"Democracy is the road to socialism. Karl Marx
Democracy is indispensable to socialism. The goal of socialism is communism. V.I. Lenin
The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.- Karl Marx
We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.~Winston Churchill (1874-1965)"
Hosepipe, you are right in many respects. But there is a difference between Communism and Socialism. Communists kill socialists once they assume power.
True, socialism can so weaken a society that it becomes more susceptible to Communism. But they are not the same thing. Both need to be resisted...but Communism is a far deadlier strain of disease.
Your Barny Fifeness...
Communism "IS" socialism... Duuuh!..
Communists kill everybody when they assume power..
I.E. Stalins purges, Maos purges, Titos purges..
Even being in the communist party is no safe spot to be..
Democracy, socialism and communism are ALL MOB RULE..
Depends the MOB in power which determines the political type...
All three offer privledges to the masses but NO RIGHTS....
Like the primitive governments of URP and Canada their gov'ts offer privledges but NO rights.. Only in America do we have RIGHTS granted by "GOD" NOT by our government.. Our Constitution in the U.S. limits only the federal government NOT the people.. The only reason we even have a Constitution is to limit the federal government.. not state governments or the people. ALL American Democrats want democracy thats why they are ALL enemies to the Constitution.. and at large are enemies to freedom.. ALL OF THEM...