America's Great Utopian Success Story

The New Media Journal ^ | Oct 2, 2009 | Tony Rubolotta

[NewMediaJournal]

America’s two failed experiments with socialism, Jamestown Colony and Plymouth Colony have overshadowed America’s most successful experiment with socialism. The contrast is stark, so perhaps a retrospective examination of America’s successful Utopia is in order. That Utopia survived for about 246 years, yet so few Americans are aware of its Utopian character and existence. Liberals are trying to recreate this Utopia but may be ignorant of its existence and success. For their benefit and ours, let’s review some of the facts. For the sake of brevity, I shall henceforth refer to this American Utopia as SPS for reasons that will become apparent later.

In the SPS, everyone was fed and there was seldom a shortage of food. In fact, food was quite abundant and the SPS often produced enough for export. The food may not have been of the highest quality but I have never seen any reports of mass famine or malnutrition. The basic need for food was never a concern in the SPS.

The SPS provided all of its members with clothing. While that clothing wasn’t necessarily stylish, it was quite functional and adequate for the needs of the SPS members.

To complete the list of basic needs, the SPS also provided each member with shelter from the elements. Those shelters may seem primitive by modern standards, but they did an adequate job keeping the rain off peoples’ heads and were heated to the extent heat was needed.

[rasl04]

Explain the story of America's first attempt at socialism. I hear Rush mention it every Thanksgiving but I’m unfamiliar with it.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Fourth from the last paragraph of the article: Southern Plantation System.