Capitalism and Socialism

We have come to a crossroad, a juncture of where we, the people of this great nation, want our country to go. There has been a war brewing for almost a century in America. It started as a tepid simmer and has now grown into a raging inferno. I have spoken about it, written about it, and acted upon it for several years now. We need to decide what we want our country to stand for, not merely for ourselves, but for the future generations of America – our children, grandchildren, and posterity. What am I talking about you wonder? Simply this; the struggle between capitalism and socialism.

This country was founded on capitalism. Its people fought for it, bled for it, and died for it. But since the turn of the 20^th century we have had socialism slowly creeping in, indoctrinating our nation with the notion of nannyism. A notion that all peoples should be equal. It goes with the idea that many hold, an idea that children shouldn’t keep score in games because it makes one “feel bad.” It coddles, as we see those do who believe a child should wear a helmet, gloves, knee pads and chest shield to ride a tricycle on the sidewalk.

Life is not equal, no matter what anyone tells you. It’s Darwinism at its best. The strongest, fittest, and most adaptable will rise to the top. If you’re not gifted, practice more. If you’re not the smartest, figure out a way to make what you do have work better. Don’t sit back on your laurels and expect, or demand, that others should have less. Or that you somehow deserve to get some of what they have. Capitalism forces competition, and competition forces people to do better in life. Conversely, socialism takes it all away, from the capable as well as those who want something without putting in any exchange .

History shows socialism first reared its ugly head in America with the likes of  Woodrow Wilson; leader of the Progressive Party. Then, socialism had its sharpened talons and foul breath momentarily clipped and cloistered during the 20’s by Harding and Coolidge. It was only given a roaring resurgence in the mid-thirties by the true socialist — Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Don’t misunderstand me though, I know a little socialism holds capitalism in check ¾ and should. Why do I say this? Because if we were a nation of pure capitalists the uber-wealthy could and would continually suppress the proletariat. We would virtually have slave labor, with laborers only getting bare necessities to live and work. In his book Das Kapital Karl Marx explains how he planned to destroy capitalism by introducing the economic philosophy of communism. Communism being the final step into the bowels of hell.

One hundred percent capitalism surely isn’t good, but one hundred percent socialism is even worse. As the benefits of capitalism far outweigh those of socialism, and the tenets of socialism are vastly more abject than that of capitalism. So, what do we have here then? A small blend of socialism into capitalism would work well. Unfortunately our government, at the behest of its puppet masters, has borrowed far too heavily from Karl Marx in order to form a new and more modern socialism. Now our country may not long survive.

Socialism throws out all the middlemen and simply makes the final step from capitalism, seizing everything in the country and redistributing it to the people as the state sees fit. How does socialism fight capitalism? By superseding it and becoming the super- capitalist. Socialism comes in different colors as well, such as the Progressive Movement, Socialist Party of America, Democratic Party, et al. It is the tool of the rich and powerful to seize everything in sight, pay little or no wages to workers, and ultimately control every aspect of one’s life. Socialism isn’t an opponent of capitalism, not really, it’s the conclusion.

All of the economic isms are meant to suppress people. As far back as Feudalism man has been suppressed by the rich and powerful. And the isms ¾ Marxism, communism, socialism, fascism, totalitarianism, and yes, even capitalism ¾ have only one ultimate goal; a policy of government by the few for the few, and the oppression of the many. These systems hold one thing in common; the doctrine that government is a device for the exploitation of the masses by a dominant class. Which even capitalism will inevitably become a dictatorship for the proletariat.

Capitalism has little to offer the worker, the common man. He will never get enough cash to loan to others and therefore make interest off it in order to retire. Capitalism is a system of making money, and then making money off your money in order to get rich. Banks do it, industry does it, markets do it, even private citizens do it. It is a system of lending money to the more industrious people. It’s called “capital investment.” It’s a system of wealth without any active participation on the part of the players. It’s the business of those affiliated with Wall Street, banks, mortgage companies, and even conglomerates like GE. Do you think people like John Kerry, although he touts equality and opines how he cares so much about the common man, don’t practice capitalism? And don’t forget, he’s a full blown Democrat, however, he’s made millions through his affiliation with the Heinz family. Which by the way is a name that goes way back to the dark ages of German suppression. I’m almost certain some of those suppressive ideologies could have been passed down through the generations. He is also a member of another group, a group that gets to decide incentives and structure of how the wealthy get and stay wealthy. It’s called Congress, part of our government.

We have seen the protests and rallies of the Tea Party in an attempt to get our government to reel in its onerous spending and adopt fiscal conservatism. We are currently witnessing the wild public disorder and tumultuous protests of those on Wall Street spreading to other cities across the nation in order to swing the pendulum from capitalism to socialism. Here we have two opposing views, two opposing groups that are seeking the support of a government in order to achieve their goals. Capitalism on one side and socialism on the other. But unbeknownst to them they are both working towards the same solitary goal of governments ¾ the suppression of the masses in order to extend the control of the few.

There never has been and never will be a political philosophy that can solve economic problems, they are entirely two different fields. When Karl Marx tried so desperately to marry the two he put a tool in the hands of evil men to further suppress the masses. Governments cannot solve our economic woes, nor can they legislate morality or moral issues. It is out of their purview.

When you hear the phrase “class warfare” in the media, they’re not talking about the haves and the have nots. They’re not pitting business and industry against the people. They are referencing industry and economics used as tools to enslave the people. It’s an unspoken war between socialism and capitalism and each side is using our system of government to further their goal.

If one were to be economically enlightened he would be able to search out and expose those who profit from the economic ignorance of others. Those who suppress and whose sole importance is their ability to control other human beings. Our nation is in the grips of madmen planning a conquest of our citizens by the “too complicated to understand” theory of economics. Political economics has been a contrivance developed and purported by evil men to do evil things to the masses. It has been obfuscated in order to lift themselves higher in the caste. The time of passé economic governing needs to come to an end. Who and what we are fighting are those who see their stars beginning to fade as the masses understand the tools they use to suppress them – economics and politics.

What is wrong with a society where the pretense of economics by government is accepted as authority? What type of peoples holds this as sooth regardless of all the opposing facts? An ill-informed and somewhat economically ignorant society. But nonetheless, this is how we accept our government. A government that would love to have the comprehension of economics outlawed before all their ribboned caskets of deception, misinformation, and suppression are discredited and revealed. It’s a simple message; those who know the subject of economics thoroughly, survive better in life.

So, what’s my point here? Well, my best answer would be to have no state. But since that’s highly quixotic and quite chimerical, and since we have only a two party system in this country, I suggest those of you who vote decide which way you want your future to unfold, and then go out and act on it. Go vote. I’ll let you determine which side will take us in what direction.