Don't be afraid of Socialism

First, we already have Socialism in this country: Public Schools, Medicaid, Medicare etc. But some people don't realize it. They are against socialized health care, except when it is for grandma, or they are against "big government" except when they lose their job and are able to collect money from the government.

Most European countries are Social Democracies, like Denmark for example. It is the most socialized country with the highest living standard and last year a poll showed that they are the "happiest people on earth".

Is it because they don't have to worry who pays for the next doctor's visits, or they can't loose their job from one day to the next? People in Europe get a fair warning (4-6 weeks) before they have to leave their job. Or is it because they have at least 4 weeks of paid vacation per year?

I wonder about the American dream - what exactly is the dream? To get rich?

Instead people loose their house and health care when they loose their job.

I don't know about you, but I rather have more rights than a dream!!

There was a woman on TV and she said that she is against "government intrusion" meaning health care for everybody, because she can do it herself. Really? A crisis is always just around the corner and when the crisis comes in form of a disease or the loss of a good job, then suddenly she is not able to do it herself.

The only ones that should be afraid of Socialism are the corporations and it is them (with the help of the Republicans and some Democrats - Max Baucus) who scares the simple minded into believing that Socialism will turn America into the Soviet Union or Cuba.