Essays like this are important because they give us the intellectual ammunition to respond to the ridiculous claims of the left, such as Obama’s statement at the beginning. But you’re right, most of these people function on emotion alone and reason has nothing to do with their dedication to socialism.
They hear the word “solidarity” -a truly meaningless word if I ever heard one - and they melt.
Yes, that's why I post a lot of these types. Now if only I had Milton Friedman's ability to explain.