Plenty of New Yorkers who voted for Zohran Mamdani in last month’s City Hall election previously backed Donald Trump at the ballot box, despite their obvious political differences, new data reveals
Like when they thought he was going to give everybody free internet, when what he really meant was giving us more opportunity of a free market of internet.
Same familiar rhetoric: “It’s literally Socialism!!!”
One of the big (and actually valid) concerns about socialism is “the government giveth, the government taketh away”.
Socialism is a great goal but I think this year kinda taught us that we are much further away from realizing that goal than we thought we are, if a dude like trump can come in with the trifecta and rip it all to shreds overnight, like a bully to a 5th grade diorama.
Nah, capitalism is clearly broken, and I agree that socialism is the most appealing -ism.
But a key requirement to socialism is a strong and stable central government. And we…don’t have that. Instead we have consolidated power in the executive and a judicial branch which is clearly bought and paid for.
We need to replace the roof before we think about putting in a pool.
We’ve outgrown our entire system of government…or managed to shape it into something that clearly does not match the will of the people.
We need to rewrite it with more fail-safes and circut-breakers for corruption. Social programs need to be uncuttable. Then, socialism has a fighting chance. It can be done, but not easily or willingly.
Same familiar rhetoric: “It’s literally Socialism!!!”
One of the big (and actually valid) concerns about socialism is “the government giveth, the government taketh away”.
Socialism is a great goal but I think this year kinda taught us that we are much further away from realizing that goal than we thought we are, if a dude like trump can come in with the trifecta and rip it all to shreds overnight, like a bully to a 5th grade diorama.
Sounds like you’re just riffing off me mentioning socialism.
Nah, capitalism is clearly broken, and I agree that socialism is the most appealing -ism.
But a key requirement to socialism is a strong and stable central government. And we…don’t have that. Instead we have consolidated power in the executive and a judicial branch which is clearly bought and paid for.
We need to replace the roof before we think about putting in a pool.
We’ve outgrown our entire system of government…or managed to shape it into something that clearly does not match the will of the people.
We need to rewrite it with more fail-safes and circut-breakers for corruption. Social programs need to be uncuttable. Then, socialism has a fighting chance. It can be done, but not easily or willingly.