"It is thus necessary that the individual should finally come to realize that his own ego is of no importance in comparison with the existence of the nation, as a whole." -- Adolf Hitler
That pretty much says it all when it comes to socialism and the left in general. To the Gulch, it is a disgusting statement. However, there are those who find it to be an inspiration. Of course, once they find that it was said by the devil incarnate, they disavow it. The idea that the state will take away all responsibilities so long as you do what they want you to do has an appeal to a certain type of personality who become the useful idiots of their masters.