” Do you have to be a flippin’ moron to be a Socialist/Communist? “
Yes...unless one is part of the elite 5 percent.
What's funny is, even most of the "elite" in an authoritarian Socialist/Communist regime don't have the standard of living that middle-class Americans enjoy. As a result of Socialism, the whole country lacks. Even the top is lower than it could be.
Liberty and free-market economics make everyone more wealthy.