Monday, August 24, 2026
The Family Likeness
The significant turbulence within the Democrat party today rests upon two opposing camps.
Among the Democrats, there are those who still maintain some degree of allegiance to, as many state it, “the party of JFK,” and the far left wing that has emerged in recent years — the party of Bernie Sanders and AOC, et al. (No faction in the Republican party wants to alter or eliminate basic attributes of American government and society). The Jacobin revolutionary wing of the party is largely under the thumb of the “Democratic Socialists of America.” These people are hardcore leftists — communists — and despise all aspects of America, not least the party they’ve been using to get their feet in the door. While many are running for office as Democrats, none of them can claim to actually be a Democrat in the traditional sense.
While Democrat leadership perpetually recites the stale talking point that the Democrat party is a “big tent” party, the reality is that it’s barely a small sleeping bag party. Democrat “diversity” doesn’t include diversity of opinion and character.
Republicans weakly joke that socialism simply “promises free stuff.” While the accusation is true, it overlooks the more diabolical aspects of the ideology. It can’t be expressed enough that socialism ultimately focuses dramatic authority into the state, and a specific radical political ideology.
Extremists who live in a free society always feel backed into a corner. They know that, no matter how successful their movement becomes, there will always be millions who see through their schemes and will resist forfeiting their individuality and freedom. As I have often stated, once an authoritarian gains power, their energies are directed first and foremost, to maintaining their power. This of course includes the “need” to punish “enemies of the revolution.” Radicals taking power will always, at some point, direct their street-violence credentials with the added powers of the state behind them. The lawfare directed at Biden’s opponents was just a hint of where Democrats were taking their program. Being against abortion, “too” religious, or in any way aligned with “MAGA” could lead to imprisonment and a ruined life for some.
While elections in some locations can help get the leftist’s foot in the door, gaining unopposed dominion over a nation with diverse interests requires violence and force at some point.
Communism has not suddenly made an appearance within America’s Democrat party. The current coup is a culmination of a long road begun decades ago under the milqetoast banner of “liberalism” (American definition).
The case can be made that extreme factions within conservatism steer toward “fascism” with its primary motivation of “law and order" but even fascism is still a collectivist ideology. Few fascists express strong support for a free market and maximum liberty. Softer strains of leftism have a family likeness to communism. These are the naïve fools who tell us that “real communism has never been tried” even though it’s been “tried” often. Their sympathies have always been with the idea of a uniform culture of equity and heavy government intrusion upon economics and culture.
Germany in the late twenties and early thirties had many decent middle class citizens who tepidly acknowledged an appreciation for the goals of National socialism. Hindsight is 20/20 and something Germans of the time didn't have. Many saw their options for governance as socialism (communism) or National Socialism. International chaos or national law and order.
Today’s family likeness now includes scores of mostly young people who may not be fans of Stalin but are none-the-less willing to forfeit their liberties — and others’ liberty — to another shot at utopia.
They will “own nothing” but I doubt that they’ll “be happy” with the result.
A Religion of Imposed Lockstep Conformity
I'm not religious at all but stuff like THIS really pisses me off. Communism has all the elements of a -- contending -- religion. Being a totalitarian enterprise, it's not just satisfied with controling outward behavior. It demands control over a person's very thoughts. Most conservatives have certainly noticed the rabid anger directed at them for merely holding a different opinion. Is it any surprise that the same pathological demeanor would be directed at anyone who fails to bow down to their pathetic "revolution."
Socialism (in all its manifestations); not a "religion of peace" or tolerence.
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Adam Corolla
Leftist policy
Always begins with disorder, chaos, and dirt.
"Compassion" for society's worst. Indifference for the decent.
Elon Musk is a genius…
but, you don't have to be a genius to have common sense.
