It's also depressing to see so many young voters embracing the ideals- so called- of the Justin Trudeaus, Jeremy Corbins, and Bernie Sanders of the world. Barring the possibility of mass stupidity, the most likely explanation is that they've been badly educated- deliberately so- on just what communism entails, and how it inevitably ends and have, as of yet, little acquaintance with the real world. But take heart- all is not lost; there are still pockets of resistance where children, despite what nonsense they may get at school, are being raised to think sensibly. Case in point- yesterday morning at my sister's & brother-in-law's (the ones with nine kids) house:
Fourteen year old, helping his father make lunches for all school aged siblings and discussing politics, as one does:
"This is communism! You guys buy all the groceries, hand it out to all of us equally, but keep the best snacks for yourselves!"
My sister, bustling about making sure everyone is wearing pants and socks:
"Not quite; if we put all of you out to work, confiscated your wages, and used your money to buy our snacks, that would be communism."
Now all of their kids hate communism.
― George Orwell, Animal Farm