There are three ways to conquer a country. Two are tried and true with history on their side. One is evolving into what could be the most effective and permanent method.

Number one: Use military might. Think of Alexander the Great and the Greek Empire, The Roman Empire or Napoleon and the French. Very effective initially but very weak track record for permanence.

Number two: Coups. Think Castro in Cuba or Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Just as effective as number one but with varying degrees of long term success.

Number three: Legally flood your country with millions upon millions of immigrants who will beget your ideology. No military, no weapons, no violence–it’s that simple. It’s not as expeditious as the first two, but let the multitudes breed a couple of generations of socialist and by the time they reach voting age it will be enduring. Once this nefarious scheme is legalized then activated then there will be nothing tangible left to fight. A conquering without a shot fired from either side.

Carl Marx wrote the instruction manual for socialism. George Bush seems determined to be the one to consummate it.