Communism vs. Capitalism

Have you ever stopped and wondered, “why was there so much of a witch hunt in the McCarthy Era for communist?” or what exactly the Cold War was… If you went to public school like me you didn’t have to know these things… extra credit was making sure you brought your history teacher some food from whatever fast-food place you ditched your last class to go to…

Not to change the subject, but sometimes it helps to get an idea of history when you quote certain people throughout history… For example: Ronald Regan was quoted saying, “Communism only works in heaven where they don't need it and Hell, where they already have it.”… But, what was communism supposed to do? The originator of the “ism” so to speak was Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles who wrote in the Communist Manifesto. Marx was quoted to sum up Communism, “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”

In all honesty that doesn’t sound that crazy… it says you basically work as hard as you are able and you earn only as much as you need therefore spreading out the earnings so that everyone is cared for… The founders of Communism on down the line to Lenin then Stalin realized that for this to function properly one (not them of course) would have to deny individualism as they work for the cause or “The Mother Land”… This lead to the belief in strict atheism, as people could not look to a higher power or purpose than the good of the whole…

Still despite these things, what could possibly motivate anyone to work harder if no matter what they accomplish or no matter what they don’t complete, their earnings will never increase or decrease…

Enter Capitalism… an economy that embraces free enterprise. Of course there is dues to be paid to the governing body known as “taxes” But those taxes pay for the defense of a country both internally in the ways of laws and internationally in the way of foreign affairs so that free country can continue to promote freedom and free trade… A government that is based on a capitalistic society realizes that the more a company makes within that country, the more their tax percentage allows them a share in its success… However, there are those politicians who demonize successful business and campaign to those in lower monetary classes.

These “Social Capitalist”, capitalize on the envy of the “have-nots” poking a sensitive nerve in them asking, “why should these large corporations or rich people have so much while you suffer?... if you only had child care, more grants, free schooling, free health care,… you can get on your feet and be successful…” Of course the propagators of these increased taxes are well protected from the laws that they are trying to force feed this country, as they are all filthy rich but not through industry but mostly by family inheritance. These Socialist, want to take by force, through legislation, the earnings of those who have earned it and give it away to those who haven’t earned it… And with most lower-middle class they are very persuasive but as they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, Whether or not these politicians do it to help the common wealth or use the lower classes of America as a Trojan Horse to gain power that is yet to be seen…

Either way America has been made powerful because of its freedom and empowered by its free economy. Though Democrats want to villain-ize “the wealthy” to force them to share their wealth it might be best if these leaders lead by example and gave more to charities rather than just showing up at photo ops trying to further their cause…