Quote Originally Posted by Bruno View Post
Speaking as someone who actually lives in a partially socialist country:
What the US is going to has nothing to do with socialism.....
True...I would bet 80%+ of Americans cannot even define Socialism...they just know that they are supposed to believe it is bad....a mentality left over from the 1950's.

Sadly, most Americans can't define the Republican or Democratic platforms either or tell you where each party originated.

One of the downfalls of a Democracy or a Republic is that the make up of the elected government is a reflection of the intellect of the constituency.....if you have ever watched "Jaywalking" on the "Tonight Show" (Jay Leno goes around to Americans on the street and asks them simple questions about current events, etc.).....many of the problems in D.C. become so clear. Combine that with the demand by media to know every detail about a candidate's life (beyond what would affect their ability to govern) and you get the collection of buffoons we have in our governments.