Contrast capitalism with the “warmth” of socialism. Socialism rewards pull and connections over ability — while stealing and looting the money and property that only individuals of ability can create. Socialism takes wealth for granted and then relies on guilt, coercion and smug faux moralism to redistribute wealth to the “needy” meaning, in practice: to the politically powerful.

“Capitalism demands the best of every man—his rationality—and rewards him accordingly. It leaves every man free to choose the work he likes, to specialize in it, to trade his product for the products of others, and to go as far on the road of achievement as his ability and ambition will carry him. His success depends on the objective value of his work and on the rationality of those who recognize that value. When men are free to trade, with reason and reality as their only arbiter, when no man may use physical force to extort the consent of another, it is the best product and the best judgment that win in every field of human endeavor, and raise the standard of living—and of thought—ever higher for all those who take part in mankind’s productive activity,” wrote Ayn Rand in “For the New Intellectual.”

It’s hard to fathom any system more unjust, and more set up for failure on its own terms than socialism. The means of “persuasion” for socialism isn’t facts, data, numbers or results. It’s all about FEELINGS. But the feelings are the emotions of immature and ignorant, unproductive twerps, not the feelings of decent and reasonable people whose emotions are uplifted by achievement, character and competence. Socialism is the waste product of humanity, except for the fact that even waste products can sometimes be converted into something useful, like fertilizer. Socialism serves no purpose whatsoever: other than destruction.

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Iran said it wants peace negotiations. Then it promptly shot down two U.S. military helicopters. Wow, do you think the Iranian dictators could be liars? I believe President Trump will take the next steps and pulverize and incinerate whatever is left of that regime. Whatever it takes, and everything should be on the table. The U.S. has been too weak on Islam for too long. Islam is a death cult with the goal of annihilating life on earth. I say give them what they want — but don’t let them take us with them.

Enough is enough!

Michael J. Hurd, Daily Dose of Reason