“Socialism comes to power, paradoxically, when all compulsive energy to go beyond oneself, all social energies of rupture, all alternative cultural energies have more or less been exhausted — and it carries the sigmas of this exhaustion, and profits by it. If it sets itself up without resistance, it'…”— Jean Baudrillard, amazon.com
“What I mean is that it is possible to keep the good sides of capitalism, but nonetheless, through a coordinated state, social effort to mobilize. Not just with coronavirus, this is needed with other ecological crises, refugees and so on.”— Slavoj Žižek, spectator.us
“Socialism suggests state ownership and control of all major resources -- and generally ends with the complete collapse and destruction of the productive population.”— Ben Shapiro, townhall.com
“Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez will be the future of the country ... until we run out of money.”— Ben Shapiro, townhall.com
“Socialism has no moral justification whatsoever; poor people are not morally superior to rich people, nor are they owed anything by rich people simply because of their lack of success.”— Ben Shapiro, townhall.com
“We like giving to each other, whether or not it really works. A dyed-in-the-wool conservative hostile to the very idea of universal health care — “because why should I pay for someone else’s treatment” — seems to have no problem throwing 50 bucks to a co-worker’s aunt who can’t afford chemotherapy.…”— Miles Klee, melmagazine.com
“World socialism will be achieved peaceably. Our military role is strictly defensive. Is that understood?”— George MacDonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson, Soviet Chairman, Paul Hardwick, imdb.com
“When we talk about the word 'socialism,' I think what it really means is just democratic participation in our economic dignity and our economic, social, and racial dignity. It is about direct representation and people actually having power and stake over their economic and social wellness, at the en…”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.com
“Capitalism has not always existed in the world and will not always exist in the world.”— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, brainyquote.com
“I do have a test today, that wasn't bullshit. It's on European socialism. I mean, really, what's the point? I'm not European. I don't plan on being European. So who gives a crap if they're socialists? They could be fascist anarchists, it still doesn't change the fact that I don't own a car.”— John Hughes, Ferris Bueller, Matthew Broderick, imdb.com
“When we interact with others, we must understand and expect that we may not be on the same page or in the same book of experience.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“Nobody wants to fall into a safety net, because it means the structure in which they've been living is in a state of collapse and they have no choice but to tumble downwards. However, it beats the alternative.”— Lemony Snicket, occupywriters.com
“There are many who have lost faith in this early American ideal and believe in a form of socialistic, totalitarian rule, a sort of big brother deity to run our lives for us. They no longer believe that free men can successfully manage their own affairs. Their thesis is that a handful of men, centere…”— Douglas Macarthur, amazon.com
“All of you, I am sure, have heard many cries about Government interference with business and about ‘creeping socialism.’ I should like to remind the gentlemen who make these complaints that if events had been allowed to continue as they were going prior to March 4, 1933, most of them would have no b…”— Harry S Truman, amazon.com
“We have the great historic task of bringing this revolution forward, of serving as an example for the revolution of Latin America, and within the socialist camp, which is and always will be our family.”— Fidel Castro, marxists.org
“A socialist revolution does not mean that interests of certain sectors are eliminated without consideration. The interests of the big landholders, bankers, and industrialists were eliminated. No social interest of the lesser levels of society is to be condemned. The revolution will adhere to its wor…”— Fidel Castro, marxists.org
“Soon, I'll be like all the others. The time will come for all of us, but the ideas of the Cuban Communists will remain as proof on this planet that if they are worked at with fervor and dignity, they can produce the material and cultural goods that human beings need, and we need to fight without a t…”— Fidel Castro, cbsnews.com
“The key feature of Communist propaganda has been the depiction of people who are more productive as mere exploiters of others.”— Thomas Sowell, amazon.com
“Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.”— Thomas Sowell, amazon.com