Arthur Chrenkoff writes today (Spectator) that “It’s easy being hot for socialism or communism when you actually have a very little idea of what it is and what it did throughout the twentieth century”.

He is referring to millenials, the 63% of Australian university students who would make their baby boomer grandparents blush in their “enthusiasm for collectivism”. These millennials, he says, can't remember very much, nor do they learn very much; they are the “most woefully undereducated and miseducated generation in a very long time”. A “barely literate cohort” not mentally equipped to learn about the real world.

There is lot more well-deserved rubbishing of Gen Y in this piece, which closes with the comment: “A hell of a lot of suckers have been born since 1989”.

Well worth a read in The Spectator or the author's blog, 'The Daily Chrenk, which is not paywalled.

ttbn,
Well stated argument & very accurate to fact !

socialism is man centred stupidity that always ends in disaster. History has had to be rewritten to hide this obvious fact.The problem lies in numerous Government funded employees, pollies and other members of the swamp gaining much from the system. Lawyers and journalist are among the biggest winners. Look at the over bloated over paid abc journalist paid large sums to push their disgusting feminist Marxist dogmas. Look also at the number of fingers in tax payer money via the renewable scam.

socialism is man centred stupidity that always ends in disaster.
runner,
yet another great factual statement, are you & ttbn on high ? :-)

Dear individual,

Well mate you might think of them as Gods but I certainly don't.

Socialism created our Medicare. Hyper-capitalism keeps a universal health scheme from being instituted in the US.

Is such a socialistic program serving Australians better than the lack of one serving the Yanks?

Steele Redux,
You forget what Health Service was like before Medicare !