Doomed

Getting dressed one morning, I was listening to AM radio, like I do, and a piece came on about Frank Luntz interviewing Generation Z, who apparently prefers socialism. I had to find it. So here it is:

Now, this video has a few outliers whose parents came from socialist countries, like Cuba, telling the others that isn’t the way to go, for sure.

Most prefer socialism for a variety of reasons, all of which have a common cause – Pig Ignorance.

Ignorant of history. Ignorant in general.

Since I was listening to this (as opposed to watching) I focused on what they said and how they said it. My first impression was just the grammar and word choice, for most, was at about a fifth grade level. I’ve talked with eighth graders that could express themselves better. This enhanced the utter lack of any sort of knowledge of history, or economics.

None of them apparently heard the term “Lowest common denominator”. As in, sure every one will be equal, and everyone’s life will suck. Like rice and beans, or beans and tortillas? Because that’s what’ll be to eat, if you can get it.

Good News, Comrade! The chocolate ration has been increased to 5 grams!

Sure. 1984 was fiction. And that increase was really an increase.

Think everyone will be equal?

All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.

Where in the world has this been tried that there isn’t a group on top of the pile? It’s not like you have to learn about socialism from an archeological dig. You can view it in real time. Hell, you can visit it for yourself, if you want. You can view all sorts of documentaries online.

They’re into socialism because they haven’t gotten established yet. They have no money, but they want some. Soon as they have two nickels to rub together, they’ll change.

I gave some advice to my kids, and it applies here; The economy sucks. It’s about to suck on an epic scale that few have lived through before. In the eighties, it sucked. When you got out of school, it took a long time to get a decent job. But there were others you could do until then. You’re going to eat a few shit sammiches before you find your way.

Until then, read about the deadly sins.
There’s a reason Envy is one of the major deadly sins.