https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/3/why-the-green-new-deal-should-be-painted-red/Inside Democratic radicalismBy Robert Knight
Sunday, March 3, 2019
People keep talking about how much Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal†would cost.
Trillions and trillions. But that’s not the point. It’s all about power.
The self-described Democratic Socialist from New York is, like her sponsor Sen. Bernie Sanders, a communist in sheep’s clothing.
According to SocialistWorker.org, “She was recruited to run by Brand New Congress, a political action committee founded by former Sanders staffers, and her campaign was shaped by it, as well as by the DSA [Democratic Socialists of America].â€
Because she’s only 29, she doesn’t have the lengthy, radical record that 77-year-old Bernie compiled. But she’s the new face of the Democratic Party’s plunge into outright socialism. All six of the major announced contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination have endorsed her sweeping “Green New Deal.†She’s also proclaimed that “I’m the boss†and warned that any Democratic members of Congress voting with Republicans will be put “on a list†for retaliation.
Socialism is a power trip. Its promises of guaranteed income equality, “free†medical care, “free college tuition,†state ownership of the means of production, confiscation of private property, central planning and a one-party system inevitably result in coercion and violence.
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