Sep 25 2008
Is Socialism Just Another Form of Slavery?
This is a follow-up to “Is Welfare just another form of Slavery?”
What I am talking about is the radical socialism of today based in Marxist (with tints of Fascism and Nazism) ideology. In this socialist system, the person is not free. They are property of the state with no rights or freedoms. Religion is abhorred and Free Will is squashed with violent intent.
Yes, the end of the cold war and he fall of the Soviet Union did eliminate some of the threat, but it did not wipe it out completely. Far from it. The rise of China as an economic power and the Marxist takeover of Venezuela by Chavez are two prime examples.
Even in non-Marxist Socialist countries, we are seeing more and more freedoms taken away, especially when it comes to Religion and Speech. Moral issues are being politicized and thus being turned against religion. This is especially true when it come to homosexuality, abortion, and euthanasia.
Finally, within the United States, we have seen stealth Marxism taking over via the liberal agenda. This is especially true when it comes to the Democratic Party. There is growing dissatisfaction within the part with it incessant leftward march. Those who do not follow the “party line” are censured and punished.
Socialism in this form is incompatible with Catholic Social Teaching and was condemned with Liberation Theology that tried to combine Marxist Socialism and Catholicism. This form of Socialism must be opposed at every step before it robs us all of our rights and makes us slaves of the State.
