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Thomas Lifson

The kibbutz movement in Israel was founded on the rock of socialism, with communal ownership, dining, and even child-rearing arrangements expressing the unrealistic utopian egalitarian ideals rooted in 19th century Europe. But time was not kind to them, and the movement foundered in recent decades. But according to the International Herald-Tribune, at least some kibbutzim are thriving today, thanks to their rejection of the socialistic practices on which they were founded, in what writer Isabel Kershner calls a “suburbanized version” of the earlier model.

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And many kibbutzim are selling off parts of their real estate holdings to newcomers, supporting socialism by selling off the communal assets piece by piece.

But once again, institutional survival proves to be the one force that causes socialist collectives to recognize that human nature is immutable.

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Socialism is essentially a parasitic system, as is evidenced by the remaining socialist kibbutzim selling off their assets to stay afloat.

Of course, the deranged lefties can now label them as "neocons".