Socialism is an ideology that is radically hostile to prosperity, both because of its results and its political interests.<\/p>\n
Socialism has no place in a prosperous society<\/big><\/p>\n The economic results of socialism are easy to see in Venezuela<\/strong>, a country with vast oil wealth that has been plunged into abject poverty after 24 years of socialist rule. As for the political implications, one only needs to look at Spanish socialism to discover the ultimate reason for its aversion to prosperity<\/strong>, beyond the rabid anti-capitalism fueled by its ideological absurdities.<\/p>\n The reality is easy to understand: in a prosperous society, socialism has no place<\/strong>. The Spanish left has been obsessed for many years with the Marxist dogma of class struggle, but its anachronistic discourse has no place in a society with a large middle class<\/strong>, which enjoys the comforts generated by a system that the left hates to a pathological degree: the free market.<\/p>\n A freedom achieved six decades ago that socialism intends to take away from us.<\/big><\/p>\n In Spain, the Francoist dictatorship gave rise to a large middle class<\/strong> thanks to its decision to abandon the interventionist policies of its early days and embrace the liberalizing measures of the so-called technocrats of Opus Dei. The 1960s saw a colossal boom in private vehicle ownership in Spain<\/a>. Many families were able to enjoy a car for holiday trips. It was one of the greatest signs of prosperity and freedom in Spain at that time<\/strong>, since, unlike what happened in the vast majority of communist dictatorships, Spaniards were not only free to move within their country, but also to leave it<\/strong>. The private car played a decisive role in promoting this freedom of movement.<\/p>\n Paradoxically, that freedom that came to Spain under a dictatorship is now under attack by the socialists in a democracy<\/strong>. Pedro S\u00e1nchez's government has a genuine obsession with restricting private cars<\/a>, as I warned here four years ago. An obsession that was initially disguised with environmental excuses but now seeks other pretexts.<\/p>\n Pere Navarro: \u201cYou're not going to get to the city center with an electric car, a diesel car, or a gasoline car\u201d<\/big><\/p>\n Yesterday, one of the PSOE's top officials openly offered the latest excuse to fuel his unhealthy campaign against private cars. The Socialist Pere Navarro, Director General of Traffic, stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n \"The problem of mobility in cities is a problem of space. And now I see that lately we're constantly going on about emissions, emissions not, this and that. Look, you go to the city center by public transport<\/strong>, and if you're in a hurry you take a taxi, an Uber, or a Cabify. You're not going to get to the city center in an electric car, or a diesel car, or a gasoline car.<\/strong> Let's not get confused.\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Here you can see the video of that statement<\/strong>, published by Europa Press (the video is in Spanish; you can activate automatic English subtitles in the bottom bar of the player):<\/p>\n
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