Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 – December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.
The Socialist Party candidate for President of the US, Norman Thomas, said this in a 1944 speech:
"The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of "liberalism," they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened."
He went on to say: "I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party. The Democrat Party has adopted our platform."
I am sure folks laughed and said it was impossible -- of course that was before;
- National Health became priority #1
- Social Security grew from it's tiny beginnings
- The feds controlled the curricula -even the lunch menu standards in our schools
- We elected a President who's stated platform is 'redistribution of wealth'
- We just spent $700 Billion 'nationalizing' the banking system
- We just spent $17 Billion 'nationalizing' the auto industry
............................ad nauseum!
And now that Congress has decided to take over day-to-day management of the auto industry (they've done so well with the country) I see they going to appoint a Car Czar to tell the Big Three, what to produce, how many, and what colors... all green I reckon.
That makes me feel much better --- Back in 1982, they created a 'Drug Czar' to end drug problems in this great Nation. I reckon that's why we have no drug trafficking, or related drug problems in this country twenty-six years later!!
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