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Democratic Socialism Is Communism With Better Branding
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Democratic Socialism Is Communism With Better Branding

By: Cheryl K. Chumley | Commentary, The Washington Times A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday found 47% of Americans say they don’t understand what it means to be a democratic socialist. Meanwhile, a Washington Post/Ipsos poll released a few days earlier found 39% of U.S. adults would consider voting for a democratic socialist for president. For the sake of the low-information voter — and by the looks of recent polling, there are quite a few of them — let’s clarify that democratic socialism is one and the same as socialism. Moreover, socialism is one and the same as communism. And since today’s Democrat Party has ceded its political power to the democratic socialist crowd, and the Democratic Socialists of America influences, then it’s clear a vo...
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There is No Such Thing as “Non-Partisan” 
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There is No Such Thing as “Non-Partisan” 

By Michael J Badagliacco, “MJB” | Guest Commentary, Rocky Mountain Voice I recently stumbled across yet another sanctimonious article whining that school boards, city councils, and other local bodies are supposed to be “non-partisan.” The author practically clutched their pearls at the thought of politics creeping into these sacred spaces. Absolute BUNK! There is no such thing as “non-partisan,” never has been, and pretending otherwise is intellectual dishonesty wrapped in a bow of naive wishful thinking. The “Non-Partisan” Myth Is a Dangerous Delusion This whole non-partisan charade is sold as some noble experiment: take the big, bad party labels off the ballot and, poof, suddenly everyone becomes a pure-hearted servant of the public good, free from ideology, bias, or...
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