“Democratic Socialism” Is a Contradiction in Terms Why are so many young Americans suddenly calling themselves democratic socialists? I think many of them simply want to distinguish themselves from socialists who might have supported dictatorial regimes such as the former USSR and Maoist China or who, today, might support North Korea. They want to signal that, for them, political liberty is just as important as, say, economic justice. But are the concepts of democracy and socialism even compatible? No. While socialism’s goals may be lofty, its means are inherently at odds with democracy. In the end, “democratic socialism” makes no more sense than “voluntary slavery.” Democracy Democracy means different things to different people. To some, democracy is an end in itself, a goal that may be worth sacrificing lives for. To others, democracy is at best a means for making a small government somewhat responsive to its citizens or a means to transfer political power peacefully. Thus, as F.A. Hayek wrote in The Road to Serfdom, “Democracy is essentially … a utilitarian device for safeguarding internal peace and individual freedom.” https://fee.org/articles/democratic-socialism-is-a-contradiction-in-terms/ Fascism and Socialism: Still Not Opposites The Opposite of Opposites National Bolshevism must strike some on the left as quite perplexing. After all, Bolshevism and Nazism — like fascism and socialism — are opposites, right? If you read my book, you’d know I consider this the greatest myth and/or lie of the 20th century (coming in a distant second: the idea that there is a difference between good flan and bad flan). Funny enough, the Eurasianists are counting on this myth for their propaganda campaign. They insist that the protesters in Kiev are trying to stage a “brown revolution” or fascist coup. In other words the de facto fascists are calling the anti-fascists “fascists.” And apparently lots of folks are falling for it. Snyder again: https://www.nationalreview.com/2014/02/fascism-and-socialism-still-not-opposites-jonah-goldberg/ 20th annual CTF Teddy Awards for government waste Federal - Heritage Canada for the $8.2 million Canada 150 Parliament Hill rink Provincial - Ontario’s $39 billion Fair Hydro Plan Municipal - The City of Montreal for $34 million Formula E subsidy Lifetime Achievement - The City of Calgary’s gaffe-prone public art program The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today held its 20th annual Teddy Waste Awards ceremony, celebrating the best of the worst in government waste from the past year. CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick served as host, joined by the CTF’s pig mascot Porky the Waster Hater and talented event hostess Jessica. The awards event took place on ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cgwbpT9KHY

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The West Is Destroying Itself America and Western Europe seem obsessed with the fear of Russia. Never mind that the combined military might of the U.S. and NATO literally dwarfs that of Russia, the West behaves as if Russia is about to conquer the world. No doubt, Russia is one of the world’s superpowers in terms of nuclear missiles; but if nuclear war is what frightens the West, why are they threatening Russia by surrounding the country with military bases and hypersonic missiles? Why is NATO inciting Russia by violating agreements to NOT encroach on Russia’s borders? Why do the U.S. and NATO conduct military war games on Russia’s doorsteps? One could get the idea that the West is trying to goad Russia into nuclear war. https://thewashingtonstandard.com/the-west-is-destroying-itself/ Western Civilization Has Been Destroyed by Diversity For decades liberal gentiles and jews have been lying to us that diversity within a single country is wonderful. Hiding behind this lie is an agenda to undermine every Western country by destroying its unity. The tool used was massive non-white immigration, supplemented in the United States with teaching blacks racial hatred of whites. If you think blacks have not been taught to hate whites, watch the 13 minute video included in Fred Reed’s article and listen to blacks tell you how much they hate you ( https://www.unz.com/freed/blackness-fatigue-enough-is-too-much/ ). https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2021/07/06/western-civilization-has-been-destroyed-by-diversity/ Intersectionality, the Leftist Plague Destroying Western Society –part 2 ntersectionality represents an ideology of pure wickedness, racism, and subjugation. Under its basic ideology white people are on the brink of extinction. In Western countries where the white birthrate is collapsing and borders are open to nonwhite immigration, mainly Muslims, it is only a question of time before whites become a minority in their own countries. As the nonwhite immigrants do not wish to assimilate and integrate, Western civilization itself and all its cultural values are on the road to extinction. https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/07/15/intersectionality-the-leftist-plague-destroying-western-society-part-2/ It may soon be time to invoke the 25th Amendment on ailing, failing Biden Have you ever read anything like it? On Saturday, a damning dossier was published about Joe Biden’s fitness to be president that was so shocking and disturbing, I assumed it had been written by a Republican hit squad. The holy stinker of a verdict — headlined “At 79, Biden Is Testing the Boundaries of Age and the Presidency” — revealed the following about the leader of the free world: https://nypost.com/2022/07/11/it-may-soon-be-time-to-invoke-the-25th-amendment-on-ailing-failing-biden/ President Joe Biden Adds To His List Of ‘Gaffes’ By Wondering Off Into The Word ‘Prostitution’ Somehow President Joe Biden continues to slip further and further away from reality. No, this isn’t a simple stutter or something that can be worked around. This is full-on cognitive decline, and countries from around the world can see it, so why do Americans continue to play it off like it’s nothing? https://dailysoapdish.com/2022/04/president-joe-biden-adds-to-his-list-of-gaffes-by-wondering-off-into-the-word-prostitution-somehow/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wtn-f_Qp-8

Capitalism and Democracy One immediate problem we face discussing democracy and capitalism is that both terms have different meanings for different people. For some people “capitalism” is synonymous with “corporatism” or “crony capitalism,” which combines nominally private enterprises with a highly interventionist political system—indeed, something like the U.S. system today. Likewise, “democracy” for some is synonymous with social and economic equality. For them, no democracy can exist when some people live in poverty, some cannot read, and others live in mansions or attend Ivy League schools. For my purposes, however, democracy will be defined simply as “the people rule,” or, more specifically, “majority rule.” https://fee.org/articles/capitalism-and-democracy/ Why Socialism Fails The analogy of the jockey and the horse explains the continued appeal of socialism. Socialists believe that socialist regimes have chosen the wrong jockeys to ride the socialist horse to its deserved victory. Bad jockeys such as Stalin, Mao, Fidel, Pol Pot, and Hugo Chavez chose tactics and policies that led their socialist horse astray. But actually, a look at how the Soviet Union actually worked reveals that it’s the horse itself that’s the problem. https://www.hoover.org/research/why-socialism-fails Thanks, Gov. Cuomo, but no thanks. Journalists don't want assault protection. Distancing himself from a president who’s made insulting the news media a personal pastime, Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to make it a felony to assault a working journalist. The sentiment is appreciated. But this reporter will take a pass. Adding journalists to the growing list of occupations in New York with similar protective status, including police, firefighters, paramedics, judges, nurses, utility workers, train conductors, bus drivers, sanitation workers and process servers, is a slippery slope. There's no end to the number of jobs that prompt visceral reactions from some segment of society. Why not debt collectors, defense attorneys, parking enforcement officers and artists? Are we to upgrade misdemeanor assault to a felony for all of them? But a better reason to reject the governor’s proposal is that the constitutional guarantee of a free press extends to all people. Professional journalists don’t deserve special treatment, and no self-respecting one wants it. https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/columnists/andreatta/2019/01/25/special-protection-journalists-assault-felony-not-wanted-gov-cuomo/2679571002/ Newsom Defies Voters on Capital Punishment California Gov. to Go Against Voters, Institute Death Penalty Moratorium California Governor Gavin Newsom (D., Calif.) will on Wednesday announce a moratorium on his state's death ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOu38foHFcg