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So according to Bob Hughes (Weekender column, July 1), socialism is the answer to all our problems. Sorry Bob, but what a load of twaddle. Could you point me in the direction of any country which has become a paradise on Earth under a socialist system?

Lets take a quick look. The former USSR, millions of its own citizens murdered by the ruling socialist regime and forever unable to feed its people.

North Korea, ruled by a succession of insane leaders, has murdered millions of its own citizens and millions more dead from malnutrition and starvation because its socialist regime cannot feed itself.

The Peoples Republic of China, created by a madman who murdered millions of his countrymen and, again, millions more dead from starvation because its socialist system was unable to even grow enough crops to feed its people. This country is now a world power because it is a capitalist economy, by nature if not by name.

Cuba, a country ruled by a mass murderer who once again killed hundreds of thousands of citizens and kept his nation in the dark ages with his socialist ideals.

Cambodia, under the socialist government of Pol Pot once more millions of its own people murdered and millions more dead from starvation.

Today the socialist left of many countries like to point to the socialist state of Venezuela as a utopia, but this country is now a basket case and falling apart, because of yes, you guessed it socialism.

What else do all these countries have in common? They were, or are, all ruled by an elite few that have everything, while the rest of the population have very little and have no say in the running of their country.

If this is your idea of a great political system Bob, then you need your head read.

A. Abbott

So according to Bob Hughes (Weekender column, July 1), socialism is the answer to all our problems. Sorry Bob, but what a load of twaddle. Could you point me in the direction of any country which has become a paradise on Earth under a socialist system?

Lets take a quick look. The former USSR, millions of its own citizens murdered by the ruling socialist regime and forever unable to feed its people.

North Korea, ruled by a succession of insane leaders, has murdered millions of its own citizens and millions more dead from malnutrition and starvation because its socialist regime cannot feed itself.

The Peoples Republic of China, created by a madman who murdered millions of his countrymen and, again, millions more dead from starvation because its socialist system was unable to even grow enough crops to feed its people. This country is now a world power because it is a capitalist economy, by nature if not by name.

Cuba, a country ruled by a mass murderer who once again killed hundreds of thousands of citizens and kept his nation in the dark ages with his socialist ideals.

Cambodia, under the socialist government of Pol Pot once more millions of its own people murdered and millions more dead from starvation.

Today the socialist left of many countries like to point to the socialist state of Venezuela as a utopia, but this country is now a basket case and falling apart, because of yes, you guessed it socialism.

What else do all these countries have in common? They were, or are, all ruled by an elite few that have everything, while the rest of the population have very little and have no say in the running of their country.

If this is your idea of a great political system Bob, then you need your head read.

A. Abbott

The rest is here:
World's socialist 'utopias' - Gisborne Herald