It used to said there was little difference between the two major political parties in the United States.
There was a lot of common ground on basic issues such as law and order, defense, immigration and economic policy.
If JFK was running for political office today you might think he was a Republican.
For example, he advocated for tax cuts and was famous for his quote,
"A rising tide lifts all boats".
He advocated that the tax rate on individual taxpayers be reduced as well as the corporate income tax rate.
He understood that everyone benefited from capitalism when the capitalists made money.
We are a long way from that view today.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wore a custom designer dress to the Met Gala in 2021 with her sentiments.
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More recently, AOC and Bernie Sanders have been touring the country on a "Fighting Oligarchy" Tour.
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They are socialists through and through.
What is an oligarchy?
What are the most common examples of oligarchies in the world today?
Russia.
China.
Venezuela.
North Korea.
They all are fundamentally based on socialist or communist principles.
You might also extend that definition to include a monarchy such as Saudi Arabia today or the monarchies in years past of many European nations where the wealth and power were held by a select few.
That is not even close to the case in the United States today.
The same can be said for the exercise of political power.
People in the United States have more direct political power than anywhere else in the world.
The United States Constitution establishes a framework that provided the people the ultimate power to determine the government they want.
The U.S. House of Representatives can be totally turned over every two years if the voters desire.
The Presidency is on a four year cycle.
The entire U.S. Senate can be turned over within six years if the people want to exercise that degree of control.
Zohran Mamdani, the socialist-communist Democrat candidate for Mayor of New York City, has now come on the scene with even more radical ideas than Bernie or AOC.
His brand of politics borders on communism ideals.
He wants government run grocery stores.
He wants free childcare and government-paid mass transit.
He wants to freeze rents and override private property rights.
He believes billionaires should not be allowed to exist.
He is of the view that capitalism is theft.
If the United States is an oligarchy how could a 33-year like Mamdani come out of nowhere and defeat New York political royalty like Andrew Cuomo in the primary?
Ot a bartender from New York City become the darling of the Democrat party in several short years?
We have come a long way from the days of JFK.
That divide is really apparent when you look at how different the views are of Democrats and Republicans regarding capitalism and socialism.
According to a recent Gallup poll, 74% of Republicans have a positive image of capitalism.
Only 42% of Democrats do.
On the other hand, 66% of Democrats have a positive view of socialism while only 14% of Republicans do.
Could there be a much larger divide?
Considering the economic views of Democrat voters, we are undoubtedly going to see more candidates like Bernie, AOC and Mandami espousing ever more radical socialist views.
That is simply because Democrat candidates will cater to what they believe Democrat voters want.
And Democrats are clearly saying they want more socialism and less capitalism.
The Democrats just need to be careful what they wish for.
At the end of this road is an actual OLIGARCHY.
And the powerful few will not be the capitalists.
You can count on that.
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