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 In the article "Under Socialism, Morality Is Scarcer than Bread," the author writes - "Socialism, as my New Orleans questioner implied, is often assumed to be moral. Is that assumption justified? Socialism is a utopian ideal intended to solve all of humanity’s problems including, above all, poverty and inequality. The theory and practice, alas, have tended to be at odds with one another." Having lived in the USSR and Russia after the former's collapse for 17 years, also having traveled and met many people in former socialist countries that were part of the USSR or its satellite countries, I've personally witnessed the degeneration of morality under socialism and its aftermath. Business and personal ethics remain at a low level even today, 25+ years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the USSR. Theft and lying were especially prevalent immediately after the dissolution of the USSR. The grocery stores were empty - nothing on the shelves. You coulldn't leave a car on the street overnight, or else the wheels, battery, mirrors and windshield wipers would likely be stolen. An American friend bought a Russian car and parked it outside his apartment, intending to have an alarm system installed the following day. But the next morning the car had been stolen. If we replaced a burned-out lightbulb in the hallway of our apartment building with a new bulb, it would usually be replaced with another burned-out bulb in a day or two. My wife had her handbag slashed and things stolen from it. I had my billfold pickpocketed. I could go on and on with similar sad stories, but these are sufficient to illustrate the sorry state of morality in the aftermath of socialism. Read the full article to get the whole story! And subscribe below to get our free weekly newsletter: |