Lebron James Should Be Vilified

At least if you believe in social justice, socialism, communism, or any other "ism" besides capitalism.

On Thursday, Lebron James, a highly sought after basketball free agent, committed to joining the Miami Heat. This was to the disappointment of Cleveland fans and to the excitement of Miami fans. So why would socialists vilify Mr. James?

Socialists believe man is a member of society and not that man is an individual. Lebron James went to a team that he feels will get him a championship. He is joining two other superstars in the hopes the team will be strong enough to be a dynasty and win championships. Is this how a socialist believes? No, they believe everyone is on an equal foot with everyone else; no one is better than anyone else. How dare Lebron James feel his individual needs should be above the needs of anyone or everyone else!

The free agents in major league sports tout themselves as stars - above other players. These stars demand a lot of money for their talent. Some teams can pay, some cannot. Loyalty is not to the fans of a city; loyalty is to the team which gives them (the players) what they want, whether that want is money or whether that want is a championship. The player changing teams is doing so for a greed factor. They are being greedy because they think of themselves before other people, including the fans who pay their salary.

This attitude is contrary to the believe of socialists and those for social justice. Socialists believe people should not strive for attainment of personal glory; instead everyone should strive for attainment of society glory. But at what cost will this societal glory have to the individual?

The progressives believe we should take from the rich to give to the poor. That society is better if everyone is on the same financial standing. Think about what they are saying, we'll make everyone financially equal and that will make life better for everyone. This is a fallacy.

When you look at advancements in the world, most advancements came from the capitalist society not from any socialist society. Why is that? Because there's no incentive to be better, to do better, to make better in a socialist society.

If I won't be rewarded for my extra effort, why should I do the extra effort? Each person should be rewarded for their contribution to the society; people should not be rewarded for just being a part of society. If you don't pull your weight, why should you be rewarded?

If you want to see an example of this, look to the military. In the military, pay is decided by pay grade based on years of service. An E-6 over 10 years of experience but less than 12 will get the same pay as another E-6 with the same experience. I saw an E-6 who was so incompetent it was scary. Unfortunately, all we could do was not give him great write-ups in attempt to prevent him from making Chief (advancing in rank). Compared to another E-6 who is competent and able, how are we rewarding the good E-6? Well hopefully one day he'll advance to Chief (based on awards and good right-ups) unlike what will happen to the other E-6. Oh wait, but if there aren't enough E-7's in the military, it just might happen that both will get advanced. And is the military to the better for advancing the incompetent E-6? Of course not. This is socialism at its best.

Socialists scream about the high pay of CEO's. Are the CEO's worth it? Let me see, they manage the company to keep it in business to employ workers. They worked their way up the ladder. They've taken courses and have degrees commiserate with their status - courses and degrees which cost them money. Should they not be compensated for their experience and expenses? Not according to the socialists.

Yet they do not scream about men like Lebron James. He is getting paid just as much as some CEO's. The last time I checked, Lebron James plays a game. He also doesn't employ anyone. He also doesn't manage anything. Lebron also never went to college.

Something doesn't sound right here, and it doesn't have anything to do with Lebron vs the CEO's. Silly socialists.

I applaud Lebron James. He is taking a risk (the cornerstone of capitalism and progress). I hope it works out for him....

Mike