Socialism is not compatible with Freedom
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Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s stunning victory over three-term ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday’s mayoral primary is a “political earthquake” that will pressure the national Democratic Party to move further left, political analysts told The Post.
Dems who got trounced by President Trump and the GOP last year will have to pay more attention to the views of progressive, younger voters who propelled Mamdani’s candidacy — as well as struggling working-class voters — as they prepare for midterm congressional elections, strategists, pollsters and union leaders said.
“It’s an important moment in political history,” said Basil Smikle, a former executive director of the New York State Democratic Party and senior aide to then-Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Could it happen here?
District 6 Louisville Metro Council member JP Lyninger is a socialist.
It is happening here. Learn to read between the lines. Socialism has consequences. Only 5% of New Yorkers voted for Mamdani.
If you look at historical examples—West Germany versus East Germany, Taiwan versus Mao Zedong’s China, North Korea versus South Korea—the model with economic freedoms is persistently superior to the socialist model. (ref)
