A medical group of which I am a member, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, recently hosted an online webinar on the subject of Marxism in Medicine. It turned out to be a great primer on the subject of Marxism in general.
Attention was called to a document that revealed the telltale indicators of Marxist agitation and transformation:
- Abolition of private property
- Elimination of free enterprise
- Imposed redistribution of resources
- Destruction of the nuclear family and other norms
- Repression of freedom and rights
- Indoctrination and brainwashing
- Ending law enforcement and the rule of law
Arguably, we have increasingly had all of these items except perhaps the very first. (Some might argue we have even had the first to some extent).
Here is the webinar. It is well worth your time:
I guess I am lucky. I grew up in a nuclear family which valued capitalism, liberty , hard work and the free enterprise system. I have carried those values throughout my life. My children have also adopted them.
My Junior year in high school ( 1952 ) Grandpa Jones recorded a song which I found said it all for me then and today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHgokb8pans
Great piece, Fred. The more things change, the more they stay the same, it seems. But I think we’re much closer to Marxism than they were back then.