This anti-socialist communication is written in the form of a political resolution, the kind that would be offered at a political convention. It offers reasons for Americans to be against socialism, including the fact that socialism calls for the sacrifice of the individual for the state.
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Resolution:
Socialism is a bad thing for America
Whereas the tenets of Socialism, in the works of Karl Marx, et
al, are the antithesis of the ideals set forth in the Declaration
of Independence; Whereas The Declaration recognizes the sanctity of
the individual and individual rights, stating: We hold these truths
to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that
among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness; Whereas
Socialism mandates the sacrifice of the individuals life, liberty,
and pursuit of happiness to the State, to the collective; Whereas
under the Socialist ideal, the State Collective is the despotic
arbiter of the needs of each individual, seized and redistributed
from each individual according to the State determined ability of
the individuals in its collective; Whereas the Declaration states
that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men,
deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed;
Whereas Socialism runs anathema to the Declaration, holding that
mens rights are dictated at and by the whim of the Government
collective; We therefore resolve that we will never support any
political movement that will lead to an American socialist state
and economic system, and that we shall actively struggle against
any such implementation.
