You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs. That is obviously true but like many sayings you can push it too far. Would you make an omelet from fertilized eggs that are days away from the chicks breaking out? Also keep in mind that you can’t do much of anything with eggs if you don’t break them. I guess you could boil them, but then what? People are not eggs.
Socialists down through history have broken a lot of eggs. The leftists who are in it for power alone don’t care about the pain as long as they win. The true believers think that the end justifies the means and that some day we will thank them for the destruction they are causing now. Today’s Progressive leaders, be they labeled Republican or Democrat, only care about their omelet but talk about the eggs a lot. One bit of cognitive dissonance that has been pointed out is claiming that they are for the children but at the same time advocating killing unborn children with abortions. Historically socialists have butchered untold millions of people in the name of the people.
Capitalists break eggs too but they generally pay for the eggs so they only break what is necessary. They realize that eggs are not people. A genuine capitalist realizes that it won’t do him any good to make fancy computers if no one an afford to buy them. A genuine capitalist knows that he can make more money if workers are paid enough to live well. A capitalist knows the difference between fertile eggs that produce more chickens and the ones that have no use if not broken. Capitalists make omelets that are big enough to share so that no one goes hungry.
All societies have elites. Someone will be on top. Socialists by their nature are elites that must use force to stay in control. Capitalists are elites who stay on top by risking their own wealth and reaping the results. They don’t use the police to force people to buy their products. The modern perversion is called crony capitalism which uses government force in the form of regulations to do away with competition.
Which direction do you want the country to go? Remember that in socialism only a small controlling minority will enjoy the fruits of society’s labor. In capitalism there is a massive majority that live well in addition to the very rich. Think about it next time you are tempted to vote for someone who promises to reward you with government largess.
homo unius libri
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