As I've said before in this forum, but not recently, when the Soviet Union self-destructed, they jettisoned the baby of Socialism with the wash water of Communism. The ideal would've been to have that revolution in Russia eradicate totalitarianism while keeping aspects of Socialism in place. Socialism is just common sense; providing health-care and a living for all----especially the young, the elderly, and the infirm in a way that has no stigma-very important----and is, indeed, accepted, by all, as a normal and humane way to operate in this so called best of all possible worlds.

This is not to advocate outlawing capitalism. But I think we can keep aspects of socialism that simply make us better people--- and a better society.

Art Thieme