I mean, the Fish Wrap has seen the huge number of Democrats running as “Democratic Socialists Of America”, right? That the mayor of the city the Times is in claims to be a DSA member? That AOC has long branded herself as a Socialist?
Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists
One by one, Republican speakers at President Trump’s midterm convention in Dallas this week turned to a far-fetched argument with echoes of the Cold War.
Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana claimed, “Next year the communists will be in Congress — that’s what’s so frightening.” Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the No. 2 House Republican, said implausibly that there had been a “Bolshevik Revolution in the Democrat Party.”
And when Mr. Trump, the ringleader of this new Red Scare, took the stage, he returned — again and again and again — to baseless claims that Democrats were running as communists in the midterms.
“It’s going to be a communist country if they win,” he predicted, one of at least 60 times a speaker at the convention mentioned communism or communists.
It’s baseless, you guys! In practice, what’s the difference between Communism and Socialism? From what we’ve seen in history, the only difference is allowing voting. That’s about it. Granted, it would be better if Republicans called them Socialists, it would have the same impact. The communism tag might have some impact with Boomers and even older Gen X, but, not with the younger folks.
Although this year’s Democratic primary season brought a surge of left-wing momentum, and a handful of victories by democratic socialists running for Congress in Colorado, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Florida, no credible midterm candidate identifies as a communist. And there is little momentum behind any communist movement in U.S. politics at the federal level.
LOL, this is where the Fish Wrap wants to go, semantics.
“Stalin. Mao. Castro. Democrats,” the Republican National Committee wrote on social media last month. “Different leaders, same goal.”
Whether the attacks make a difference in the midterms is still far from clear. Some Democrats have expressed worry that the rise of democratic socialism in their party could play into Republican efforts to cast them as extremists and that constant mentions of communism could blur the lines for some voters. At the same time, Mr. Trump’s overheated language could weaken the force of the argument.
Yeah, because discussing how they want to get rid of all cops and prisons and tax everyone into oblivion isn’t extremist or something.
In some ways, far-left leaders have fed the argument. In 2020, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a leader of the progressive movement and a self-described democratic socialist, praised elements of the Communist Cuban revolution. And Darializa Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist who unseated a Democratic congressman in a New York primary in June, once maintained a social-media account that circulated a post suggesting that public libraries should carry more Marxist literature.
Huh. Anyhow, it is a long, long article trying to defend Democrats. Remember, the Credentialed Media is totally not biased.
Most Americans have unfavorable views of socialism, according to polls. Communism polls much worse. And even as Mr. Trump mislabels Democrats as communists, some Democrats have jokingly blurred the lines themselves, referring to the area of New York City where one democratic socialist House candidate won as the “Commie Corridor.”
Remember, the NY Times and all their left wing Comrades try and brand Republicans as White Supremacists. Even when they are black or Asian. Even squishy ones like George W Bush and Mitt Romney.
When FDR wanted social security he was called a communist and a socialist
When labor fought for the 8 hour work day they were they were called communists
When blacks called for their civil rights they were called communists.
When the left tried to stop the In Vietnam war they were called communists.
The right-wing liked to call anyone tho disagrees with them communists.
More and more Americans are no one saying , well I guess I am a Communist because I don’t like has st ,_4.50 a gallon and a billion dollar ballroom for the King”
The left wing likes to call anyone who disagrees with them fascists.
“Ballroom for a king”. The ballroom will be there for future administrations, whether they be Republicans or Democrats
Are you sure? There have been several calls for all Democratic candidates to pledge that they will tear down the ballroom if they are elected.
The illegal Epstein Memorial ballroom should be destroyed.
BTW, we call fascists “fascist”.
“Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology that prioritizes the nation above the individual under the control of a dictatorial leader.”
Pretty close, right?
Fascists build illegal monuments to themselves using citizens’ money. The gold leaf, statues and monuments must be removed when sanity returns.
Elwood you are a prime reason frontal lobotomies should be used more often. Your lack of critical thinking skills are on display and one can understand why there were jurors who voted for a woman who strangled her three children because of post birth stress fours years after giving birth. Your right up there with this crowd.
Ms Clancy had given birth to her youngest child, Callan, 8 months earlier before she killed all three. She then slit her wrists and throat and jumped from a 2nd floor window, breaking her back, paralyzing her, waist down.
On first hearing of her trial, I mistakenly thought the jury voted 11-1 to convict her of murder! So, it was a surprise to me that 11 of 12 actually voted to acquit her by reason of post-partum psychosis. But then they heard all the testimony and evidence that I didn’t.
Did you attend the trial or examine all the information?
Anyway, if you had the power would you lobotomize all those who disagreed with you?
BTW, we call communists “communists”.
So far, the ballroom isn’t illegal, sorry. And what does Epstein have to do with the ballroom?
Strange never seen a socialist country that didn’t descend into communism.braying moron Alias demonstrates his critical thinking skills the fact govt stole 17% of your income, taxed it before you received it, & taxed it again when you received decades later after giving you a paltry 2% annual increase, if you survived, should have enraged you was the commies exempted themselves. Investing in the stock market or gold would have left the average citizen 20 times better off. Civil Rights act destroyed your constitutional property rights, freedom of association, right of employment, freedom of choice. Bo0w before your commie govt. DEI rules.Isn’t this what the founding fathers fought against?
There are currently only 5 communist countries, North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Laos and China. And Vietnam and China have a major capitalist component.
MAGAts claim that Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia (was commie, now social democracy), Finland, France, Germany (was Nazi, then half commie), Israel, South Korea, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Sweden, Sweden, Switzerland etc are just too, too “socialist” for them; in fact, MAGAts believe the United States is too socialist today!!!
Finally, Elwood says something true. He got something right.
The US IS too socialist today.
And note that all those EUro-weenie countries we claim are too socialist are infringing on their citizens ability to express their political desires freely without harassment and imprisonment, are overturning democratic elections and oppressing opposition political parties, are engaged in population replacement through mass illegal immigration, and warmongering against Russia by sacrificing Ukraine. Socialist means fascist.
rc claims the United States is too socialist.
BTW, fascist means fascist.
“Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology that focuses on total state power, a dictatorial leader, and the forcible silencing of any opposition.”
MAGAtism means fascism. But you know that.
“Socialism is an economic and political philosophy where the government owns and controls the major resources and means of making goods.”
“The U.S. federal government has taken direct equity or governance stakes in about 30 companies—spanning semiconductors, critical minerals, and quantum computing — as part of a modern industrial policy. According to tallies tracked by policy analysts like the Cato Institute, Washington has shifted from traditional grants and loans to taking actual ownership positions.”
What could be more “socialist” than the United States government taking significant ownership positions in major corporations?!? This allows the government to influence corporate business decisions!! Let’s hope the friends and family of goverment officials don’t invest personally in these corporations that the United States government invests in, profits from and importantly, is supposed to regulate for the common good!!
Let Europe be Europe! The people there seem satisfied.
https://imgur.com/a/7eNhRkU
They’re losing and they know it.
You nazi-communist MAGAts couldn’t define socialism or communism even spotting you Wikipedia!! LOL
Just more desperate namecalling from the nazi right! Why not run on Big Donny’s “great” fascist record? … endless War, endless inflation, endless chaos, endless scandal, endless corruption, endless isolationism, endless cruelty, fewer rights… Nazism redux
Your Big Nazi, Adolf dRumpf, has no knowledge of economics, other than his Ponzi schemes and grifting and government corruption, enriching trumpfinc and his buds.
For the nazi-MAGAts that CAN read: Socialism is an economic and political system where the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned or controlled by the public or the state rather than by private individual.
Communism: an economic and political ideology that aims to build a classless society where the major means of production, like factories and mines, are owned by the public rather than private individuals.
Socialism and communism are both left-wing economic philosophies that reject pure capitalism, but communism is a more advanced and rigid stage that aims for a completely classless, stateless society.
The nazi-MAGAt dum_asses (did you even know there was a ‘d’ in dumb???) are unaware that our United States (2026) ranks 15th globally in overall “freedom index” behind (in order) Switzerland (#1), Denmark, New Zealand, Ireland, Luxembourg, Estonia, Finland, Czechia, Netherlands, Australia, Iceland, Canada, Sweden, Taiwan, United States (15).
The so-called socialism in these free nations includes better and much less expensive healthcare for every person, subsidized education, subsidized housing, child care, nutrition etc. Yet, even with all these “burdens” the people of these nations are much more satisfied and happy than Americans (24th). Residents of Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden, Netherlands, Costa Rica!, Norway, Israel, Luxembourg and over a dozen more nations are happier with life than are the mass of Americans!!
On the other hand, centi-millionaires and billionaires here are delighted and flock to the United States from all those “happy” countries!! We’re a haven for the super wealthy – the Epstein political donor class!! How much will Elon spend to get MAGAts elected this go ’round? He spend close to half a billion to elect Donny!
Unrestrained capitalism is strangling America and especially her people. The fugging commies are wrong! Capitalism is the very best system for advancing societies. But when unrestrained, capitalism becomes the enemy of the working class.
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So Rimjob did you celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks along with your fellow commie muslims?
After all a lot of white Christian males died that day.
Elwood again demonstrates his 3rd grade intelligence and debate tactics.
Rather than compare and contrast Trmp or Reagan’s accomplishments with senile Biden, Hussain, Clinton and Jimmy, he rants and does his Fauci immitation. Simply put he knows he can’t compare and contrast the records. The Demonrats have deindustrialized this nation pushing climate chane, controled growth, population control and centralized planning.
Only a fool believes socil=alism is anything other than an excuse for dictatorship and a prelude to communism. One looks at Europe which in 1995 had the same GDP as the USA and today as a result of its socilaist central govt policies has declined 405 in economic terms, and during the same period those nasty capitalist states like Japan Korea and Taiwan have surpasse3d their European counterparts. But reasons, rality and facts do not penetrate the hysterical swamp mists of communism. The living standars of the UK have declined to the level of Lousiana due to the socialist policies of the globalists. This isn’t as bad as Canada which is at the level of Mississippi.
And I love his “happiness” rating. Exactly how does one reasure the happiness rating of a gulag prisoner of a Islamic rape victim in Scotland skippy, or a citizen of Berlin where 60% of the inhabitants aren’t native born Germans or London where 55% aren’t native born British. I guess they are bubbling over with joy. Or the 60,000 British arrested and tried for “hate speech” offenses. Yes socialism and freedom are not one and the same but the “happiness” rating is double plus good NewSpeak.
I love commie lad’s concern for donors especially since over 50% of the Demonrats donations come from foreign sources. Oops why is that fro Beijing Moscow, Tehran skippy? And all those NGO, teacher’s unions and billionaires like Epsetin who donated exclusively to demonrats and Soros who was a Nazi Kapo. Ah I love the Dems, they have such clean hands, even the drug cartle donate to them, no wonder Obama stopped FBI investigations into their drug dealing and ran guns to them.
Elwood and his band of soy boys and harpies will convince me that communism is better than capitalism and Americanism when they decamp and head for Haiti, South Africa, and Cuba. But they stubborn stay here and lay waste to what far better men and women have sacrificed and built while these parasites destroy and contribute nothing.
They are merely communists.
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