By definition, socialism is “a political and economic theory of that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.” While this sounds ideal, it could not work in our fallen world.
Man by nature is sinful. He desires to be the best and is full of pride and selfishness. So while “everyone sharing” sounds nice written down, in reality, it would not work. And the government is made up of me; men who struggle with greed, too. So how can a group of a few individuals be responsible to EVENLY distribute the wealth? Obviously, selfishness will at some point get in the way, and corruption will occur. Also, how does the GOVERNMENT distributing everything promote a sharing attitude? People will no doubt be suspicious of the government keeping more for themselves or demand more even if there is not more to gain. Man always desires more.
Further, socialism is unfair. It’s not fair to say everyone deserves a “C.” Some people work harder and deserve A’s and some people slack off and deserve D’s. It also discourages a work effort. If a teacher says no matter what every student gets a C, would anyone actually try? Likewise, if the government says everyone will get the same amount of money, wouldn’t everyone disregard their responsibilities and follow their fleshly desires and just “have fun”? Socialism would not work in our society. In fact, our society would fall apart. People would stop working therefore eventually causing the world to fall into utter chaos. While socialism may sound “nice,” so Ted Bundy apparently looked “nice.” This just goes to show how appearances are deceiving.
