The American Dream or the Socialist Dream

When Left and right both say they want to promote “the American Dream,” it’s obvious that they aren’t talking about the same thing.  So let’s condense it.The American Dream is the idea that “You can bust your butt to make a better life, and not have it stolen by anyone, not even the government.” 

The historical truth of this is self-evident.  People braved treacherous ocean crossings in barely seaworthy ships so they could scratch out an existence in a new land threatened by multitudes of unknown dangers.  This continued throughout our western expansion.  Now that we have subdued the physical threats faced by our pioneers, our uninformed progeny regard simple differences of opinion as worthy of the same response as marauding Apaches.  They march for “free everything” in the name of “socialism,” while completely misunderstanding the following: 

The Socialist Dream is the idea that the government should steal the work of those who busted their butts to give it to those who won’t get off their own.These sound bites are short enough for anyone who works for a living to comprehend them, even in the middle of the noise of life.  But we must go a bit farther.  When the Left calls the president a “Nazi,” we should remind them that “Nazi” is short for “National Socialist.”  When leftists scream for socialism, they are the Nazis.  And yes, Hitler’s economics were socialist, and American Democrats were cheerleaders for Hitler.  Even John F. Kennedy was a fan of Hitler prior to World War II.