Speaking on American Family Radio (AFR)’s “Today's Issues” program, Dr. Frank Turek warned against the rising popularity of left-wing economic theories. He also promoted an upcoming discussion this Saturday morning on his “I Don’t Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist” radio program.
“We’re going to talk about socialism, communism, and why young people are buying into this socialism, Marxism nonsense,” Turek says.
AFN reported on a Gallop poll that has measured American views of small business, free enterprise, capitalism, socialism and big business since 2010. The most recent poll revealed that 43% of Americans, in general, view socialism positively. Meanwhile, capitalism lands squarely in the middle at 55%.
Small business (95%) and free enterprise (77%) are still the most favorable economic concepts, but socialism, which was at the bottom of the list, has now surpassed big business (35%) in favorability.
Robert Knight, a columnist for the Washington Times, blamed schools for teaching pro-socialist curricula for the last few decades, saying young adults will realize the reality of socialism once the graduate and the government comes to take their earnings.
Furthermore, Turek argued that free-market capitalism remains the most effective tool to combat poverty. He cautioned against the view that economic abundance is guaranteed, emphasizing that prosperity requires active effort rather than passive expectation.
“People think poverty is the exception. No, poverty is the rule. Prosperity is the exception. You can be impoverished by just doing nothing... People think they deserve prosperity. No, prosperity you got to work for,” Turek states.
In addition to economic issues, Turek pointed to his book “The War on Reality,” which critiques contemporary views on gender, history and faith. He specifically pushed back on efforts to exclude Christians from civic life.
“People are saying that Christians ought not be involved in politics, as if only atheists are qualified to run the country. I don't know where they come up with that,” Turek says.
More information can be found on Turek's website, crossexamined.org.
