Socialism is the leading man-made cause of death and misery in human existence, observes David Harsanyi. Whether implemented by a mob or a single strongman, collectivism is a poverty generator, an attack on human dignity and a destroyer of individual rights. To be sure, most so-called democratic socialists—the qualifier affixed to denote that they live in a democratic system and have no choice but to ask for votes—aren’t consciously or explicitly endorsing violence or tyranny. But when they adopt the term “socialism” and the ideas associated with it, Harsanyi writes, they deserve to be treated with the kind of contempt and derision that all those adopting authoritarian philosophies deserve.
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