The appeal of socialism: a return to the womb

"America’s new leftists dream of a return to complete physical safety, freedom from all responsibility, and endless, effortless sustenance."

Susan Quinn  

"Those people who gravitate to Socialism feel that they will get the benefits of a “womb-like” environment. Socialism will provide them with sustenance."

"What is behind the bizarre and destructive support of socialism in the United States? In part, the Democrats are struggling to make sense of their existence, particularly the economic, spiritual, and relationship challenges they have encountered. In a primal, immature, and desperate effort, the people who are embracing socialism are also striving to “return to the womb.”

"There are all sorts of theories for what’s driving socialism’s takeover of the Democrat party. People argue that the new socialists don’t understand (or care) that socialism and communism have always failed, or that they don’t comprehend that this is not a pretty Scandinavian version of a deadly belief system.

"However, what too few notice is that, more than anything, these new socialists want to be saved, comforted, and taken care of.

"We should have seen this mindset coming when we saw college graduates returning to live in their parents’ homes. They complain about this “necessity” and the subsequent lack of privacy and freedom. Yet how much effort do they put into being independent and self-sufficient?

"Let’s just say that the energies they devote to these aspirations are limited. And I think I know why.

"Realistically, we all know it’s impossible to “return to the womb.” It’s unlikely that these intentions are even conscious. But they lie right under the surface of the psyches of the Democratic Socialists, waiting to be realized.

"Why is this “returning to the womb” showing up, and what do the adherents hope to experience?

"First, think of the womb. It is a place as primitive and fundamental to human existence as you’ll find: . . ." More...