The order of Marx’s dream was always socialism, then Marxism, and then global communism.
I call it SMC for short – socialism, Marxism, and communism.
The gateway drug to this three-step process is always socialism. Socialism is the easiest because it is sold as everybody gives a little to help those who need help. The issue is that when handouts are given to a few, that few tends to grow once people figure out they can get without giving, that there are no consequences for taking more than given.
It’s not enough that the Bible says the poor will always be with us, socialism seeks to manufacture more.
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