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Socialism is Selfishness
Socialism is Selfishness
Socialism is often cast as the highest form of altruism. That is, money is taken from those who can afford it, and then transferred to the sections of society in greatest need of support. However, socialism is far from selfless altruism. It perverts democracy at the national level, seeds mistrust at the interpersonal level and saps self reliance at the personal level.
At the national level, socialism is used by politicians to buy votes. In Northern England, a large percentage of the population depend on state hand outs. In other words, the Labour party can and does say “Vote for us, and your money keeps coming in. Don’t vote for us, and who knows what will happen”. Democracy is supposed to be about a contest for ideas, but the instant several hundred thousand voting cattle immediately vote for one party because they are essentially paid to, is the instant democracy is dead. The voting cattle will selfishly vote Labour, regardless of their merits.
At the interpersonal level, socialism sows tremendous suspicion between people. The council estates of this country are full of people who are what the Victorians would call the “honest poor”. Yet they live in bitter resentment of their neighbours because of the socialist welfare state. After all, the plumbers and brickies live next door to dole scroungers who benefit from the socialist welfare state, and the resentment they feel often causes problems. The selfishness the welfare state promotes is behind this mistrust between people.
It promotes selfishness at the personal: after all, if I can sit around all day and have people work to keep me, why should I work? Without the desire or need to work, this laziness transfers itself to other aspects of life, and thus a person’s dignity and independence collapses.
Far from being selfless, socialism is actually a very high form of selfishness.
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about 7 months ago
The fact that the establishment. have set up a complicated, unfair monty python welfare & taxation system, does not mean that socialism is wrong. the founding fathers of the real labour party. real working people, most of whom kept to the altruism they started with.had common sense, and listened to us plebes, but these establishment "COMMON PURPOSE" fascists people, don`t care about the working class, whatever color or creed they are, as long as they have their champagne & caviar, cardboard Socialist aren`t they, Don`t throw the baby out with the bath water mate, make the system work, we can do it you know. I lived in South Wales for 10 years 1972 till 1983 I`ve seen it all benefit fraud, 40 bloody years ago, now its come to the south east, the country's really in the sh*t… If the system allows them to steel, they will.. Just look at the Right Honorable MPs
about 7 months ago
On which post? It's possible i accidentally deleted a handful by accident the other day but i'm not entirely sure.
about 7 months ago
I put a comment on this Socialism is Selfishness, I saw it on, then it was removed.Bryan
about 7 months ago
I`ll try again.Bryan
The fact that the establishment have set up a complicated, unfair Monty python welfare & taxation system does not mean that socialism is wrong. The founding fathers of the real labour party, real working people, most of whom kept to the altruism they started with, had common sense, and listened to us plebes, but these establishment “COMMON PURPOSE” fascists, don’t care about the working class, whatever colour or creed they are, as long as they have their champagne & caviar. Cardboard socialists aren’t they! Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water mate; make the system work, we can do it you know. I lived in south Wales for 10 years 1972 till 1983. I’ve seen it all benefit fraud, 40 bloody years ago, now it’s come to the south east, the country’s really in the sh*t.. If the system allows them to steel, they will… Just look at the Right Honourable MP’s.
about 7 months ago
I pasted my comment again where is it Bryan
about 7 months ago
I haven't seen any other comments from you. Not sure why its not working, but I haven't deleted it.
about 7 months ago
The fact that the establishment have set up a complicated, unfair Monty python welfare & taxation system does not mean that socialism is wrong. The founding fathers of the real labour party, real working people, most of whom kept to the altruism they started with had common sense and listened to us plebes, but these establishment “COMMON PURPOSE” fascists, don’t care about the working class, whatever colour or creed they are, as long as they have their champagne & caviar. Cardboard socialists aren’t they! Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water mate; make the system work we can do it you know. I lived in south Wales for 10 years 1972 till 1983. I’ve seen it all benefit fraud, 40 bloody years ago. Now it’s come to the south east, the country’s really in the sh**.. If the system allows them to steel, they will… Just look at the Right Honourable MP’s.
about 7 months ago
Is this ok then
The fact that the establishment have set up a complicated, unfair Monty python welfare & taxation system does not mean that socialism is wrong. The founding fathers of the real labour party, real working people, most of whom kept to the altruism they started with had common sense and listened to us plebes, but this establishment don’t care about the working class, whatever colour or creed they are, as long as they have their champagne & caviar. Cardboard socialists aren’t they! Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water mate; make the system work we can do it you know. I lived in south Wales for 10 years 1972 till 1983. I’ve seen it all benefit fraud, 40 bloody years ago. Now it’s come to the south east, the country’s really in the sh**.. If the system allows them to steel, they will… Just look at the rules MP’s.made so they could claim expenses
about 7 months ago
can any comment be allowed by me then, Bryan
about 7 months ago
yep
about 7 months ago
Second comment I`ll see if this gets in
Is this ok then………..The fact that the establishment have set up a complicated, unfair Monty python welfare & taxation system does not mean that socialism is wrong. The founding fathers of the real labour party, real working people, most of whom kept to the altruism they started with had common sense and listened to us plebes, but this establishment don’t care about the working class, whatever colour or creed they are, as long as they have their champagne & caviar. Cardboard socialists aren’t they! Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water mate; make the system work we can do it you know. I lived in south Wales for 10 years 1972 till 1983. I’ve seen it all benefit fraud, 40 bloody years ago. Now it’s come to the south east, the country’s really in the sh**.. If the system allows them to steel, they will… Just look at the rules MP’s.made so they could claim expenses
about 7 months ago
The green spoof video is realy good very funny but mostly true
about 7 months ago
I haven't seen any other comments from you. Not sure why its not working, but I haven't deleted it………. you ain`t seen the deleted by the administrator comments then, & your givin ya self the thumbs up. you should be in one sided government. like we got
about 7 months ago
Bryan, not sure i understand what you are saying. I cant find your 'lost' comment anywhere. I dont censor the site other than spam or libelous stuff.
about 7 months ago
The fact that the establishment have set up a complicated, unfair Monty python welfare & taxation system does not mean that socialism is wrong. The founding fathers of the real labour party, real working people, most of them whom kept to the altruism they started with had common sense and listened to us plebes, but these establishment “COMMON PURPOSE” fascists, don’t care about the working class, whatever colour or creed they are, as long as they have their champagne & caviar. Cardboard socialists aren’t they! Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water mate; make the system work we can do it you know. I lived in south Wales for 10 years 1972 till 1983. I’ve seen it all benefit fraud, 40 bloody years ago. Now it’s come to the south east, the country’s really in the sh**.. If the system allows them to steel, they will… Just look at the Right Honourable MP’s.
about 7 months ago
I tried to paste the comment again,& got this message
(This comment has been deleted by the administrator. )
about 7 months ago
Can you email me the comment and I will post it on your behalf.
about 7 months ago
where do I email it to, I`ll try once more
about 6 months ago
socialism is very wrong people shouldnt ever be controlled. were supposed to be independent are we not ?
about 6 months ago
why you cant let bryan talk hes telling the truth showing honesty and good …….. leadership????