SOCIALISM: Never thought it would happen!

The new wave of Socialist Democrats is appalling. One report suggested that young college people were all in for socialism. Apparently, they were never taught history or just ignored the fact that 100 million people were killed under these idiotic ideas.

They really believe that it will improve their lifestyle. Taking from the rich, total government control is the answer, everything is free.

If these youngsters want to discount history, how about just the history in their young, uninformed world today.

Let’s take just three countries that exist today, China, Russia and Korea. The top three leaders, Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un. Talk about kings who rule with an iron fist. Just these three counties have murdered at least 80 million of their own citizens. How is communism working for these poor people?

Oh no they say, it will be a different kind of socialism. Do they think they will have religious freedom, be able to challenge the government, freedom of speech, certainly not hate speech.

Apparently, these people live in a bubble and have had no real-world experiences. Life is good for them, until they get what they want. Then it will be too late, the freedoms they enjoyed will all be gone.

They don’t even recognize the freedoms they had, which were earned by other young veterans who saw the writing on the wall.

GEORGE SILVA

Coeur d’Alene