact that the majority of people who think ill of it are generally the people who might benefit from it the most. But they hate it. With a passion.

Like it’s evil or something. Like communism. Yeah, communism, that evil governmental style that Satan brought up from the depths of Hell. You remember that one, right? The government that put Russians into decades of peril. That one. Or Cuba. Or China. Yeah, that evil government.

Strangely enough, it’s another government that the majority of Americans would actually benefit from, if they only gave it a chance. But they won’t. Because it’s evil. Like socialism.

So, let’s talk about these two and see why we think they’re so bad.

What is socialism? Well, it’s a government where industry is owned by the people and the government does…