Socialism

Socialism is a political philosophy that advocates personal freedoms and redistribution of wealth. It is against large corporations and the ultra-wealthy, therefore making it the worst form of government according to Ann Coulter. Well what do we expect from her? It's against giving rich people the freedom to take advantage of the rest of us which is good. Some types of socialism are like Social Democracy. That means having a welfare state which protects democracy. People who have basic care don’t become so desperate that they get involved in Communist or Fascist revolutions.

Socialism and other political systems
Socialists and Liberals tend to get along better than Liberals and Conservatives. Communists and Conservatives have much more in common, including a tendency to revise history, run over people with tanks (see    Poland), treat the lower class awfully, censor books, movies and works of art and feel it is the government's right to monitor people’s movements and communication. Conservatives also have in common with Communists the tendency to favor ideology when it comes in conflict with science.

Right wing scare tactics
Due to the negativity associated with communism, conservatives often tend to associate communists with socialists. This is a right wing scare tactic (and with this association, calling Obama a Socialist [which is not true]). Conservatives often claim that Socialism makes people lazy, because the wealth gets "spread around" so much. They may also claim that Socialism does not work, when in fact, the 4 countries in Europe with the highest work ethic are all run by socialists. Socialism IS NOT the same as COMMUNISM, and neither communism or socialism are the same as Orwellianism. (Orwell was in fact a socialist!) Communism is socialism taken to the extreme, and saying that socialism is as bad as communism (we're looking at you, conservatives) is like saying stubbing your toe is as bad as the Holocaust.

popularity
Socialism seems to be becoming increasingly popular with young Americans, see The Declining Unpopularity of Socialism

Awesome things Socialists can do that right-wingers can't do

 * Free the people
 * Sing awesome revolutionary songs
 * Get laid
 * Get nasty to Fascists like Nazis and Klansmen
 * Not commit human rights abuses
 * Be peaceful
 * Prove neocons wrong
 * Ally with Liberals to save the world
 * Abolish the death penalty
 * Treat women as equals
 * Treat minorities and immigrants as equals
 * Treat homosexuals as equals
 * Introduce shorter work weeks without reducing pay
 * End wars
 * Be sexy
 * Free Tibet
 * Listen to rock music
 * Refuse to commodify sex
 * Replace Libetarian capitalism with something better
 * Tax the sh*t out of the extremely wealthy
 * Introduce universal health care
 * Be social

Links

 * Left-Right Ideological Spectrum