Reprinted from The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity.
All socialism is based on force. Violent predators who want to deny that try to say "Look! it has the word 'social' in it, its just about sharing and social community." Nice try.
Mork, State socialism is, like any other manifestation of the State, based on violence. If you don't believe that, try not paying your taxes, and see how benevolent the State is to you.
The system we have now is not anything close to a free market, it is mostly socialism and fascism. And that's the whole point, that socialism leads to fascism. Once you grant the State the power to plunder (for a good cause!), you can't complain when that power is mostly used to redistribute from the poor and middle class to the rich. The State is owned, lock, stock, and barrel by the richest of men, and it cannot be otherwise. Trying to deny the gun violence that is the enforcement mechanism of State socialism is either an act of dishonesty, or else an egregious example of a lack of perception.
Don't be deceived by the rhetoric. Those politicians using words like "compassion" and "helping" are, for the most part, concerned about only one thing: power. The gun is the only tool they have, so don't be surprised when it is used against you.