## War vs panem et circenses socialism - Published on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/robertofoglietta_stupidity-kills-not-socialism-thats-war-activity-7323936649048965120-a3Bm) on the same day. --- ### Stupidity kills, not socialism - That's war, depicted in the image. Why attack "socialism", the idea that everyone has a piece of bread to eat, some fresh water, a decent care when ill, and more in general that the basic needs met while **all others** needs can be the engine for capitalism? It is fine to give a price/value to a bottle of water, but should it be **also** necessary to kill people by drought because we cannot accept the idea that there can exist a "basic quota" as per human right? - By the way, historically speaking "socialism" is the magic word that communism leveraged to market itself. Switzerland is a socialist de-facto country, while Sweden is a socialist by politics country. Unsurprisingly Switzerland is more wealthy and safer than Sweden in which a bit of ideology remained about the misconception of socialism. - Hey, do you know that "**socialism**" derives from "**society**"? Really! Without "socialism" we would live in a society of people who do not give a f*ck when we are dying in the middle of a street, for whatever reason. In a "non-socialist" family, your wife would just evaluate the death-insurance premium versus the negative balance to call an ambulance and face an hospital degency. You might not know, but understanding. The "**panem et circenses**" socialism ruled the world for centuries. And no, it never jeopardised the jearchy order in any way but stabilised it. Understanding is not an option, unless stupidity.   --> [g.co](https://g.co/gemini/share/fb46e04eb8d6) +++++ ## Share alike © 2025, **Roberto A. Foglietta** <roberto.foglietta@gmail.com>, [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)