Democrats’ Love Of Socialism Is Nothing New, But Their Embrace Of Communism Is

 Issues & Insights  

"Communism as a creed has failed everywhere it’s been tried, bringing only grinding misery, state slavery, mass death, and horrible poverty. Quite a record."

Political Cartoons Daily & Weekly – Townhall

"Here’s a headline that you might not be surprised to see today: “Have The Democrats Been Lost To Socialism?” Only it wasn’t written today. Issues & Insights crafted that headline way back in 2016, when it was already clear the Democrats had moved sharply leftward. Today’s extremist Dems are no different; they’re just more obvious about it.

“Polls show a shocking number of Democrats, in particular young ones, find socialist ideas not merely acceptable but preferable to capitalism,” I&I wrote then. “It’s hard to imagine a more stunning indictment of our schools.”

"That still stands up pretty well today, we’d say.

"It was prompted by the release of a then-shocking February 2016 poll of 1,000 likely Democratic voters by the American Action Forum in which 47% of Democrats described “socialism” and “communism” as either “very favorable” or “favorable.” And 60% said they’d be OK if America went socialist.

"The numbers were equally dismal for young Democrats (those under 45), who favored socialism over capitalism by 46% to 19%, a landslide for leftism.

“How could average Americans of a supposedly mainstream political party throw their lot in with a creed that’s responsible for more human misery and poverty in the world than any other?” we asked. “It boggles the mind. Socialism, and its evil twin, communism, murdered well over 100 million people during the last century, a scale of slaughter unmatched in human history.”

"That was Feb. 22, 2016. Those under-45s who answered that poll then are today no longer youthful idealists; they’re the Democratic Party’s heart and soul, its establishment, as an even-more extreme group today emerges each year from our nation’s far-left universities to take their place.

"So what has changed? Nothing really, except today Democrats show a brazenness and shamelessness about their extremism. Today, socialism is edgy. It’s cool. It’s violent. It’s destructive. It’s online. And if allowed to take over, it will ultimately and inevitably metastasize into the moral cancer of communism, the worst political system in history.

"This is no false alarm. The Democrats are already objectively socialist." . . . More...

DSA: 'Our Goal Is Communism' - The Daily Signal   

. . . "After visiting China in November 2025, Piker said: “Mao Zedong is one of the great leaders of this world, OK? A man who changed the entire universe, the entire planet.” Never mind Mao’s killing 60 million of his subjects (three times Adolf Hitler’s body count), Piker announced, “I never would and never will” mock Chairman Mao. Indeed, Piker donned a full Mao jacket when he addressed the College Democrats Convention in Washington, D.C., last July 18."

Heartbreaking New Details Emerge About Barron Trump’s “Security Bubble” Amid Death Threats

 100PercentFedUp

"Barron Trump lives 'reclusive' life amid threats from Iran, assassination attempts on his dad, murder of Charlie Kirk" NY Post

Iran broadcasts sickening video claiming Barron Trump is 'fully
monitored,' places $10M bounty on his head

"Baron Trump is living largely outside public view as threats against President Trump’s youngest son draw the attention of the Secret Service.

"At 20, he should be able to build a life without people talking about killing him.

"New reporting describes the personal toll surrounding that “security bubble,” including the loss of someone close to him.

"The New York Post spoke with people in the Trump family’s orbit who described Barron as intensely private and seldom seen publicly. Its Friday report follows repeated attempts on his father’s life and threats aimed at Barron himself.

"The paper also reported thart Charlie Kirk’s September 2025 assassination deeply affected Barron, who had become close to him. Barron reportedly connected Kirk’s death with the danger of appearing publicly.

"The First Lady’s office asked the paper to leave details of Barron’s private life out of coverage because of the recent threats. That is an understandable request from a mother facing this situation.

"A therapist interviewed for the report cautioned against equating privacy with trauma. She has never treated Barron, and the reporting offers no basis for diagnosing his mental health.

"Threatening a president’s son is a vile way to intimidate a family. Whatever anyone thinks of the administration, Barron deserves to be safe.

"In its earlier coverage, the New York Post reported that Iranian state media had aired an approximately three-minute video targeting Barron. It described a claimed $10 million bounty, while explicitly stating that the paper could not independently verify the alleged reward or the video’s purported surveillance claims.

"The Secret Service confirmed to the paper that it knew about the video and investigates material that could constitute a threat to people under its protection. The agency withheld details about protective intelligence for security reasons.

"The report placed the broadcast alongside earlier threatening material directed at the president and First Lady Melania Trump. Barron’s name was being pulled into an already ugly campaign against the family." . . . More.

Now we await the "(MSNOW, Democrats, Rosie, Jimmy Kemmel, The View,) do not condone threats of this kind, but....

Video Titled 'Where to Kill Barron Trump?' Airs on Iranian TV; Group Alleges $10 Million Bounty Placed on President's Son

I Bought Beans at the Government Store

"Atlanta bet on a private grocer; New York is betting on the government."

Foundation for Economic Education

"And should the store succeed, the success . . . will belong to the private grocer that managed to make a business work where others wouldn’t."

"Downtown Atlanta has an unpleasant grayness to it, as if its architects forgot their charm at home when it was built. I glanced up at the towering corporate buildings that block out any sun that could have reached me, cut through Georgia State University’s greenless college campus, and my route was redirected by the relentless percussion of jackhammers that chipped away at the sidewalks. Finally, I approached the automatic doors to my destination, Azalea Fresh Market, and was welcomed by two security guards.

"At first glance, the store seemed like an ordinary supermarket, but a bit smaller than my usual. Upon a closer look at the items, the prices were anything but ordinary. My eyes darted toward the row of eggs displayed: $3 per dozen. Next to the eggs was a gallon of milk, $4. Behind me was a loaf of Sara Lee Honey Wheat bread, $5, and a 12-pack of canned sodas, $10. I trudged up a nearby set of stairs to see a modern café that featured a sushi counter, a sandwich shop, and a smoothie stand with several iPads to place an order. The sleek wooden tables and chairs were filled with professionals and students typing away on their computers while enjoying a sip and a bite. If you were anything like most Atlantans, given the prices and atmosphere, you probably thought that I was at the newest semi-luxury food market that I spotted on TikTok. In reality, I went to a government-funded grocery store that socialists are raving about.

"Azalea Fresh Market opened last September to address a growing demand for a grocery store in downtown Atlanta. Its opening was the result of a partnership between the City of Atlanta, the Independent Grocers Alliance, and a successful local mini-grocery store chain, Savi Provisions. With no major grocery company inclined to open a location in the downtown area, the City of Atlanta managed to contribute roughly $8 million in cash, loans, and grants to provide the infrastructure needed to help open the business (as well as a second location that is under construction), while the owners of Savi Provisions operate it independently, hoping that the ongoing success of the store will eventually allow it to run on its own. To reach that goal, the store keeps the prices of staple food items as close to those at other supermarkets as it can (though $3 for a dozen eggs and $5 for a loaf of bread can really add up for the more budget-conscious shopper), while operating the café upstairs to generate higher-margin sales from college students and professionals.

"Given the intent behind the establishment of this store, it’s difficult to imagine why it’s gaining so much praise from advocates for Zohran Mamdani’s proposed government-owned markets. Mamdani’s goal isn’t to target food deserts; he aims to outprice private grocers in areas where supply is abundant because he’s convinced that businesses are price-gouging consumers."

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Ryan Devine is an Editorial Associate at FEE. He earned a BA in Psychology from Salisbury University and an MPA from Villanova University. At Salisbury, he received the Psychology Department Award, presented to a graduating senior in recognition of academic achievement and meaningful contributions to the department.

About - FEE;  FEE’s mission is to inspire, educate, and connect future leaders with the economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society.  These principles include: individual liberty, free-market economics, entrepreneurship, private property, high moral character, and limited government.

Independent Journalist Nick Shirley Leaves New York Times Reporter SPEECHLESS After She Tries to Defend California’s “Stop Nick Shirley Act” . . .

 . . . "Then She Allegedly Cuts the Interview Short"

The Gateway Pundit   

"Independent reporter Jonathan Choe, standing a few feet away, later identified her by name and said he was “shocked she was this clueless.'”

"Independent journalist Nick Shirley turned the tables on a New York Times reporter who repeatedly pushed the Democrat defense of California’s so-called “Stop Nick Shirley Act.”

"Independent journalist Nick Shirley, the 24-year-old YouTuber whose viral reporting on empty Somali-run “learing centers” in Minnesota and hospice schemes in California helped blow open a national fraud scandal, was interviewed by NYT reporter Laurel Rosenhall outside the State Capitol after a rally against Assembly Bill 2624.

" Rosenhall is The Times’ Sacramento-based California politics correspondent. She showed up with a notepad. Shirley showed up with a camera, a “Califraudia Republic” hoodie, and a simple question the paper of record could not answer: why is California writing a law that protects the people spending public money instead of the people exposing how that money disappears? 

"Shirley posted the clip Thursday with a caption that said it all:

“Here is the New York Times realizing they are advocating for a law that would effect journalism and fraud from being exposed.” 

"Rosenhall starts in defense mode. According to her, lawmakers maintain that the bill was already being developed before Shirley traveled to California. 

" Shirley immediately shot back: “Not true.” . . .   More text and videos here.

'The New York Times' can't shake the cloud over a 90-year-old Pulitzer Prize

NY Times brand of yellow journalism certainly earns the Walter Duranty Award

The Duranty Prize is named after Walter Duranty, the New York Times Moscow corresponded in the 1920s and 1930s who whitewashed Joseph Stalin’s forced starvation of the Ukrainians (the Holodomor) and many other aspects of Soviet oppression. Duranty was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for his efforts. It has never been revoked."

Jelly Roll Tells Fans to Stop Listening to His Music If They Dislike His ‘Kimmel Live!’ Trump Jokes

  News24

August 28, 2024; Rosie O'Donnell Spreads Insane Trump Conspiracy   

. . . "You have voiced my thoughts exactly.

"I think when he smacked his ear, he had a blood capsule and that is what he used on his ear. I don’t think he was hit by anything.

"People underestimate how bad he does not want to go to prison. He will do anything people ….anything."

"It’s the kind of disinformation, or misinformation we hear all about these days. Yet TikTok hasn’t censored O’Donnell’s rant. Nor are any entertainment outlets." 

Rosie O'Donnell Praises Jelly Roll After His ‘Fat Pig’ Trump Attacks on ‘Kimmel Live!’

"The singer went even farther down the path of hatred and told anyone who isn’t a radical leftist that he no longer wants them as his fan."

Dems: We no likee Hasan

"The Democrats at last stand up on their hind legs and bleat. "

 J.R. Dunn - American Thinker

"As we all know, this indignant schoolmarm schtick always works. Just look at Geraldine Ferraro, Hillary, or Kamala."

"It looks like the Dems have at last repudiated Hasan Piker, the anti-Semitic, anti-American Chairman Mao wannabe. So the road is clear, and they can move ahead without any worries, right?

"Well, actually, no. To start with, “repudiated” here is subjective at best. Leader of the People’s Party Hakeem Jeffries, when asked point-blank by Wolf Blitzer whether he was in fact cutting ties with Piker, instead went into a long monologue about “the rising tide of anti-Semitism,” the security of  “our Jewish brothers and sisters,” and the obligatory insinuation that all “ideological perspectives” were implicated, all without mentioning Piker’s name. (He did mention it once, in passing, when Blitzer pressed him, insisting that he’d opposed Piker “As forcefully as he could.” Righto, Hak.)

"The other “repudiations,” by Elissa Slotkin and a handful of nonentities – Josh Gottheimer, Jackie Rosen, and Ritchie Torres -- were no better. Clearly, the Dems are less interested in repudiating Piker than they are in just hoping that he goes away, while loaning them his following until November. Slotkin started out strong but went off the rails when she couldn’t resist the now-obligatory pro-Palestinian line --this in a statement supposedly condemning anti-Semitism.

"Abdul Mohammed Al-Sayed, who has been working hand in glove with Piker in his campaign, was puzzled by the whole thing. Hasan Piker, if he wasn’t mistaken, was a “streamer” – was that the right word? – out in California, whereas he, Abdul, was up in Michigan, where he was helping people get to the doctor’s office. So what was the question again?

"Barely had enough time passed to consider any of this before hard-left harridan Debbie Dingell emerged to undermine the whole effort with a half-demented rant aimed at the real villains. It was all the media’s fault, said Deb. She was tired of talking about Hasan Piker. She didn’t want to hear that name again. “I am done. Don’t any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker.”

"As we all know, this indignant schoolmarm schtick always works. Just look at Geraldine Ferraro, Hillary, or Kamala." . . .  More...

August 28, 2024: Rosie O'Donnell Spreads Insane Trump Conspiracy

. . . “I don’t know what happened that day, but I don’t think it was a bullet that hit him,” she said. There’s zero proof anything else but a bullet pierced his ear.

"Next, she suggested the event was staged to make him look heroic. Why else would he pop up after being hit and raise his fist in the air.

"'That’s a normal reaction, right, to almost being assassinated,” she said.

"She also alleged he “regrew” his ear, something that only happens with octopuses, she noted.