New York’s 14th congressional primary yielded shocking results when Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez defeated 10-term Democratic Congressman Joe Crowley.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-socialist-midterms-joe-crowley-a8419111.html
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Cortez, a self-described democratic socialist, received almost 60 percent of the vote in
an election the Independent calls “one of the biggest upsets in modern American history.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alexandria-ocasiocortez-democrats-election-new-york-bronx-queens-socialist-midterms-joe-crowley-a8419111.html
Her campaign promises include universal health care, jobs for every American,
and the abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
When asked about socialism, she told Vogue: “It is about direct representation and
people actually having power and stake over their economic and social wellness at the
end of the day. To me, what socialism means is to guarantee a basic level of dignity.”
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An Investor’s Business Daily article pointed out how Cortez’s victory underscores the
fact that the “Democratic Party is no longer a party of moderation, but a party of the
extreme left. And it’s moving ever faster and farther leftward with each election cycle.”
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/democrats-turn-socialist/
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The American Culture and Faith Institute conducted a survey suggesting
that 4 in 10 Americans believe they would prefer socialism to capitalism.
https://www.culturefaith.com/americans-favor-capitalism-temoted-by-socialism/
The majority of socialism’s supporters are from the younger generation, with 52
percent of millennials polled saying they would prefer socialism to capitalism.
Since millennials make up over 20 percent of the country’s population, up to
35 million people may want to try out a socialist government.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/03/01/millennials-overtake-baby-boomers/
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Another article by Investor’s Business Daily stated:
“Sadly, a mere 28 years after the collapse of communism, a new generation of youth
not then born or too young to understand it see that epochal event as ancient history,
irrelevant to their new understanding of the world.
They do not understand that the toppling of communism wasn’t merely a repudiation
of the gerontocratic rulers of communism, but of the very idea of socialism.”
https://www.investors.com/politics/...rn-to-socialism-is-ominous-sign-for-the-party-and-for-the-country/
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A new generation thinks that democratic socialism will be different from communism.
But without the checks and balances of a constitutional republic to limit government
power, socialist regimes always turn tyrannical.
The difference between democratic socialism and authoritarian socialism is the
difference between a mob voting for the seizure of private property and a dictator
—elected by that mob—ordering the seizure of private property.
Ocasio-Cortez defeated 10-term Democratic Congressman Joe Crowley.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-socialist-midterms-joe-crowley-a8419111.html
'
Cortez, a self-described democratic socialist, received almost 60 percent of the vote in
an election the Independent calls “one of the biggest upsets in modern American history.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/alexandria-ocasiocortez-democrats-election-new-york-bronx-queens-socialist-midterms-joe-crowley-a8419111.html
Her campaign promises include universal health care, jobs for every American,
and the abolition of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
When asked about socialism, she told Vogue: “It is about direct representation and
people actually having power and stake over their economic and social wellness at the
end of the day. To me, what socialism means is to guarantee a basic level of dignity.”
'
An Investor’s Business Daily article pointed out how Cortez’s victory underscores the
fact that the “Democratic Party is no longer a party of moderation, but a party of the
extreme left. And it’s moving ever faster and farther leftward with each election cycle.”
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/democrats-turn-socialist/
'
The American Culture and Faith Institute conducted a survey suggesting
that 4 in 10 Americans believe they would prefer socialism to capitalism.
https://www.culturefaith.com/americans-favor-capitalism-temoted-by-socialism/
The majority of socialism’s supporters are from the younger generation, with 52
percent of millennials polled saying they would prefer socialism to capitalism.
Since millennials make up over 20 percent of the country’s population, up to
35 million people may want to try out a socialist government.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/03/01/millennials-overtake-baby-boomers/
'
Another article by Investor’s Business Daily stated:
“Sadly, a mere 28 years after the collapse of communism, a new generation of youth
not then born or too young to understand it see that epochal event as ancient history,
irrelevant to their new understanding of the world.
They do not understand that the toppling of communism wasn’t merely a repudiation
of the gerontocratic rulers of communism, but of the very idea of socialism.”
https://www.investors.com/politics/...rn-to-socialism-is-ominous-sign-for-the-party-and-for-the-country/
'
A new generation thinks that democratic socialism will be different from communism.
But without the checks and balances of a constitutional republic to limit government
power, socialist regimes always turn tyrannical.
The difference between democratic socialism and authoritarian socialism is the
difference between a mob voting for the seizure of private property and a dictator
—elected by that mob—ordering the seizure of private property.
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