Posted on 07/05/2026 6:12:07 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Ugandan-born, socialism-loving New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has emerged as a “kingmaker” in the Democrat party, says Phillip Elliot of TIME.
Two prominent House Democrats lost their primaries to insurgent rivals while a third left-wing candidate defeated the Brooklyn Borough chief,” he writes. “All together, the results demonstrated the fragility of an Establishment imprimatur, the power of the New York Mayor’s blessing, and the ascendancy of socialism.
Elliott then goes on to do this silly thing that Democrats have done for a few decades now, and suggests that this “ascendancy of socialism” is not, as Donald Trump and some others have recently observed, tantamount to an ideological embrace of communism. “There is a difference between socialists and communists,” he says, while scoffing that this “distinction does not matter to Trump or other Republicans.”
In truth, that “distinction” exists only in the minds of Democrats who are hopeful that the party is not currently being swallowed by communism in the same way that Eastern Europe and much of Asia was swallowed by communism during the Cold War.
Let’s first consider that Karl Marx and his millions of his ideological offspring have often employed the words “communism” and “socialism” interchangeably. The mechanism to reach “communism” or “socialism,” whether it be democracy or violent revolution, is incidental.
And neither approach to reaching communism is mutually exclusive. After all, the murderous, revolutionary communist regime of North Vietnam went by the official name of the “Democratic Republic of Vietnam” back when it was trying to convince the world that its ambitions to subjugate the South Vietnamese via violence were a “democratic” effort. To this day, the backward, famine-inducing leadership of communist North Korea is officially known as the “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”
In short, “democracy” is often more window dressing than a political
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Is the “Old School” democrats in charge really upset by the new commies or are they just upset because they’re not the ones in charge leading this “new” movement?
Seems I heard the same crap decades ago...
I think they’d sell their grandmas down the river just to be in charge of the new (same as the old) movement.
My suggestion:
The Income & Property Tax Free Country Act of 2026
Each state government shall be entitled to create new countries. The territory of each country shall be such that navigation to an ocean or the Gulf of Mexico is possible.
Each such country shall given a constitution, which shall provide, in perpetuity, that it shall be forever revenue limited to:
1. motor fuel sales taxation not exceeding 50% by value, and
2. personal property sales taxation not exceeding 20% by value.
Each such country shall be deemed to have a treaty with the United States, which shall, in perpetuity:
1. ensure each American citizen who becomes a citizen and permanent resident of such a country shall not suffer a revenue imposition from any government of the United States,
2. ensure each American citizen who becomes a citizen and permanent resident of such a country shall not be subject to any extraterritorial power of any government of the United States,
3. ensure that country shall have free civilian navigation to and from international waters, and
4. bar the placement of foreign military means within the physical bounds of the country.
That can be done by majority vote:
“The Congress shall have power to dispose of...the territory or other property of the United States”
ARTICLE IV, SECTION 3
**”Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”**
It might be that JD Vance is the guy to continue it. After the democrat house has fallen JD’s speech skills are very teachable. Trump’s been the blunt instrument and JD is the fine tuned carving knife. We’ve seen what gentlemanly behavior bought W whose whole family supported Hillary and Biden. No turning back.
one need look no further than the insane radicalness of the DSA platform to see that labels don’t matter:
[Summary: complete destruction of the USA Constitution, complete destruction of our Republic, complete destruction of our economy, complete destruction of our world power, complete destruction of whatever freedoms we have remaining, total control of our population as slaves to fascist dictators]
Conversation with Gemini:
show me the highlights of the DSA party platform:
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is a political organization (rather than a traditional political party with its own ballot line) that seeks to transition the American economy from capitalism to a system of social ownership and democratic control.
Their official platform—re-energized and updated under the banner “Workers Deserve More!”—outlines a sweeping, revolutionary transformation of the U.S. political system, economy, and social fabric.
Democratic Socialists of America
1. Radical Democratization of the Political Order
The DSA argues that current American political structures protect corporate wealth rather than popular will. To change this, they advocate for a total overhaul of the U.S. Constitution:
Abolishing the U.S. Senate & Electoral College: They view the Senate and Electoral College as outdated structures that preserve minority rule.
Restructuring the Government: Replacing the President and the Supreme Court with an executive and judiciary branch that are chosen by, and directly subordinate to, Congress.
Expanding Voting Rights: Instituting automatic, election-day voter registration, making Election Day a federal holiday, and extending voting rights to non-citizens who meet residency requirements.
Campaign Finance: Eliminating private money in politics through full public financing of electoral campaig
ns.
2. Economic Democracy & Labor Power
At its core, the platform aims for the “abolition of capitalism” and a democratically run economy focused on human needs over corporate profit.
Social Ownership: Taking major corporations and essential industries (like energy, utilities, and finance) out of private hands and placing them under public ownership.
Unfettered Right to Unionize: Passing the PRO Act, completely repealing anti-union legislation like the Taft-Hartley Act, and implementing “card check” (union recognition through a simple majority vote).
Worker Expansion: Extending full labor protections to street vendors, agricultural workers, day laborers, domestic workers, and gig economy workers, regardless of their immigration status.
3. Demilitarization and Anti-Carceral Policies
The DSA explicitly calls for dismantling what it calls the “carceral forces of the capitalist state.”
Abolishing Police & Prisons: Defunding the police by incrementally cutting law enforcement budgets toward zero, while reallocating those resources to public services and community care.
Disarming Officers: Stripping law enforcement officers and private security of firearms.
Decarceration: Emptying prisons, freeing all people from involuntary confinement, and ending the criminalization of “working-class survival” (such as sex work or unhoused living).
4. Universal Social Programs & Climate
The platform envisions an extensive safety net funded by taxing the wealthy and shifting resources away from corporate interests.
Healthcare & Education: Guaranteeing single-payer, universal healthcare (”Medicare for All”—including queer-friendly and gender-affirming care) and tuition-free higher education.
Housing as a Right: Implementing aggressive “housing-first” relief programs to effectively banish homelessness.
Decarbonization: Completely shifting the U.S. economy away from fossil fuels within a decade through a worker-centered Green New Deal that democratizes major energy systems.
5. Non-Interventionist and Anti-Imperialist Foreign Policy
The platform shifts U.S. global engagement away from military dominance.
Defunding the Military: Massively slashing the budget of what they term the “Department of War,” closing all U.S. overseas military bases, and ending all unilateral economic sanctions (including those against nations like Cuba, Iran, and Russia).
Palestine Solidarity: The DSA maintains an explicitly anti-Zionist foreign policy stance. They view Israel as a “settler-colonial, apartheid state,” call for an end to all U.S. military aid to Israel, support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, and advocate for the “right of return” for all Palestinian refugees.
Amnesty & Border Security: Implementing universal amnesty for all undocumented immigrants and eliminating strict border enforcement restrictions.
Note on Strategy: While the national platform outlines these far-reaching, revolutionary horizons, the DSA often operates locally as a “movement party.” In practice, many of its elected members (such as those in New York City or state legislatures) often fight for more incremental, social-democratic changes in the short term, like affordable housing, public transit funding, and protecting reproductive rights.
BOOT THEM OUT so they can call themselves what they are Communist Party
The Democrats. For decades. They built this and now THEY came.
Yes fascism will be the result
I don’t think they’re struggling too hard. Most of them are commies or commie symps. If anything, they have struggled to hide it for many years. Now the masks are finally coming off. I actually don’t think Schumer is a commie, but he is a dinosoar within his party. He was also an enabler of what we see going on now. so no sympathy for him.
No we need a Franco or Pinochet at this point.
Yep.
It’s too late!..................
The billionaires who finance the Democratic Party are not on the side of the old guard any more.
Oh, Bullshitte. The DNC loves the idea of collectivist hate polities growing. Collectivism, like HOA Karens, is all about bullying. And, the Democrats are nothing if not bullies. They push pedo and think back fondly of how their ancestors used to own all the slaves.
There has never been a member of the Demo party that wasn’t a bully — and lovin’ it.
Since it’s apparent to me he was duplicitous when he came here and took his loyalty oath, he should be charged with immigration fraud, citizenship stripped, and deported back to Uganda.
Ranked choice voting leads to justification of the LA election. The top candidate had more than enough votes to place first. So some of her votes were shifted to the 3d place candidate so the 3d place candidate could place 2d.
That is ranked choice voting...in reality.
There...FIXED IT!
They supported communism in the schools, enabled, and encouraged it. I hope they now die by it.
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