If you examine every collectivist society that ever existed you will find several similarities. First, they never survive long term. Secondly, they never deliver what they promise, prosperity and equality for all citizens and finally, they all degenerate into dictatorships and attempts to control every aspect of the lives of the citizens of that society. They all come into being because of a cadre of elitist who allegedly believe they know what is best for the people who cannot decide for themselves what is in their best interest.
Given my point in the above paragraph that none deliver and furthermore all resort to ever increasing restrictions on the actions of the people can we look at those who would press for collectivist (or if you’d rather, progressive, socialist, liberal or statist) ideology as either ignorant or evil.? Or both?
There are those who are simply ignorant and can’t or won’t face the fact that collectivism simply defies human nature because people do not inherently wish to be enslaved, be it to a single family or to an entire society. Socialism requires that we all become the Borg, in theory at least, what it actually does is enslave most while enriching a small group with enough power to keep the rest of us under their thumb. So, are these people simply ignorant of what it all means.
Or are they evil and think “no socialism doesn’t and can’t work but I can make it work for me?” They know the vast majority of the population will not see any improvement in their lives and will in fact have less freedom and a quality of life than before. But, they will prosper and become ever more blood thirsty and dictatorial to maintain their power.
So, which is it for our leftist posters, ignorant or evil?