Just A Thought. - 24hourcampfire

I sat next to a young man Saturday night night at a graduation reception. He is from Denmark, and had been back to Denmark recently. I asked him if Denmark was largely socialistic,. He said, yes, very much so, the state runs your life.
He added, he did not understand why the US wants to follow Europe when socialism has proven to be a failure there.

They seem to have to "live the dream" before they become disgruntled with it.

Ask residents of Venezuela.

Originally Posted by wabigoon

I sat next to a young man Saturday night night at a graduation reception. He is from Denmark, and had been back to Denmark recently. I asked him if Denmark was largely socialistic,. He said, yes, very much so, the state runs your life.
He added, he did not understand why the US wants to follow Europe when socialism has proven to be a failure there.

It's because they're stupid. There can be no other explanation. Historically, socialism and communism have always failed, yet they support it and consider it superior. It must be stupidity.

Originally Posted by benchman

Originally Posted by wabigoon

I sat next to a young man Saturday night night at a graduation reception. He is from Denmark, and had been back to Denmark recently. I asked him if Denmark was largely socialistic,. He said, yes, very much so, the state runs your life.
He added, he did not understand why the US wants to follow Europe when socialism has proven to be a failure there.

It's because they're stupid. There can be no other explanation. Historically, socialism and communism have always failed, yet they support it and consider it superior. It must be stupidity.

Ive always thought that having been subjects for so many generations, they had a tendency to respond favorably to autocrats.

Seems as there is another revolution due....everywhere.

Are you folks following his point of why the US is going the same way, when it's a proven failure?

A very good friend of mine here in town, is Russian. Andre and his wife Yulea are both from there. He is from Moscow, she is from Leningrad. They have both been US Citizens for over 20 years, and are very capitalistic. She has a Masters and a PhD. He runs several businesses.
Their keep telling me they left Russia to escape 'the communism, and bemoan the fact that America is just as much communist now as Russia was.

Originally Posted by wabigoon

Are you folks following his point of why the US is going the same way, when it's a proven failure?

We know why.

Liberals are stupid.

And our Public Liberal Indoctrination School System churns more of them out each year.

Deep down the ones wanting this, think they can get more by doing less. They won't realize that everyone else has the same idea, and everybody doing less is a bad thing. miles

Equality for all is going to be the death of the US if we're not careful, since clearly all are not equal.

But they do offer a huge discount on every hammer and sickle.

Had a guy from the UK came over here to work and get on health insurance for his wife's illness...
This was years before Obama car crap...
He bragged on the European system ,less work hrs gun control and on and on...also barged we had best healthcare in the world and he was making great money...somhow I couldn't get him to make the connection....