In a few short years, the Democratic-Socialists in Venezuela reduced a gem of a nation, rich in resources, productivity, and wealth, into a socialist cesspool. America’s ‘Democrats’ are working hard to get it done here even faster.
Democratic Socialism
Federalism, socialism and ‘dreams of fancy’
Explaining the incredible prosperity of New England in the colonial era and early American republic, Alexis de Tocqueville noted first that the people were left largely alone by the government.
Sure it’s all free! The only small, little cost is that dinky liberty thingy. But everything else will be free.
Just like any Hobbesian state, Socialism will give you everything it believes you should have for free… …except your soul. But the Socialist Democrats, who are naming one thing after another that they will give you for free, are COUNTING on the fact that the most valuable thing will just be taken from you – … Read more
Another Green Deal Breaker That Dooms The Democrat’s Entire Welfare State Agenda
Did you hear the one about the Democrat freshman Congresswoman who said we need to start having fewer children (or none at all)? Save the planet and all that. She’s also on team Welfare State. Medicaid for all. Free College. Guaranteed Income. A mission impossible if there are not enough people alive to pay the freight.
Notable Quote – former Deputy Assistant to the President, Sebastian Gorka
Gorka, speaking at the CPAC conference in National Harbor, Md., on Thursday, said the Democrats’ Green New Deal is: “a watermelon,” because it’s “green on the outside” and “deep, deep red communist on the inside. According to the amazing Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, they did a poll last year in which they found that 52 … Read more
Do Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Supporters Understand Socialism?
UPDATE: THAT was weird! When I first posted this up, instead of the intended video, it showed Mike’s video of Steve Negron! What the HECK??? It seems fine now but please know Negron is NO fan of Ocasio-No Cortex. Apologies for raising anyone’s blood pressure or morning coffee spewing…
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She is the wonderkid from Queens, NYC that beat 10 time incumbent Crowley (rumored to be the next in line after Pelosi’s demise) on a platform burnished by “Democratic Socialism” (which is to say, no difference than plain socialism except cleaned up and dressed nicely – but same despair underneath). Here, Campus Reform does the “man in the street” with some rather simple questions to younger voters that are enamored with her and her foreign political philosophy, proving once again they have no real clue other than they LOVE the idea that somebody is going to give them a free ride.
How are we going to pay for them? Oh, Gawd! When asked about these:
A Short Primer on Socialism vs Democratic Socialism
This is everything you need to know: As Skip and Steve so insightfully told us, they both lead to the same ugly, painful result, taking only slightly different paths.