Timothy Vs Gatto Analysis

They were leaders for women’s suffrage, child labor laws, consumer protection laws, and civil rights. They were pioneers of programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Veterans Administration, and the NAACP. They were America’s most inspiring scholars such as Helen Keller, John Dewey, Jane Addams, W.E.B. DuBois, Albert Einstein, and Martin Luther King. They were the authors of America’s most sacred ballads, including America the Beautiful and The Pledge of Allegiance. And, it seems that, in order for America to accept them, they were cloaked in red, white, and blue. They were Socialists (CNN Wire). Socialism has been falsely ridiculed due to its loose ties to communism and other damaging authoritative governments. Its core ideologies are ethical, humane, and relevant today. Cole states that socialism was borne by the French Revolution. “[The philosophers that followed] learned to question all institutions in the light of reason and justice…, [and demanded] equality for the downtrodden…” Numerous interpretations have resulted – yes, including Marxian Socialism. But, this belief, and many like it, is considered a “divergence” from the …show more content…
Gatto, a retired United States Army sergeant, mentions the disinformation of the Cold War that the U.S. used to “equate” communism and socialism. Decades of this “anti-socialist propaganda” is still influencing the opinions of modern Americans (Gatto). And, CNN Wire did not gloss over Joseph McCarthy’s anti-Communist rampage (CNN Wire). Despite his soiled credibility, he severely skewed America’s view of socialism. As a result of this combination of anti-socialist propaganda and the bad reputation given to socialism, Americans are dismissing its ideas as destructive pre-communist drivel. In reality, true socialism is designed to eliminate corruption, not lay the groundwork for future totalitarian control. In fact, its ideas are far more integrated into modern America than the public is led to