Them the People

Them the People

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/democratic-socialism-problem-it-is-both/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WIR%20-%20Sunday%202020-02-09&utm_term=WIR-Smart

Excerpt: We have the Bill of Rights to protect freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the free exercise of religion, etc., not because we expect that majorities will reliably support and protect these rights but because we expect that majorities will be hostile to them. Hence the stupidity of complaints about our commitment to free speech protecting speech that is offensive, divisive, extreme, etc.: That’s precisely the point of the First Amendment — the other kind of speech doesn’t need protecting, because it is unobjectionable. Other rights — property rights and the right to trade prominent among them — also find themselves on the wrong side of majorities, constantly and predictably. But they are no less fundamental than the right to free speech, and they are no less necessary for a thriving and prosperous society. Socialism destroys societies by gutting or diminishing those rights. Doing so with the blessing of 50 percent plus one of the population does not make that any less immoral or any less corrosive.[This is a very good and well reasoned article. It’s also short. If you can spare 4 or 5 minutes, it’s worth reading. Ron P.]