What Is Socialism?

“Crazy Bernie” Sanders insists he is NOT a “socialist.” He is a “democratic socialist,” whatever THAT is. But in reality, there is no difference. Socialism is socialism, no matter what you append to it in your description, in hopes of fooling people about what it is. What socialism IS, is the THEFT of the fruits of the production of new wealth by those capable and willing to work and earn for themselves, for the benefit of those who are not. In other words, organized theft from the productive to give to the Unproductive. Socialism is but one form of collectivism. Communism is another, as is Fascism, Progressivism, and many other names collectivists use to fool the population by obfuscation. Their very motto tells the tale. It is: “FROM each according to his ABILITY, and TO each according to his NEED,” Making need a DEMAND upon the earnings of those able and willing to produce new wealth. As such, collectivism produces nothing, since it DEPENDS on the production of the producers of society and loots them for a “share” of that produced. Which means it will always fail, since it produces nothing itself. (Just common sense)