The pseudonym "Philo Vaihinger" has been abandoned. All posts have been and are written by me, Joseph Auclair.

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Socialism and terror

Thoroughgoing socialism is deeply contrary to the egoism of everybody who would have to staff it and run it, possibly including the highest political or other officials.

At best, it serves the egoism of the lower orders, and even that not necessarily, and not for long, better than progressive capitalism.

Hence, it cannot survive without terror.

Rule by terror under a savage, remorseless, and relentless dictatorship of an ideologically convinced party fully committed to just that.

And not indefinitely with such terror.

Hence its collapse in Russia and Eastern Europe.

Hence its abandonment in China.

It is incompatible with any form of free government.

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