Military Socialism

To really understand the concept of Socialism you have to look no further than the military. Let's take the Army for instance: If there was any question about how socialist the army is, they removed all doubt when they adopted their last slogan: Army of One. That sounds positively communist. Why don't they just call it the collective? And in the US military everyone pledges to support one another no matter what. No one gets left behind. Everyone gets government provided housing, health care, and even government clothing. The military is the most socialist institution we have.

People who join the military are taken care of. They are fed, provided with cheap or free transportation and accommodations, and given discounts on groceries and other goods. All this, thanks to collectivization. Of course, you have to be willing to kill others and die for your country. But in modern war everybody within the territorial confines of the nation is expected to do the same. A nuclear device detonated on a major US city will not ask to see your identification card, or which side you are on. And yet non-combatants are not entitled to the 'benefits' of military service - only to pay for them.

Our troops receive all kinds of benefits we would deem 'socialist' if they were provided to the population at large: medical care, housing, childcare, education assistance, pensions etc. Now, you may be quick to point out that maintaining a military is vital to securing the freedom and prosperity of our nation, and that we should be obliged to take care of our troops — I am inclined to agree — but that doesn’t negate the fact that the military is by definition a socialistic institution.

America actually tolerates a great many such institutions: the post office, public schools, unemployment benefits, social security, medicare, emergency services and so on. However, no one but the most hard-line libertarian idiot would suggest we do away with these programs.

That said, I’d like to point out that we socialists differ from the mainstream only in where we draw the line. Most people see no ideological conundrum in publicly funded defense against threats to our freedom. We socialists count the downhill slide to plutocracy among those threats.

In other words, Plutocracy is rule by the wealthy, or power provided by wealth. The combination of both plutocracy and oligarchy is called plutarchy. The term plutocracy is generally used to describe these two distinct concepts: one of a historical nature and one of a modern political nature. Both indicate the political control of the state by an oligarchy of the wealthy. We call it 'Corporate Capitalism.'

Corporate Capitalism is the single greatest threat to the people of the World that exists today. Far more dangerous than North Korea, Iran, or all the terrorists put together. The aim of Corporate Capitalism is the destruction of nations and the enslavement of humanity... The end result: Hell with a happy face.

It has been said, "If you distribute the wealth evenly, it stops moving and the incompetents gain control over the competent." 

The interesting thing is that Corporate Capitalism is cutting salaries, stock dividends are almost as certain as winning the lottery, new technologies are being invented and produced by the Chinese, existing equipment is obsolete, and money is being spent cutting the costs of operation with no thought to the future.

It used to be that manufacturing and selling products was the way to make a profit. But nowadays, all attention is focused on cutting the costs of operation so that business can show immediate profits in the short term. Our industrial base is gone, our jobs have been 'out-sourced', and our country is going down the toilet. If we ever hope to be a mass movement in this country we have to champion the cause of the people - not the cause of a few rich people who are already on their way out. 

If WE don't get rid of the System somebody else will. 

Under the present System, the incompetents have already gained control over the competent. 

Therefore, I'll take Socialism over Corporate Capitalism any day....