Many who identify as socialists don’t know what socialism is
In his Daily Briefing for Monday April 23, 2018, Dr. Albert Mohler illuminates the clueless nature of the current anti-gun (or anti-2nd Amendment) movement—clueless because of their ignorance regarding human nature and world history, especially when it comes to being pro-socialism.
The entire purpose of [an] full-page article in the New York Times is to argue that there is now a resurgent socialism in the United States. Now, of course, in the 2016 presidential election there was the unprecedented rise of Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders running as a democratic socialist. Most Americans, however, didn't know what democratic socialism might mean. Bernie Sanders really didn't care about that, but what he did represent was a resurgence of the far left in American politics. What became clear is that there is an enormous energy and hunger for the far left in the Democratic Party and what was also clear is that many younger Americans, especially amongst the millennials, are at least open to flirting with Marxism and socialism.
To be successful, a revolution in this country would require not only a disarmed citizenry, but sufficient proletarian ignorance. The most fertile ground for ignorance can be found in the youth of our society; e.g. the duly appointed figurehead for the latest attack on our Constitution is a high-school student.
Hence the focused attack on our schools.
For those who believe that socialism is virtuous, I recommend that they review some of the many photojournalist records from history; here is a sampling of some of the historical interaction between a few socialist government's and their citizenry:
What each one of these photo’s have in common is the fact that all of the victim’s pictured had been denied the right to bear arms. A common element of tyranny.
There are thousands more photos, but you get the picture….. Of course there are human lives and stories that go with each photo, but I suspect the target audience for this message would be more impressed by pictures than words.
Socialism and communism are not only humanly degrading, but deadly.
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