Survey from YouGov says 70% of millennials would vote for a socialist and 30% have a favorable view of communism. Are you surprised? Or did you think the numbers would be higher?
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18 replies on “Vote for a Socialist? 70% of Millennials Would, and Nearly a Third Approve of Communism”
Scott,
No, these proponents of socialism are not “good hearted people.” They are vindictive, envious people who begrudge anyone succeeding beyond their limited world view (usually from their parent’s basement). When you point out the 100+ million death toll of this failed ideology, you do not hear apologies for or disgust with the meathods that brought it about, but excuses. Because, at the end of the day these people would happily murder you and everyone you know or care about to further their own cause and that is the difference between us and them.
Scott,
I should also add that you are a better man than I for being able to attribute noble intentions to the people I previously described. I would ask you only one question to test that nobility: When has the Christian thing to do also been the Socialist/Communist thing to do? The answer to that question ought to shed some light on the “good intentions” of these folks.
You should point out what is happening in Hong Kong and China as prime examples of a present day evil regime.
So Trotsky and his family suffered from Stalincide? Kind of an early version of Arkancide?
Why so little mention of Chicoms? They out-killed Hitler ten-fold. And they’re still going strong!
Scott, Saying people are “good hearted” is deceptive. It is not compassion when people vote to give away other people’s money. The Bible says, “They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” And “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: … They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
This includes you, me and everyone around us. The road to hell is paved with the good intentions.
As someone who has been a faithful supporter for a long time, Still Dadmin, I know you’ve heard Bill speak of the communist Chinese atrocities many times, and you’ve heard me speak of the fallen nature of man ad nauseum. You also know that my general tactic is to treat the other side with grace and respect to earn a hearing, rather than to dismiss them out of hand which can create barriers to winning others to our ideas.
My remark about them being “good hearted” people doesn’t wipe out my oft-stated biblical belief that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. I’m talking about an individual’s self-understanding. It wasn’t until I came to Christ that I abandoned my notion that “I’m basically a good person.” But the vast majority of people still think that way about themselves, and I must speak to them as they, not as they may someday be, or as I wish they were.
To answer your question: we often fail, in these videos, to say everything we think on every topic every time. Perhaps we have, once again, fallen short of the glory…
Scott, I do appreciate the good work you do, including the hard line you and Bill expressed against the Chicoms in previous episodes, but I wish you would take off the ‘kid gloves’ when addressing John Q Public. The content of John Q Public’s character is clearly reflected in the “servants” he elects to public office. When public officials vote to give away other people’s money from the public coffers, John Q Public should raise a hue and cry against this abuse, but he’s too “good hearted” to complain. No, he’s a deceiver. John Q Public is a degenerate reprobate who needs to be taken out behind the woodshed and given a fire and brimstone wailing.
Heh. I’d hate to be judged by the morals, records, and behavior of all of the folks I’ve voted for. Yikes.
Well, Scott, because of the high moral character you’ve demonstrated over the years, I’m willing to bet your discernment of the character content of the people you have voted for is far and above the discernment of John Q Public. This is essentially the point I’ve been trying to make. Because of the blindness and delusion (2Th 2:11) of John Q Public, we have the most degenerate reprobates in public office in the history of this nation, Trump notwithstanding. I’m giving Trump a pass only because he is not a member of the party of evil, albeit, the RNC is essentially one step removed from the DNC. Anyone who thinks “choice” is a greater virtue than life is not good hearted. These people are dangerously delusional.
In view of that, Still Dadmin, what do you recommend as a strategy for expanding the base of people who believe as you do?
Hi Scott. The only strategy I can recommend is found in Mark 9:29.
I might also commend Mark 16:15.
[spoiler title=” “]And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.[/spoiler]
Using Venezuela, Cuba, the Soviet Union and all the usual suspects to argue with the left about Socialism is a dumb strategy. All those usual examples were not just Socialism turned into Communism, but they were dictatorships, and few people in the free world can get their heads around living under such regimes. They can however see plenty of examples of Socialism supposedly working for decades in Europe and examples of Socialist ideas like welfare states, nationalized healthcare, and government control of many aspects of life – apparently to them – working benignly to right the wrongs of the world, as they see them. I come up against this all the time when discussing/arguing with my leftist friends and family. They’re fine with the Socialism in their lives because it has pervaded their lives from birth, and it’s not backed up with a dictator figurehead. We need better arguments against the “soft” Socialism these people adamantly think is so much better than free market, small government alternatives. I agree that “soft” Socialism can, and sometimes does lead to Communist tyranny, but arguing from that perspective just doesn’t work to persuade the leftists of our case.
Didn’t Lenin said ‘The purpose of terror is to terrorize’
Great show gents.
One quibble though with Scott’s opinion of the motivations as being well intended. There is a distinction between someone who sees a poor family and says what can I do to help vs. someone who sees the same family and says “Someone” should do something to help. There is a difference between a desire to do good and a desire to have others create good outcomes. When it is a faceless someone, and a politician proposes a new government program they agree to it, because it makes them feel good and they think it will have no adverse affect on themselves.
Positively ID’d 007 as a 747 airliner visually. That to differentiate it from the Vincennes shooting down that Iranian airliner in a war zone. While under fire.
BS! Way down where it really counts they expect to get what they have not earned without effort. The pretense of caring for the oppressed and poor is nothing but a pretense. They are evil to the core!!!
Most of the millennials have yet had the stupidity knocked out of them by the real world. As a consequence, they feel they have a right to a free lunch from the government paid for by everyone else. Eventually they will learn there is no such thing as a free lunch. The bill will come due and will be paid by human sacrifice without end.