Zombie McCain and Socialism

With the election days away, I wanted to comment on the insanity of John McCain and the Republican supporters when it comes to what exactly Socialism is. When you turn on the tv and see McCain speaking to GOP followers at a rally in North Carolina, and you hear the zombie say "Obama and his Socialism" and the subsequent rage that erupts from the crowd, you can be quite struck by it. Especially so as the hillbillies in the Carolinas are the people most likely to benefit from things like free healthcare and a better standard of free education in schools. But instead, any mention of the world "Socialism" seems to make these country folk think that it is all a ruse and that Socialism is a backdoor entry for Communism to finally make its grand return as a menace to American liberties. Never mind that every other country in the developed world has a socialist structure, but that does not in any way mean that these countries ever so magically transform into liberal paradises where no-one has to work for anything and the undeserving get handed everything on a plate... (unless you work for the Daily Mail). No, in the US, the Republicans and the co-star of Resident Evil 5 are attempting to trick the simple, Fox News watching folk who make up the groundswell in many states that Socialism = Evil, which is criminal given that these people, and their children, would get a better standard of life if the US were to adopt pan-European practices such as 'everyone has a right to free health care'.

Obama said it best in an interview on the Daily Show earlier this week, when he said, "They've managed to prove that I am a Socialist - they have found evidence that I shared my toys at Kindergarten". Hopefully, the majority of Americans won't be fooled by the oldest man alive (seriously, you have to avoid his gaze, he is like a cockatrice) - I guess in 3 days time we will know!