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The Advocates of Socialism

by LCDWIN01 on Jan 16, 2021 at 19:31 Commentary, Political, Tyranny

The advocates of Socialism come in four general flavors:

1.  The Envious.  They want what achievers have, less the effort.  They see the lifestyles they want to live, but do not want to put the time, effort, or personal investment necessary to create those lifestyles.  They want assets (houses or apartments, cars, phones, computers, etc.) that others saved for—right now.   They see what their parents took decades to achieve, with step-by-step incremental improvement, today.  No waiting.  It’s their right.  Or something.

2.  The Underemployed.  This includes those with student loan debt that far exceeds what their career field pays to support.  If you got a degree at (borrowed) $50K/year to work a job that pays $25K/year, that is a tough economic reality for the next 10 years or so.   These folks want student loans forgiven (taxpayer paid), even though the taxpayer did not take out the loans, choose the major, choose the school, or benefit from the education.  This also includes those that were convinced they could be artists, poets, song writers, singers, dancers, whatever, but they found out there is little market for their brand of art. (If their art was in demand, they leave this group, because they can afford the student loan payments).  These are also the folks that want others to pay for their health care insurance, because it is  expensive.

3.  The Underachievers.  These are the folks that coast.  Hard work, dedication to a job or company over time, and self-improvement are for others, not them.  Unlike The Envious, who are materialistic but lazy, this group doesn’t need much, but still want others to provide it.  They are more than happy to subsist on whatever Welfare programs are available, so long as ‘work’ isn’t involved.  This group is also the most likely to bitch that their unearned income is just too low, man.

4.  The Power Brokers.  This group assumes that in the Socialistic world, they will be the upper crust, the policy-makers, not the downtrodden, overworked, drones necessary to keep their economy afloat.    They understand that for some to receive a service without paying, others need to pay and not receive that service.  They just see themselves on the receiving end.  Why they see themselves in this envious role is unclear, as they are generally underperformers in any economic arrangement, so why would they be promoted and rewarded under Socialism?

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