In different places over the years I have had to prove that socialism, which to many western thinkers is a sort of kingdom of justice, was in fact full of coercion, of bureaucratic greed and corruption and avarice, and consistent within itself that socialism cannot be implemented without the aid of coercion. Communist propaganda would sometimes include statements such as "we include almost all the commandments of the Gospel in our ideology". The difference is that the Gospel asks all this to be achieved through love, through self-limitation, but socialism only uses coercion. This is one point. Untouched by the breath of God, unrestricted by human conscience, both capitalism and socialism are repulsive.
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Selfishness Invested
A fear of losing capitalistic views abused.
By those who depleted,
The economy with their greed.
And shouts of spreading the wealth,
Will take away from the healthy giving...
Of those who are rich!
Those with humanistic values.
Those who created jobs for others.
Those who are concerned...
About the infrastructure!
And of the well being of their fellowmen.
Sisters and brothers.
Those...
Who depleted,
The economy with their greed!
Those...
Who have devastated,
The lives of millions of people...
Who now fear socialism will cause them to bleed,
Their fading way of life!
Created by those wealthy...
Who could care less,
Who pays for a bailout...
To correct an infested,
Selfishness invested...
In a mess.
'Socialism shared by a few...
With a capitalistic point of view,
Keeps what is due between them!
Not you! '
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The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon by the majority of the people affected.
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Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
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Busted! Out of Order. And Out of Luck
Those 'isms' have them doing deep knee bends.
Heavy burdened are their shoulders,
With fear of socialism.
And capitalism ending their delusions betrayed.
No one seems to realize,
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Deceit, alibis and lies.
And these days now witnessed makes this clear.
To those whose eyes have been made to open wide.
Those 'isms' have them doing deep knee bends.
Heavy burdened are their shoulders,
With fear of socialism.
And capitalism ending their delusions betrayed.
But no time was given,
In the speedy spending of their ways...
To build upon an integrity.
With 'some' dignity that had been saved.
Busted!
Out of order.
And out of luck like a plucked duck baking.
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Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true.
Under capitalism man exploits man under socialism the reverse is true.
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Socialism is nothing but the capitalism of the lower classes.
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