A good modern review, for those who take the time to understand the last 170 years (1849 is when Marx got to London).
Elements of socialism are essential in large numbers of people getting along. Road rules, public education, calendars, counting systems...
It isn't the voter who counts, it is who counts the votes who counts - Stalin.The problem with vast social machinery is corruption. People want to take asymmetrical advantage of the machine. Because we are evil monkeys.
Snopes is a DNC hack, less reliable than The Onion.
OMG, never did I expect THAT! C'mon Baruch, when you make a joke, you are SUPPOSED to signal it with a J/K or something.