This is why it is so absurd that people think “socialism” would be a radical change for the US. It would be more of the same, a doubling down on every failure you can think of from the last century. The USA is already heavily influenced by the socialist/ communist philosophy of Karl Marx. Socialism is more of an umbrella term, meaning centralized control of the means of production– like factories and farming– in the hands of the state. Communism is more extreme, with complete abolishment of private property, and a dictatorial government that allegedly attempts to distribute wealth “to each according to his need,” and extract labor “from each according to his ability.” The two are related enough to use them interchangeably for our purposes. Karl Marx was born over 200 years ago. And despite the utter failure of his communist philosophy in practice, the cult lives on. Still people want to try again… this time they will get it right. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels originally published The Communist Manifesto in 1848. It laid out the beliefs and action plan of the Communist Party. The goal was to get communists of every nationality to rise up and unite to overthrow their “capitalist oppressors.” In America, the goals of the communists have crept their way into society with little fanfare. Many people have no idea that public schools, the graduated income tax, and even a central state-controlled bank (like the Federal Reserve) were tenets of the Communist Manifesto. In one section The Communist Manifesto boils down to a list of ten main goals. Article on The Daily Bell: https://www.thedailybell.com/all-arti…