Socialism has failed every place and time it has been tried

Recent polls have shown rising support for socialism and an increasingly negative view of capitalism, particularly among the young.

A poll in early June by Momentive found that for those 18 to 24, negative views of capitalism outweighed positive views by a margin of 54% to 42%. Most of those who say they support socialism are probably unaware that it has failed every place and time that it has been tried.

The two biggest teachers' unions, the AFT and NEA, have endorsed the teaching of "Critical race theory," which teaches children to dislike and distrust others based on skin color.

Last week at the NEA's annual meeting, the delegates demanded that the union issue a study criticizing, among many things, "Capitalism." Has anyone thought through the alternatives - a system based on slavery or serfdom? Historically, people were most often ruled by absolute monarchs or dictators of various stripes.

How would any of that be improved under the system devised by the American founders? The political/economic options are in a practical sense limited to free-market democratic capitalism with a strong impartial rule of law, various forms of crony capitalism, or various forms of crony socialism - the last two invariably morphing into an authoritarian government of some sort.

So why then are the teachers' unions advocating that capitalism be attacked, and socialism be applauded? The answer is simple, willful ignorance.

Still, the mean has been declining - which is why teachers' unions can get away with advocating nonsense such as critical race theory and the "Glories of socialism." What should be taught is comparative economic and political systems.

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