On Socialism and Communism

For some time now Shawn and I have been feeling a pull to somehow be involved in politics. In watching the news and studying our countries foundation we strongly feel things in our federal government are on a bad path. I am including some links of very good information.

First is a link to George Wythe University who is having Glen Beck (Consertive Radio Talk Host) come to a fundraiser. When you open the page click on "Play full audio clip" in this clip Glen Beck plays an excerpt from Ezra Taft Benson (Secretary of Agriculture during Eisenhower’s Presidency) talking about a communist leader (Khruschev) who told him something to the effect of, "we will feed you (America) socialism little by little until you find you are communist"
http://www.gw.edu/gala2009slc/
Now if you don’t think that could happen let’s look at the definition of socialism. For some definitions in parentheses I will give examples where that is happening now, here in America.

Socialism: 1. any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. (auto industry, specifically GM – governmental motors - ; Banks) 2.a. a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b. a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state. 3. a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done (p. 1746).

Now here is what the Communist Party USA has to say: http://www.cpusa.org/article/static/511/#question11
“All Communists are for socialism, seeing it as a transition stage to communism, a higher stage of economic, political, and social development….
Socialism is social ownership of the main means of production (factories, transportation) and the commanding heights of an economy (banks and other financial institutions) and runs them in the interests of the working people, using part of the value that workers produce to build up the social institutions and benefits for the whole people….
Socialism, which we are advocates of, is a transitional stage between capitalism and communism, a stage where a change in production relations, social relations, and individual outlooks become solidified….
Communists are advocates of both socialism and communism….”

Is this what our founding Fathers intended for our country? Is this what you want for yourself and future generations? I hope not, but what to do about it? More on that in other posts.