Well if we are going to nationalize medical care because not everyone gets equal treatment what else should we nationalize? We already have socialized k-12 education, boy that’s been a great success. 25% of Detroit kids graduating and suburban schools bragging about graduating 80%. I can’t think of many private schools with those kind of numbers.

Why should one person eat less well than anyone else? Ruths Chris steakhouse vouchers for everyone. Why should some people have to ride the bus when others drive? Shouldn’t everyone be able to go to the beach? Why should some people live in poor neighborhoods when others live in splendor? Shouldn’t ugly people get free cosmetic surgery so they feel better about themselves and are treated better? Why should stupid lazy people get paid less than hard working intelligent people? After all, it’s not their fault they were made that way. Where do we stop demanding equal outcomes?

Socialism never produces excellence, it just spreads the misery equally. For some that seems to be the point, do away with inequality even if it means dragging everyone down to the lowest level.

Actually, Communism did produce one very good thing, cynical humor.

An American, a Frenchman and a Russian were stranded together on an island. While walking along the beach they found a bottle and uncorked it. A genie came out and offered them three wishes, one for each of them. The American asked to be the richest man in New York. Poof, he was a Wall Street billionaire. The Frenchman asked to be the finest lover in Paris. Poof, he is in Paris surrounded by lovely young women. The Russian sits and thinks and the genie becomes impatient. “Decide” says the genie. Then the Russian says “Back in my village we were all very poor and worked very hard. One of my neighbors saved his money and bought a cow. He bred the cow, sold the calf and the milk and was able to buy nice things the rest of us could not get.” “Well” asked the genie, “what do you want?” “Kill the cow!” said the Russian.

A similar story about the differences between the US and the UK.

A British coal miner is walking down the street with his young son when the mine owner goes by in his Rolls Royce. “Someday we’ll drag that man out of his car and he’ll walk like the rest of us” said the miner.

A West Virginia coal miner is walking down the street with his young son when the mine owner goes by in his Cadillac. “Someday if you work very hard and study in school you’ll be in that Cadillac” said the miner.

Unfortunately I see far many of us becoming like that Russian and the British coal miner.

We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.