Capitalism vs Social Democracy

In your first argument, you make the claim that surgeons do not have adequate knowledge of the patient they are operating upon.You fail to mention the 3,000 British patients who die every month of dehydration in NHS hospitals, a socialized institution. Let us begin:: In an ironic start to my defense of Capitalism, I must first begin with a quote from the Communist Manifesto. "In order to arouse sympathy the aristocracy was obliged to lose sight, apparently, of its own interests, and to formulate its indictment against the bourgeoisie in the interest of the exploited working class alone. Thus the aristocracy took their revenge...In this way arose feudal socialism"..half echo of the past, half menace of the future". striking the bourgeoisie to the very heart's core." Here we see that Karl Marx (who himself was a Communist, not a Socialist) stating that Socialism is little more than the old Elite class, those overthrown by the American and French Revolutions that culminated the Age of Enlightenment, trying to regain their old authority by allying themselves with the lowest classes. It must be here stated that the adherents of Socialism, especially the common people, clearly do not do so out of malice or hate for the success of others., merely by envy of them; and there is nothing wrong with envy - it is a Natural trait engraved upon every human heart. However, the Socialist masses, blinded by their envy, ally themselves with authoritarian figures: "Democracy extends the sphere of individual freedom. Socialism restricts it. Democracy attaches all possible value to each man; socialism makes each man a mere agent, a mere number. Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word: equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude." -Alexis de Tocqueville. "Socialism was not only early recognized as the gravest threat to freedom, but quite openly began as a reaction to liberalism of the French Revolution." -F.A. Hayek. Mr. Hayek goes on to cite the founder of reactionary French socialism, Count de Saint-Simon "Every man who fails to obey this commandment will be regarded and treated by others as an animal." How wise of the Count to have forseen the deeds of the National Socialist German Worker's Party. And it must be accounted for, how in the 1930's, Germany's model was held up to the world as what Progressivism must aspire to be. It was not until the war began and the atrocities of the authoritarian socialism was made known that Sweden began to be held up as the standard of excellence. And for those who wish to point out that Nazi Germany was no Democracy, remember that Hitler was elected, and remember what the famous American philosopher and martyr said. "never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal." The powers he wielded were bestowed upon him by voters. The Socialist framework was already in place, and had been since long before the First World War. In fact, Germany had begun to experiment in Social Democracy as early as the 1850's, progressively adding government programs on top of government programs. It is most certain that the Prussian and Weimar States did set up the socialist framework with best of intentions: The good of the common man, the benefit of the worker. How could they have foreseen the rise of a mad tyrant? Let us not repeat the German mistake. But can this still apply in today's day and age? Why look, we have the United Nations! To answer this, let us examine the great Nations of healthcare, for indeed the American healthcare system leaves much to be desired. First up is France, the Fifth Republic. Article 11 of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, as well as the American First Amendment, both protect the Freedom the Speech. However, the Fifth Republic has set up Hate Speech Laws, to restrict criticisms of others based upon physical characteristics, sexual preferences, and political beliefs. Certainly this is a good thing? Protecting the emotions of others? What about those magazines, to include the now world famous Charlie Hebdo, who have been saddle with hefty fines for criticizing France's drug laws and demanding reform? Or what about the criminalization of Anti-Israel Activism in the Homeland of Revolution? Indeed, the French elites are enjoying the aristocratic privileges that Tocqueville warned comes with Socialism of any kind, Democratic or not. So indeed, you may save a good deal of money in France from your healthcare bills, but you'll just pay the government in fines if you happen to express an unpopular opinion: 22,500 euros or six month's imprisonment! What a price to pay to get free healthcare. What of Italy, that home of Fascism and burial grounds of the many tyrannical Caesers who plagued the world for 400 years? Indeed coming at number two is great! Although Italian TV show Le Lene was pulled from the line-up for depicting Italian MP's using cocaine in parliament (something that indeed had come to pass). Sound almost like the politicians of another Social Democracy do not like to be criticized, or mocked! To be more short, Singapore imprisoned Youtube Amos Yee for mocking Islam: I guess its okay because he can get free condoms. And Oman! Lovely Oman. Number 8 on your list, and I quote Human Rights Watch: "Oman"s overly broad laws restrict the rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association. The authorities target peaceful activists, pro-reform bloggers, and government critics using short term arrests and detentions and other forms of harassment. Some detainees arrested since 2011 have allegedly reported that security forces tortured or otherwise ill-treated them." Lovely to exchange some basic human freedoms in exchange to prolong one's life of servitude to State! For those idiots crying "It will Never Happen here! American Exceptionalism!" We currently have an Administration which has targeted opposing opinions using the IRS to audit them, and the administration before that setting up mass surveillance: What do you think will happen when they gain control of healthcare? Now onto your plan to Bern the American Higher Education System: Most Illiberal and Regressive! You praise making tuition free at public colleges, yet ignore how many of these European students flock to American Universities to study, hiding from the piss-poor education found in their home continent. European Universities, which used to produce minds like Kant, Rousseau, Robespierre, and Nietzche now produce docile working drones who are thrilled to be ruled by unelected elites in the EU. Obedient worker drones who celebrate the arrival of a million migrants from a war torn terrorist hot spot and are surprised when violence and terrorism are suddenly to be considered the norm in their Social "Democracies"! Once upon a time, in this country, all you needed to go into the world was a high school diploma. Not anymore, thanks to government mismanagement, American high school grads are mocked as among the most ignorant in the world. Social Democrats wish to extend this mismanagement to the higher education system. If the Social "Democracies" in Europe have proven anything, it is that public schools in the US will have to adhere to certain teachings, such as sophistries, will be rigidly taught and unpopular philosophies will be banned once they become socialized. Government meddlers with little more to do in their jobs than to regulate what can and can't be said on campuses: but don't fear, the children of politicians and billionaires and the academic elite will not go to such schools. No! They will continue to attend private universities, in order to prevent them from being assimilated into the mass of slaves Social "Democracy" will push out of its free universities. "4. Cease acceptance of students below the GPA of 2.8 and 3.0 range". Man! have you no concern for the individual? What of the kid who screwed off for two years of high school, but buckled down the final two years only to get a 2.5? What of the nerd who is so bullied that he can barely function in school, graduating with a meager 2.6, but has many side projects which attest to his intellectual excellence? What of those who choose to defend their Nation, or opt to travel abroad? Or what of returning college students? Or what of those who simply had unfair teachers in high school? Shall they be all relegated to "manual physical labor"? After all, they could not achieve a 3.0 in one of the worst education systems in the world! What you are proposing will evolve into an Elitist society far faster than Germany's Social Democracy turned into a dystopian nightmare! "In our era, college experience is a necessity in order to progress in life." I guess only for those who regurgitate what they have been told. Everybody else, to the fields! To the ditches! Look down, look down, you'll always be slave! I also like that dig at the US military. $800,000,000,000 is quite alot indeed. I guess that's the price you gotta pay when you not only have to defend your own people, but also Progressive Social "Democratic" Utopias in Europe. There is a bright side though: service members get plenty of physical exercise so when they come home they'll be prepared for the manual labor awaiting them. 1,000 economists have supported Bernie's plan. Indeed. Do you know how many Economists are in the United States? 21,000. That means 4.7% of America's economists support Bernie's plan. The other 95.3%? I guess not. If you were to use Six-Sigma (a method engineers use to quality control products) to ask samples of economists to see if they support the Senator's plans, they do not statistically stand a chance. At least 5% is needed. Oh well, I guess those 95.3% will one day get to pay a hefty fine for disagreeing with Social "Democratic" values, or better yet, be arrested as political prisoners! Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite!