Currently living in France, a country whose current constitution was created around socialist principles, I learned that too much justice can become injustice. In France, the situation is taken to a whole new level of absurdity, as some jobless people can make more than the minimum wage... The whole concept did not enter my mind, people gaining more than they worked for.
That is a point of view that many others share with me, and those who do not, well, they at least understand where it's coming from; so it certainly is not the point I want to make.
What I want to share with the world is that I regret preaching the hate of everything tainted with red. Today, watching Michael Moore's Sicko, was the perfect occasion to think about the major contribution that socialism brought, to France at least: free, global healthcare. I too, as a future health professional, feel it is a shame to put a price on one's health, and quite frankly, I feel more sure than ever that moving to France was indeed the right thing for me to do three years ago: Had I to ever be sick, all I would have to worry about would be my health, which is already too much.
Why is the French system the best all around the world when other countries also have socialized healthcare services? Thanks to socialism, once again: first-rate higher education is provided to anyone who wishes to study in any field. What's more amazing is that admissions do not happen on a citizenship criteria; as long as you (legally) live on the French grounds, you are entitled to all of those services...
Socialism is still something I utterly despise. But every cloud has a silver lining...
So as you drink your last sip of coffee, promise yourself to think again before hating on socialism.
And to France, all I can say is: CHAPEAU BAS!
I really like the way you think on this particular point!! Free studies fees for all could also be a good point, even tho, it is not as important as health care :D
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