At its core, Leftism is the idea that the wealth of the society must be collectivised, using force if necessary. That is, those who have more must be forced to share their wealth with those who have less. In reality the collectivisation doesn't help the poor or Middle Class, neither immediately, nor in the long run. Immediately it kills and impoverishes the rich, and in the long run it kills millions of all classes, and impoverishes everybody. By the way, collectivisation goes by many names (The names change every few decades because the Leftists, as they start afresh on the same folly, do not want anybody to know that they are doing the same thing again)- communism, socialism, Progressivism, Welfare State, Positive Rights to Free stuff (RTE, FSB, MGNREGA, Obamacare, etc.), and so on. Collectivisation appeals to people, even to many rich, because it appeals to our instincts. The instincts from the early stages of our evolution when we used to be in small bands, with same purpose of hunting and gathering the food, and sharing it with all the members of the small band. But Civilisation was made possible, and is about, growing out of those small groups, and striking out on our own, individually. This was made possible by the custom of respecting private property of the individuals. (Without the custom of the respect for private property, private property could not have existed.) Private property led to individuals entering into contracts to exchange it, and with the contracts was born trade. And with the trade was born the Civilisation. Civilisation that has made possible explosion in human population and enabled man to populate all parts of the earth, and beat every other species.
Leftism: The Curse On Civilisation
Leftism: The Curse On Civilisation
Leftism: The Curse On Civilisation
At its core, Leftism is the idea that the wealth of the society must be collectivised, using force if necessary. That is, those who have more must be forced to share their wealth with those who have less. In reality the collectivisation doesn't help the poor or Middle Class, neither immediately, nor in the long run. Immediately it kills and impoverishes the rich, and in the long run it kills millions of all classes, and impoverishes everybody. By the way, collectivisation goes by many names (The names change every few decades because the Leftists, as they start afresh on the same folly, do not want anybody to know that they are doing the same thing again)- communism, socialism, Progressivism, Welfare State, Positive Rights to Free stuff (RTE, FSB, MGNREGA, Obamacare, etc.), and so on. Collectivisation appeals to people, even to many rich, because it appeals to our instincts. The instincts from the early stages of our evolution when we used to be in small bands, with same purpose of hunting and gathering the food, and sharing it with all the members of the small band. But Civilisation was made possible, and is about, growing out of those small groups, and striking out on our own, individually. This was made possible by the custom of respecting private property of the individuals. (Without the custom of the respect for private property, private property could not have existed.) Private property led to individuals entering into contracts to exchange it, and with the contracts was born trade. And with the trade was born the Civilisation. Civilisation that has made possible explosion in human population and enabled man to populate all parts of the earth, and beat every other species.