The socialists would've first formed a multi-year committee to discuss and produce a voluminous report with recommendations on a number of important topics --
- whether a rope is the appropriate method
- if indeed the rope is to be considered,
-- can it be sourced entirely outside of the evil influence of Western imperalists / capitalists?
-- what precise measurement / thickness should the rope have? (This topic by itself will require a completely separate sub-committee deliberation)
- as for the children, how will the inclusion of the rope affect their ability to understand and propagate the wonders of public sector manufacturing innovation
- etc

No, such hasty and ill thought-out ideas can only be a product of the evil West.