One of the beautiful things about socialism (and many other non-functional political programs) is that (a) they don't work, and (b) their failure to work gives their supporters more arguments for having more such programs.

One recent example (kind thanks to John McCain and George W Bush) is campaign finance reform, which was supposed to remove the influence of the rich from politics, and increase the influence of the average citizen. Instead, the effect has been to allow mega-billionaires like George Soros to flood the political system (largely without public disclosure), and simultaneously make sure that normal people and up have their contributions strictly limited. Yet, when asked what to do about this, McCain said we simply needed more such measures.

Socialism works largely the same way. Welfare created generations trapped in poverty, despair, and crime, all of which resulted (of course) in ever more demands for ... you guessed it ... welfare. (Many thanks to Gingrich and Clinton for ending that awful cycle of suffering!)

Even now, some (Chomsky) look at the USSR and say it was never "Communist", and are eager to try it again. Of course, the need to redistribute resources and restructure society necessitates a powerful government, which inevitably doesn't want to be subject to the same rules. That failure is not a bug, it's a feature.

Nonie Darwish argues persuasively that the desire for Sharia has the same wonderful effect:

Moslem clergy are constantly looking for the ideal Muslim State and cannot find it. They have failed miserably in stabilizing their society. Instead of being a source of comfort, stability and wisdom, they have become a source of hate, rage and subversion. To them, the solution is always an intifada, uprising, a coup d’etat, an assassination or violence on the streets. They have no respect for the legitimacy of any government and no government is Muslim enough for them; not even Saudi Arabia.

In this dynamic only tyrannical governments can survive. Leaders who want peace, modernity and reforms are assassinated, like Sadat. Every Muslim country is suffering from underground radical Muslim groups who are trying to overturn the government and the constitution, in their pursuit for the perfect Muslim state. That is why the Muslim world is in a constant turmoil, stagnation and conflict. Islamo-fascism is the end result.

I thought it was all due to a Jewish plot.