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Remember when "socialism" was a dirty word? Now students at America's elite universities are parroting socialist talking points and "sure-thing" Hillary Clinton is struggling to win the Democratic nomination against a 74-year-old avowed socialist who promises to make the nation more like Europe. What's happened? Do Americans need a reminder about the dangers of socialist ideology and practices?

Thomas DiLorenzo, economics professor and senior fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, deconstructs the retrograde ideology that has suddenly become disturbingly hip in The Problem with Socialism.

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excellent book . After listening to this I've realized my pro socialist friends are very naive and uneducated about the way real socialism is . History will tell you facts for the against argument . very short and enjoyable to listen to ,some very good points made to add to your own debates .

short and to the point

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Not propaganda, just straight facts, history and citations, creating the credability that socialism lacks.Should be a compulsory in education system, as a wiser democracy is a more prosperous one.

Should be a compulsory in education system

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An excellent read (or listen) about the problems Socialism, leads to. Best, the writer doesn't insult the socialist thinker, but points out very well the evidence that history has given us (but is simply not taught to young students, for reasons explained). The writer explains why socialist ideas, which seem completely logical and even compassionate simply do not deliver. In fact, as is seen all over the world, contrary to helping the poor, Socialism impoverishes the poor. If that statement frustrates you, and you think capitalism is 'evil' as I have so often encountered, then this book is for you, as even if you are not convinced, you will understand why Conservatives believe they are the party for everyone and everyone benefits more from capitalism. It would be a very different world in a Socialist world.

Some of the middle chapters are deep in history and may seem irrelevant to today, but remember that they are only irrelevant because we haven't had a Socialist century. You need to keep this in mind during the explanations.

A great summary of the 'mis understood problem with socialism and a book that Socialist should read and all students, even if you decided to reject the findings. It will leave you less angry and more understanding of you political opposites.

A must for 'anyone' interested in politics! Especially those would don't understand conservatisms compassion

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This book does a great job of debunking so many lies of the Socialists and the Leftists.

Well worth listening to!

DiLorenzo supplies you with fact after fact after fact to bolster your arguments against the pernicious Socialists and their sympathizers.

The unfortunate thing about this book is that it had to end.

This is well researched and well written. DiLorenzo clearly has an in-depth grasp of how retrograde a force Socialism is.

Listen and learn.

So Many Lies of The Socialists

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This is an excellent book. It is short and gets right to the point without any fluff. It covers a wide array of topics. It is accessible. It destroys all the common socialist arguments without getting bogged down in technicalities or too much detail. It is good for beginners who might be daunted by a larger work such as Mises’ “Socialism”.

The performance was adequate. It was a little monotonic and lacked passion. It felt at times that the narrator was not familiar with the subject matter and therefore placed emphasis on the wrong words. The pauses between sections and paragraphs were not long enough. His pronunciation of the name “Mises” was cringeworthy. Overall though, it is well narrated, very clear and with high production value.

Concise and Powerful

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