The Democrats have been busy in their political lab concocting what they thought was a recipe for success. They engineered the Squad, a group they believed would be the bright, young face of liberalism. However, what’s emerging from this experiment is more Frankenstein than political prodigy. It seems like the party might be dealing with a problem that’s spiraling out of control, much like that creature in a certain classic horror film – all they need now is a castle struck by lightning to complete the scene.
The initial pride in their political creation is fading away, as the candidate pool for the New York mayoral race is starting to look a bit tinted – red as in commie red, not Republican red. Despite Democrats’ best efforts to dance around doing the endorsement two-step, it’s hard not to notice that some candidates seem to be flirting with ideologies that belong in bygone eras, not in any future that a sensible person would want to live in.
Listening to potential leaders talk about issues like the government seizing the means of production and setting up state-run businesses in 2021 is, well, let’s just say it’s not exactly what the folks signed up for. Does anyone remember the good ol’ days when America fought against such ideas, not welcomed them with open arms on the campaign trail? Some are saying these radical ideas are just youthful idealism, but there’s something more ominous happening here, akin to free stuff promises wrapped in a pretty bow labeled “utopia.”
If Americans pay attention, they’ll see the bread lines and shared bathrooms of history lurking behind those shiny promises. Some candidates are talking as though they’ve never cracked open a history book or met someone who experienced a government-run grocery store – emptier than a politician’s promise after the campaign cash comes in. Those who escaped real communism can recount tales of ration tickets and bleak housing blocks that sound anything but romantic.
It’s comical, really, to hear young people tout communism without knowing its harsh reality. Schools seem to be failing at teaching that lesson, leaving millennials to believe it might be some idyllic solution. But history tells us one thing for sure – while capitalism at least leaves room for the occasional success story, communism is kind enough to promise us all a lifestyle of equal misery. And if Americans don’t wake up soon, those dreams of endless government goodies might just become an endless nightmare instead.
