JOIN ME TO LIST HERE ALL THE THINGS IN OUR SOCIETY THAT ARE "SOCIALISTIC". THAT IS, THE THINGS OWNED, OPERATED, OR USED IN A COLLECTIVE MANNER, WHETHER PRIVATELY OR BY ANY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT.

Every day SH is filled with rantings that "socialism" is about to smother all of us, and the very word evokes fears and trembling in millions. I am convinced that most who
post such comments have little understanding of how our world operates so well in a collective manner, or how impossible or difficult it would be to do it any other way.

I'll start it off with a list of some obvious things we all will recognize. You can repeat my entries if you wish to add a comment, or add to the list and offer your opinion regarding each. Let's see how long the list may become before we all say "OMG, that is us, that is how we do it."

How about a short name for your suggestions in CAPITAL LETTERS to draw attention to it quickly?

MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES
MUNICIPAL WASTE DUMPS
EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONDERS.
FIRE DEPARTMENTS
POLICE PROTECTION
SCHOOLS
UNIVERSITIES
HOSPITALS
CLINICS
HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCES
FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAMS
LIFE INSURANCE
DENTAL INSURANCE
MEDICAL INSURANCE
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS
SEWERS AND SEWAGE TREATMENT
AIRPORTS

OK, now you go!!!