Socialism is brutal

Bernie Sanders attributes everything wrong to Wall Street, blaming it for all the country’s deficiencies.

His sales pitch has written an exciting new chapter in America’s history by energizing young and inexperienced voters. One wonders if this generation has so little knowledge of the past to ignore the brutal cultural upheaval of communism?

Think of Karl Marx and the decades of suppression, suffering and murder on a large scale.

The simplistic appeal of socialism shows the lack of depth among many voters. The utopian idea that the middle-class struggle against evil Wall Street becomes a battle of morals.

This story was originally published February 21, 2016 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Socialism is brutal."