Posted on 11/21/2025 8:29:47 AM PST by DFG
A vote to condemn the “horrors of socialism” passed on a mostly party-line vote Friday, with 98 Democrats voting against it and 199 Republicans voting for it.
The bill passed 285-98. No Republicans voted against the bill, although 20 Republicans did not vote.
On the Democrat side, it was far from unanimous, with 86 members voting in favor, and 98 against. Two Democrats voted “present” and 27 did not vote.
The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., reads “socialism has repeatedly led to famine and mass murders, and the killing of over 100,000,000 people worldwide,” and recognizes “many of the greatest crimes in history were committed by socialist ideologues.”
Salazar is of a Cuban-American background and represents a Miami area district.
The resolution culminates in the commitment “that Congress denounces socialism in all its forms, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States.”
“Socialism has never produced freedom or prosperity, only suffering and authoritarian control. Those of us in South Florida understand this better than most,” Salazar said of the resolution in a post on X. “With this failed ideology gaining ground in the United States and throughout the hemisphere, I’m proud to lead this resolution and call out its dangers without hesitation.”
After the vote, Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., wrote on X, “100 Democrats just refused to condemn the horrors of socialism. There were no poison pills in this resolution. There are 100+ socialism sympathizers in the United States House of Representatives. Despicable.”
The same resolution passed the House comfortably in 2023 by a 328-86 vote, with Democrats split roughly evenly on the resolution. It was not considered in the Senate.
Ahead of the vote, Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., and House rules committee ranking member Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., had a dispute over the meaning of the resolution.
McGovern said the bill “doesn’t have a definition of socialism,” and questioned Hill on whether Medicare could be considered socialist.
“Yes, some people could consider it a too much state control, that’s right,” Hill responded.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced the Senate version of the resolution.
“Time and time again, socialism has led to the same, inevitable outcomes: misery, poverty, and oppression,” Scott said in a statement this September.
“It’s despicable to see far-left radicals villainizing capitalism – a system that has helped billions of American achieve their dreams – and try to tear down our country and rebuild it in their woke, radical image through socialist policies.”
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I’m sure there’s a bunch of Republicans as well.
We already have enough socialism in this country. We need to balance Capitalism (Market Economy that Creates Wealth) Supply side with wealth capture demand side.
Start with bringing down the $2T annual federal deficit or we’re screwed. I had hopes for DOGE.
OK, the Dem commies have self-identified.
Why does Congress waste time on pointless crap like this. Balance the budget, cut taxes, reform the FBI, he’ll, even actually make a budget instead of using continuing resolutions. Do real stuff, not feel-good resolutions that accomplish nothing.
There is a method to this madness. It can work. Pick the spots.
Discouraging that 127 Dhimmicraps refused to vote for this.
Encouraging that it was only 127. I would have thought it would be all of them.
Voting makes it easy for us to identify the retarded RAT voters slinking through the sewers around us. Real RAT sewage.
“socialism has repeatedly led to famine and mass murders, and the killing of over 100,000,000 people worldwide,”
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What’s interesting, scholars vary on the estimates (some argue closer to 150 or 200 millions) but these death toll estimates aren’t counting the wars, of which there were plenty including world war types. These numbers just reflect various collectivist or totalitarian regimes wiping out their citizenry. Soviets and the Kulaks, Mao’s brigades, Pol Pot, etc. Your “government” at work.
What’s especially galling in this country is various leftist twats in and out of government royally screwing things up over the years - and then blaming “capitalism”.
Younger generations particularly have every reason to be outraged, but the leftists must make certain that they never, ever ever connect the dots and focus their justifiable rage where it really belongs. This is a full time avocation for the “media” and the usual suspects, so in a way it’s kind of fun to watch.
You mean like Social Security and Medicare?
There is no such thing as not voting, these 20 useless Republicans who did not vote, voted for socialism.
There is no such thing as not voting, these 20 useless Republicans who did not vote, voted for socialism.
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.
No surprise Americas communists reside in the DemocRAT Party.
Crony capitalism is an economic system where business success is based on close relationships between business leaders and government officials, rather than on fair competition. This results in favoritism through government grants, tax breaks, and special treatment, which can lead to market distortions, monopolies, and a lack of innovation.
Seems like USA.
That’s the reason for socialism but it only benefits the few that think they, being better than everyone else, is entitled to the fruits of the labor of those they enslave.
Not surprising.
Democrats (socialists) are very proud of their work and legacy.
It's still important because we need to speak out against socialism.
I’m guessing that you choose Free Will.
I say that depends on what he was convicted for.
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