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One thing you can be sure of, when a leftist is going to explain something, his purpose is not to clarify, provide information, or increase understanding. This author, a "Democratic Socialist," writes to promulgate The Narrative. The Narrative is the daily talking points and bumper sticker slogans disseminated throughout the media to be parroted by the talking heads as they were gospel truth. The Narrative is the careful use of words so as to not tip off people as to their real intentions.
The author is simply doing his duty to spread agitprop, which is what The Narrative is. The objective of The Narrative is to further The Agenda. The Agenda is to dismantle The System. The System is the American culture, way of life, and the associated national pride and patriotism that goes with that.
The author writes solely to assist in the replacement of America with a Socialist state.
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Democratic socialism is on the front burner of U.S politics today. But the heated debates usually involve false understandings of what it is and what it isn’t.
Here are the true facts.
Democratic socialism is on the front burner of U.S politics today. But the heated debates usually involve false understandings of what it is and what it isn’t.
Here are the true facts.
- Democratic socialism in U.S. politics today is largely the same as contemporary progressive liberalism. (True, but that is not a good thing.)
- A majority of Americans would buy the core principles of socialism if branded under a different name. (Why not call it democratic progressivism?) (Indeed. Socialists always use euphemisms and buzz-words designed to divert, confuse, overwhelm, or cause people to disengage. These words have conventional meanings, but when Leftists/Socialists use them they mean something else: Affordable housing. -phobic. Bipartisan. “Common sense” gun control. Corporate greed. Disinformation. Diversity/equity/inclusion. Democracy. Fair share. Hate speech. Social justice. Environmental justice. Privilege. Reproductive freedom. Workers' rights.
The average person would here these words used and think they are good and noble things, not realizing that the intent of these people is to basically destroy their country.)
- Democratic socialists, me included, are not at war with capitalism, (Yes, they are.)
- but seek to curb its excesses and the indecent inequalities it breeds. (There are no such things as excesses or inequalities in capitalism. But more to the point, we no longer have capitalism, and we haven't had it for decades. The author wants to "curb" what's left of this hybrid system we have, eliminating the last vestiges of capitalism from an economy that for all practical purposes is dominated by Socialism.)
It’s not revolutionary overthrow. (Um, yes it is. Socialism is predicated on the idea that the worker [proletariat] is exploited by the rich [bourgeois], and the discontent will increase until the worker rises up and overthrows the rich:
The bourgeoisie aims to make as much profit as possible in the marketplace while paying the creators of the product as little as possible to maintain their own wealth.
According to Marx, the bourgeoisie exploits the proletariat, which causes class conflict.
Tensions between the two classes tend to rise. The bourgeoisie wants bigger profits, while the proletariat defends its right to fair pay and safe working conditions.
Marxists see capitalism as an unstable system that will eventually result in a series of crises. The more capitalism grows, the more people take advantage of it, and the more oppressed, degraded, and exploited the proletariat will be.
The author denies this because of the diversionary word "Democratic." This only means that revolution is to be achieved by majority vote instead of a bloody struggle. However, as we have seen in years past, these folks will burn down cities and murder and rape if pressed to.)
Long-time (leftist) political expert E.J. Dionne Jr. has written, there is “broad agreement among Democrats on … more progressive taxation; universal access to affordable health insurance, child care and housing; enhanced worker rights; climate action; and … voting rights.” (No one thinks that there is any substantial difference between Democrats and Socialists. This is off-topic.)
These policies fit snugly within the democratic socialism of Bernie Sanders/Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez/Zohran Mamdani that is spreading like political wildfire. It’s, in fact, mainstream left-of-center Democratic politics. And it’s right up the alley of the Democratic majority in the Maryland General Assembly. (Um, yeah. Still talking about Democrats and Socialists. No one disagrees, sir.)
Hardly utopian. (Hmm. Where did this word come from? Has the author been accused by someone as being a utopian? Why would that be? What aspects of Democratic Socialism might be thought of as utopian? Oh. He won't explain.)
These policies fit snugly within the democratic socialism of Bernie Sanders/Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez/Zohran Mamdani that is spreading like political wildfire. It’s, in fact, mainstream left-of-center Democratic politics. And it’s right up the alley of the Democratic majority in the Maryland General Assembly. (Um, yeah. Still talking about Democrats and Socialists. No one disagrees, sir.)
Hardly utopian. (Hmm. Where did this word come from? Has the author been accused by someone as being a utopian? Why would that be? What aspects of Democratic Socialism might be thought of as utopian? Oh. He won't explain.)
Hardly a crusade to destroy democracy and free enterprise. (Hmm. Why would people think this? What aspects of Democratic Socialism might be mistaken for a crusade to destroy democracy and free enterprise? Oh. He won't explain.
We will explain. Socialism, no matter the modifier added, is both anti-capitalism and anti-democracy. Socialists aim to seize the "means of production" [i.e., private enterprise] and nationalize it. Democracy will last only until the new elite obtains total control, and at that time democracy will only be a show, and free enterprise will be reduced to bread lines.
It's inevitable.)
Democratic socialism policies have roots in the progressivism of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, FDR’s “new deal,” LBJ’s “Great Society” and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s crusade for economic, as well as racial, justice. There have even been mayors, known as “sewer socialists,” who “cleaned unhygienic water, built libraries and parks, fortified funding for public schooling.” (He's still on tangents. When is he going to address the topic?)
True, some democratic socialists, often under the banner of the Democratic Socialist party, demand extreme policies like defunding the police, removing all immigration controls, and ending capitalism. But these demands are outside the democratic socialism proposed by Bernie/AOC/Mamdani and others. (Well, that's an interesting claim. From AOC's own website:
Democratic socialism policies have roots in the progressivism of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, FDR’s “new deal,” LBJ’s “Great Society” and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s crusade for economic, as well as racial, justice. There have even been mayors, known as “sewer socialists,” who “cleaned unhygienic water, built libraries and parks, fortified funding for public schooling.” (He's still on tangents. When is he going to address the topic?)
True, some democratic socialists, often under the banner of the Democratic Socialist party, demand extreme policies like defunding the police, removing all immigration controls, and ending capitalism. But these demands are outside the democratic socialism proposed by Bernie/AOC/Mamdani and others. (Well, that's an interesting claim. From AOC's own website:
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is among the proponents of the call to defund the police...Bernie wrote this in his book:
"The older I get, the angrier I become about the uber-capitalist system under which we live, and the more I want to see transformational change in our country."
According to his website, just this year Bernie introduced a 50% tax on A.I. companies, to be taken in the form of company shares. Actually, he used the word "tax" when it's actually a seizure. Not really very democratic, eh?
Mamdani said this:
“But then there are also other issues that we firmly believe in, whether it’s BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel), right, or whether it’s the end goal of seizing the means of production, where we do not have the same level of support at this very moment."
Hmm. The author is either unaware or is lying. We know where we will bet our money.)
All political movements have unwelcome extremists in their ranks.
Why are a growing majority of U.S. voters drawn to democratic socialism? (Because they are maleducated and sucked in by Socialist rhetoric that camouflages what Socialists really believe.)
According to a 2025 survey by the conservative Cato Institute, 59% of voters had a favorable view of capitalism, 43% to socialism. Less than half of Americans say capitalism is working very well, down from 60% a decade ago. (Falls right in line with The Agenda, the dismantling of the system. And of course, as we mentioned we don't have capitalism, we have a hybrid of Socialism and capitalism with Socialism the dominant part.)
Most important, 62% of 18- to 29-year-olds have a favorable view of socialism. And roughly two-thirds of Democrats rate socialism positively. (Is it a surprise that the Socialist public educational system, populated by leftists and Socialists more than ever before, are producing good little socialists, who by the way, can't read their diploma?)
Helping to fuel this surge is deep yearning for generational changes in leadership. (Indeed. The Left has messed up the system so badly that everyone, whether conservative, liberal, capitalist or anti-capitalist can see it. This is exactly what Democratic Socialists want, that people will get so fed up with The System that they will vote in another system.
Does the reader see it now?)
Why is socialism equated with communism? The false equivalency is promoted, mainly by conservatives, to discredit democratic socialism. (The author continues to parse definitions, but still hasn't addressed the topic.)
Its progressive liberalism is a far cry from the end of capitalism and private property espoused by communists. (Bare claim. How is it different? Details? Explanation? Oh. He won't explain.)
Why is socialism equated with communism? The false equivalency is promoted, mainly by conservatives, to discredit democratic socialism. (The author continues to parse definitions, but still hasn't addressed the topic.)
Its progressive liberalism is a far cry from the end of capitalism and private property espoused by communists. (Bare claim. How is it different? Details? Explanation? Oh. He won't explain.)
Yet, right-wingers ignore this. Trump called Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic.” (Definitely a lunatic, and probably a functional communist. But we will never discover how Mamdani is not a communist, because the author will never explain communism. Of course, he hasn't explained capitalism or democratic socialism either.)
Other conservatives have identified democratic socialism as a plot to destroy the American way of life. (The author will not refute this.)
In fairness, however, even a group of moderate House Democrats felt compelled, by the false equivalency, to declare, “We are capitalist, not socialist.” (Um, sir. Are you going to get to the point?)
In fairness, however, even a group of moderate House Democrats felt compelled, by the false equivalency, to declare, “We are capitalist, not socialist.” (Um, sir. Are you going to get to the point?)
But, as noted above, Democrats generally support the democratic socialism policies advocated by Bernie/AOC/Mamdani and others.
Take, for example, Medicare for all, tuition-free college, universal child care, progressive taxation and other liberal policies. Voter approval for them increases significantly across the political spectrum when the policies are not labeled as socialist. (He's still talking semantics. And we remind the reader that Socialists are famous for hiding their true intentions, disguising their policies with innocuous language.
Take, for example, Medicare for all, tuition-free college, universal child care, progressive taxation and other liberal policies. Voter approval for them increases significantly across the political spectrum when the policies are not labeled as socialist. (He's still talking semantics. And we remind the reader that Socialists are famous for hiding their true intentions, disguising their policies with innocuous language.
These policies he names are prima facie evidence that we do not have capitalism in operation.)
So, let’s rename the democratic socialist principles of Bernie/AOC/Mamdani: Let’s call them democratic progressivism. (Renaming what he has yet to explain.)
Does democratic socialism/progressivism have legs?
Democratic socialism confronts Democrats with a damned-if-you-do, damned-if- you-don’t political bind. Particularly among swing voters, identification with democratic socialism is likely to be a loser.
On the other hand, democratic socialism has evolved because of its advocacy of ideas considered too liberal when first proposed. (Socialists are ok with incrementalism. That has been the strategy for the past 100 years. These Socialists don't have the stomach for the traditional bloody revolution, but the younger generation coming up to take their place is not so averse.)
When Norman Thomas died in 1968, the New York Times called him “the nation’s conscience for social justice and social reform.” Thomas was the Socialist Party’s presidential candidate in six consecutive elections between 1928 and 1948. He opposed communism and fought for strong unions, racial equality, social welfare safety nets for workers and the poor, and environmental protection. He was trounced in elections but almost all his “far out” beliefs eventually wound up in mainstream liberalism today.
So the fear of near-time election losses must be balanced against the chance to keep the tide of Bernie/AOC/Mamdani rolling. Fox News, of all people, recently reported: “Meet the far-left insurgents waging war in 2026 mid-terms.” You’ll find them far beyond New York City — in Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Texas and Ohio.
No, a democratic socialist millennium is not coming. But better days for everyday Americans are — if learn the true meaning of democratic socialism. (Um, sir. What is that true meaning? Oh. He's done.)
So, let’s rename the democratic socialist principles of Bernie/AOC/Mamdani: Let’s call them democratic progressivism. (Renaming what he has yet to explain.)
Does democratic socialism/progressivism have legs?
Democratic socialism confronts Democrats with a damned-if-you-do, damned-if- you-don’t political bind. Particularly among swing voters, identification with democratic socialism is likely to be a loser.
On the other hand, democratic socialism has evolved because of its advocacy of ideas considered too liberal when first proposed. (Socialists are ok with incrementalism. That has been the strategy for the past 100 years. These Socialists don't have the stomach for the traditional bloody revolution, but the younger generation coming up to take their place is not so averse.)
When Norman Thomas died in 1968, the New York Times called him “the nation’s conscience for social justice and social reform.” Thomas was the Socialist Party’s presidential candidate in six consecutive elections between 1928 and 1948. He opposed communism and fought for strong unions, racial equality, social welfare safety nets for workers and the poor, and environmental protection. He was trounced in elections but almost all his “far out” beliefs eventually wound up in mainstream liberalism today.
So the fear of near-time election losses must be balanced against the chance to keep the tide of Bernie/AOC/Mamdani rolling. Fox News, of all people, recently reported: “Meet the far-left insurgents waging war in 2026 mid-terms.” You’ll find them far beyond New York City — in Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Texas and Ohio.
No, a democratic socialist millennium is not coming. But better days for everyday Americans are — if learn the true meaning of democratic socialism. (Um, sir. What is that true meaning? Oh. He's done.)
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