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THE FOLLY OF YOUNG PEOPLE’S WANT OF SOCIALISM

Curt Doolittle argues that true socialism—where the government controls production—sounds appealing but is impossible to achieve.He says that if people really mean “social democracy” like in Europe (which focuses on heavy wealth redistribution rather than owning businesses), it only works under specific conditions:
– The population must keep growing through high birth rates.
– The people’s skills and makeup must align with what the modern economy needs to support that growth.

That’s why Europe will have to cut back on these policies, and the US can’t sustain them either—especially for things like retirement and healthcare in the coming years.

He criticizes young people pushing for socialism as ignorant “nitwittery.”

Instead of that, he favors Trump-style reforms:
– Overhaul global strategies to lower costs.
– Strengthen the economy to create more jobs and increase self-sufficiency (autarky).
– Reduce the burden of immigration by only allowing people who meet demographic standards for competitiveness and viability.
– These young advocates are essentially self-destructive, he claims, because they’re assuming the US and Europe can cling to or revive their post-World War II advantages in strategy, demographics, institutions, science, technology, and economics.

But those edges were temporary “windfalls” from historical revolutions (like the Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution), which have now spread worldwide and can’t be recaptured.

In short, pushing for more socialism is like “barking up a dying tree”—it’s a failing, outdated idea.