MSNBC’s Chris Matthews to Bernie: ‘I’ve Seen What Socialism Is. It Doesn’t Freaking Work’

Not gonna lie, I appreciate that he could take a moment to acknowledge the historically proven fact that socialism, indeed, doesn’t work.

Breitbart reported:

MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews on Friday night after the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates debated in Manchester, NH attacked Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for identifying as a socialist.

With bits and pieces of the other side acknowledging the inevitably negative effects of socialism, especially when drawn from previous experiences, that holds at least some weight.

Chris Matthews stated, “Those of us like me who grew up in the Cold War and saw some aspects of it after visiting places like Vietnam, Cuba, being there, I’ve seen what socialism is. I don’t like it. It’s not only not free. It doesn’t freaking work.”

Matthews continued with:

“I have my own views of the word socialist, and I’ll be glad to share them with you in private. They go back to the early 1950s. I have an attitude about them. I remember the Cold War. I have an attitude towards Castro. I believe if Castro and the Reds had won the Cold War, there would have been executions in Central Park. And I would have been one of the ones executed, and certain other people would be there cheering. So, I have a problem with people for the other side. I don’t know what Bernie means by socialism.”

He concluded, “That’s a great question, what did you think of Castro? We all thought he was great at first. I was cheering like mad for him when he first came in, and then he became a Communist and started shooting every one of his enemies.”

Socialism is a terrible theory, no matter how do-gooder you spin it, because it completely fails in practice. Not to mention, it violates economic freedoms, and the places under socialist ruling end up in misery.