The only difference between a socialist and a Democrat:
A Democrat says, “Your earnings don’t belong to you. Your earnings belong to the government. Now hand over half of your earnings.”
A socialist or Communist says, “Your earnings don’t belong to you. Your earnings belong to the government. Now hand over ALL of your earnings.”
Morally, there’s no distinction. The Democrat eventually turns into a socialist or Communist. Why? Because the thief who feels entitled to half your income feels entitled to all of it. It’s only a matter of time.
A Republican, by the way, claims: “Your earnings are yours. But please hand over half of them anyway. And if the Communists take over–well, we’ll meet them halfway.”
You cannot meet a thief, a brute, a predator or a totalitarian halfway. Once you concede anything to a totalitarian, you have lost it all.
Most of the world now understands this. Americans will be the last to learn this–the hard way.
People say they support Mamdani because they’re struggling with expenses. “I care about affordability.” So imagine this solution: Hire someone to rob other people and give you a portion of the loot. Now you’ll be able to afford more, right? “Well, no, that would be theft. I can’t do that. It’s not right.” So instead, you vote into an office a man who says he’ll make robbery LEGAL when he does it — that he’ll give you a portion of the loot, and then all will be well. “Now you’re talking. That’s not only morally acceptable. It’s morally virtuous.”
And then there’s the economics of it. Let’s pretend there are no moral issues with voting someone into office in order to legalize robbery. You can pretend there are no unintended consequences of this action — but there are. For one thing, there’s the law of supply and demand. Now that you’ll have all this free loot, the prices for those goods and services will go up. Why? Because as demand goes up with supply staying the same, prices go up. And supply, in fact, will actually go down. Why? Because with a Communist now in charge of everything in NYC, the most productive and profitable companies and businesses will flee — to Connecticut, to Texas, to Florida, to New Hampshire, wherever. They are already doing so.
So economically, Mamdani’s legalized theft can be expected to lead to SMALLER supply and GREATER demand: a recipe for high prices. This will create an even greater “affordability” crisis. What then? What Communists always do: Take everything over. “Prices are out of control thanks to greedy capitalists; no job is too big for the government, so let the government handle everything.” Mamdani already has promised to take over grocery stores and control the distribution of food. This sets the stage for taking over everything, which will seem rational when prices go through the roof thanks to Mamdani’s policies.
Remember: This is what the Democratic Party has in store for ALL of America. If they could get away with it, they’d implement it tomorrow. A growing number of younger voters, as they age, say they want socialism. What will America look like in 10 years, under socialism? What will NYC look like in 10 months?
Enjoy your socialism, comrades!