Friday, February 12, 2010

Marxoids

"From each according to his ability. To each according to his need". That quote from Karl Marx sums up his philosophy. It has become the rallying cry of his disciples. These people see it as the pinnacle of egalitarianism. These people are blind fools.

Just a simple analysis of the quote should make it's flaws obvious. Instead of making everybody equal, this tyrant's plan divides people into three classes. The first class is the producers. These are the ones with the ability. They are expected to grow the crops, build the roads, and perform all the tasks necessary to maintain a functional society. The second group, readily visible in the quote, is the slackers. These are the people deemed to be unable to provide their own needs. They get to sit at home and do nothing. Their needs will be met by the producers. This is a master/slave relationship. The producers are required to work. The leeches have everything handed to them. How is that egalitarian?

So what about the third class? It may not be obvious in the quote since there seem to be only producers and leeches. But there is a third class, the ruling class. These are the people who decide who is needy and who is able. Somebody has to. Left to their own devices, who would rush to work if they knew they could sit at home and have their needs filled by others? Nobody would. So somebody has to choose who works and who doesn't. And then they have to enforce these decisions.

That's really all anybody needs to know about socialism. It is, by definition, divisive. It sets one group of people above another. Then a third group of people claims dominion over the other two. No matter how the marxoids try to spin it, that is how their beloved system is designed. The alpha, or ruling, class decides who is and is not able. Those deemed able are forced to work. Those deemed unable are spoon fed by the alphas with the fruits of the producers' labor. Some truly are more equal than others.