The downfall of socialism

[John Scott]

Marx was right when he predicted that the people would demand socialism.

He saw the coming socialism. But he did not see the downfall. The downfall of socialism will not be in its economic policies. Sure, socialism leads to nations of serfs. But that will be blamed on capitalism. The downfall will be due to the concomitant totalitarianism. Socialism is collectivism, and collectivism denies individual freedom and imposes its own morality on the everybody.

That is why we have legislators acting against cigarette companies and fast food joints.

Then people will grow tired on the totalitarianism, and the pendulum will swing right for a time.

[kerrin]

Then people will grow tired on the totalitarianism, and the pendulum will swing right for a time.
The question is how bad does it get before people "grow tired"?

You don't think the failed economic policies and centralized financial systems promoted by collectivism (e.g. U.S. 16th & 17th amendments) will also lead to the people's distrust and revolt (similar to the motivation of the French Revolution)?

Influenced by the French Revolution Thomas Jefferson said the following:
I wish it were possible to obtain a single amendment to our Constitution. I would be willing to depend on that alone for the reduction of the administration of our government to the genuine principles of its Constitution; I mean an additional article, taking from the federal government the power of borrowing.