CCI just finished reading a book by H.G. Wells, a great author (and outspoken socialist), called “In the days of the Comet.”
Interestingly enough, this book is all about the time before “the change,” and the time after. The time “before” is described as everyone being ignorant, and unwilling to help their fellow man.
“After” the comet comes…mankind is enlightened to a point to see all of the mistakes made before the change. As a result, a socialist utopia develops from the world all of a sudden realizing that it is better to live that way–communes are developed, housing communities (mostly slums) are raized, and systems of production are synchronized with organized work so everyone has a job. Oh, and everyone is happy.
Sounds nice…for a book, anyway–although I will admit that I am glad to be done with it. However, in real life things do not work quite that way. Or rather, maybe they can work that way, but without personal freedoms (and probably without happiness).
