Just as a counterpoint since this type of comment serves to only shut down what should be rational and unemotional discussions on political ideas and potential policy decisions.<p>&gt; As for the world’s second major propaganda system, association of socialism with the Soviet Union and its clients serves as a powerful ideological weapon to enforce conformity and obedience to the State capitalist institutions, to ensure that the necessity to rent oneself to the owners and managers of these institutions will be regarded as virtually a natural law, the only alternative to the ‘socialist’ dungeon.<p>&gt; The Soviet leadership thus portrays itself as socialist to protect its right to wield the club, and Western ideologists adopt the same pretense in order to forestall the threat of a more free and just society. This joint attack on socialism has been highly effective in undermining it in the modern period.<p>Source: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chomsky.info&#x2F;1986____&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;chomsky.info&#x2F;1986____&#x2F;</a><p>I don&#x27;t necessarily agree with Chomsky but &quot;I was there mannnn&quot; and &quot;if you disagree with me you&#x27;re young and naive&quot; is not the standard of discussion we should hold ourselves to.