I'm surprised that the media hasn't begun referring to Sander's socialist youth movement as, "the American Spring".

When I was very young, I used to think radically different then I do now.

Before I was able to work and live in communist countries, I used to think that socialism was the answer to everything.

The concept of the government providing everything can be appealing to the flesh.

However, who is going to pay for 50 to 100 years of total government subsidy?

Can that phenomenal price tag be covered simply by raising taxes?

Also, what prevents a government which believes it provides everything, from wanting to control everything?

Under the law, before they wanted a king, Israel had been given a way to live, that was in no way socialist.

Tithing was far more effective than taxation, and a lower percentage than most countries' taxes.

In those communist countries, they even dared to compare socialism with the Jerusalem church in the book of Acts.

However, the church in Jerusalem was very different from a socialist government.

Acts 2:42 ¶ And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

 43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

 44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

 46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

 47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

First, they were all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, who continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine.

They were not secularists who elected a socialist government.

They were sinners who repented, called on Jesus to save them, and were baptized.

They submitted to the authority of the apostles, whom the Lord confirmed with many wonders and signs.

The apostles were chosen by the Lord, not by a collective election of all the believers.

The believers willing "sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need".

Under socialism, the government takes the possessions and goods.

The government parts some goods, as they politically deem best, and hold the rest under the control of the government.

Private property is eliminated (confiscated), which is different from believers willingly giving it to the Lord.

Also, "the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved."

That is far different from birth rates, immigration, or conquest, in order to grow socialist nations.

Socialist nations either outlaw churches, as in communist countries, or severely marginalize them.

In the Jerusalem church, things were done by the leading of the Holy Ghost, which is not how socialist governments operate.