GOP calls them 'communists.' Here's what democratic socialists believe...

July 12, 2026

Laozi: 'When you let go of what you are, you become what you might be'

When fascism came to America it came clutching a bible and waving the flag. On January 20, 2025.

Israel in the present time is a state engaging in state terrorism against the Palestinian population of Gaza. The Zionist genocide of Palestinians is ungodly, un-Christian, and in every way horrific evil.

For Evangelical Christians, Christian Nationalists and MAGA who apparently know nothing of Jesus of Nazareth's position on wealth: Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.

"All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death. Knowing this, one should, from the very first, renounce acquisitions and storing-up, and building, and meeting; and, faithful to the commands of an eminent Guru, set about realizing the Truth. That alone is the best of religious observances. Milarepa

"An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea." The Buddha

“Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self.” Guru Nanak

MSN - Democratic socialists and academic experts say the ideology isn't communism, but rather a belief that the economy should be run for the public’s benefit through democratic decision-making. The government should have an active role in expanding public services to address certain basic needs such as housing or health care, they say.

“The information’s all in the title,” Susan Kang, an associate professor of political science at City University of New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a member of the New York City Democratic Socialists of America, told USA TODAY. “We want things that challenge the way capitalism distributes things. It's never done by force. It's never done by violence. It's never done through tricks. It's always done because we've gained majoritarian support."

Democratic socialists have notched recent wins in deeply liberal cities. In 2025, Zohran Mamdani won New York City's mayoral election and Katie Wilson was elected Seattle mayor. In June, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier won congressional primaries in New York City and Melat Kiros won in Denver, while Janeese Lewis-George won the Democratic primary for Washington, DC, mayor. In these deep-blue areas, Democratic primary victories are tantamount to winning the election.

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