Benign Socialism?

History has familiarized us with Hitler's serious socialism. In 1920 in addition to his violent antipathy to Jews his 'reign' called for: "aboliton of incomes unearned by work, ruthless confiscation of all war gains, nationalization of all trusts, profits from wholesale trade shall be shared out, extensive provision for old age, immediate communalization of department stores, confiscation without compensation of land for common purposes, abolition of interest on land loans, prevention of all speculation in land, usurers, profiteers, etc., must be punished with death, whatever their creed or race, opening to every capable and industrious German the possibility of higher education, development of the gifted children of poor parents at the expense of the state and the state must see to raising the standard of health in the nation by protecting mothers and infants, prohibiting child labor, by obligatory gymnastics and sports and by expensive support of clubs engaged in bodily development of the young."

TOO MUCH? Clement Atlee, Prime Minister of Great Britain after WWII instituted his 'reign' of social justice by 1. nationalization of many industries and 2. by a system of social welfare.

STILL TOO MUCH socialism? Our reigning President Obama's recent speech in Kansas called for a new era of fairness, the devil being in his administration's details.

Woe is me!