Editor,
I am responding to the letter, “The delusion of Jackie Speier” by Bernard Ames in the Jan. 3 edition of the San Mateo Daily Journal.
Editor,
I am responding to the letter, “The delusion of Jackie Speier” by Bernard Ames in the Jan. 3 edition of the San Mateo Daily Journal.
The belief that “the Democratic Party is leaning so far left that socialism, then Marxism and then communism are approaching so fast” is a paranoid delusion. While I’m proud to say I’m a Democrat who is solidly on the left end of the spectrum (praying every day that Trump’s presidency will not last more than another year) and support some concepts that may be considered socialist, such as everyone’s right to effective health care and the government’s role in ensuring that, I also invest in stocks and naturally support capitalism. I don’t find these to be mutually exclusive. And despite the many temptations of capitalism for selfish acts of greed, overall it has worked well for centuries.
Social democrats are not socialists and this nation is not at risk of turning socialist or, absurdly, communist, regardless of who wins the 2020 election. That is a myth.
Brian Wright
Belmont
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(3) comments
Brian- Its OK, just come out of the closet. You are a socialist. Trump 2020, defeat the drive toward socialism by the left in our country.
As usual, you have no idea what you are talking about, Chris! No one in his right mind is driving us towards “communism”, and no one talks about “socialism” as something dreadful, except you and other Trump followers, silly and uninformed enough to use Venezuela and other dictatorships as the alternative. We are already “socialized” when it comes to law enforcement, the military, infrastructure, libraries and a whole host of other services meant for everyone, not only those who can pay for it. What the more forward looking are talking about is “socialized capitalism”, - like what some Northern European countries so successfully have worked towards. We have a lot to learn from the more progressive countries, where capitalism is thriving, but with concern for the environment and people’s health. So, what’s wrong with that? I have numerous friends in many countries, most of them capitalists, but with a social conscience and an attitude of sharing with those less fortunate. And why shouldn’t health care be “socialized”, like in the more progressive countries, where healthcare is considered a human right, regardless of whether you can afford it or not? Why do we have to add the high cost of insurance to something as vital as health care? That’s why we pay more for less, than the more progressive countries.
Jorg- your beloved Scandinavian countries are running into some difficulty wouldn't you agree. Unlimited immigration is starting to crush the model you find so compelling . What they are finding is you can not have a socialist country without the enforcement of immigration and ones borders. The left in American is striving for everything free and unlimited amount of people getting that free stuff. Name me one thing our government does well, that is why I do not believe in socialized medicine and that is why I believe our government should be much more limited in its scope.
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