Why Do Intellectuals Love Socialism? Thomas Sowell

Some of the biggest proponents of socialism in general, and the Welfare State in particular, are the ’Intellectuals’ who occupy the universities and the media. Often themselves being quite well off, their support for the welfare state is presented under the guise of ’compassion’. Thomas Sowell explores the real reasons behind the facade of ’compassion’ and discusses how reality is not what it seems at the surface. This is an excerpt from the book ’The Thomas Sowell Reader’. --- 👉 Join this channel to get access to perks: 👉Join our exclusive Telegram channel here: --- Get Thomas Sowell’s Latest Book here: 1. Social Justice Fallacies: 2. Black Rednecks and White Liberals: 3. Basic Economics: 4. A Conflict of Visions: 5. Dismantling Amer