Import Socialists, Get Socialism
The article discusses how democratic socialists in the US are trying to implement socialist policies, despite the failures of socialism in other countries. The author, an immigrant, is concerned that these socialists are not learning from the mistakes of their ancestral homelands. The article cites examples of socialist failures in countries such as India, Ethiopia, and Guinea-Bissau, where socialist policies led to economic stagnation and poverty.
- ▪Democratic socialists in the US are trying to implement socialist policies, despite the failures of socialism in other countries.
- ▪The US education system fails to teach American and world history, leading to a lack of understanding of the consequences of socialism.
- ▪Countries such as India, Ethiopia, and Guinea-Bissau have experienced economic stagnation and poverty under socialist policies.
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| Original publisher | The American Conservative |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theamericanconservative.com/import-socialists-get-socialism/ |
| Publication time | Sat, 01 Aug 2026 04:03:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-01T05:09:00.586Z |
| Last seen | 2026-08-01T05:09:00.586Z |
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Politics Import Socialists, Get Socialism Democratic socialists haven’t learned hard lessons from their ancestral homelands. Simon Hankinson Aug 1, 2026 12:03 AM Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... As an immigrant who likes America and spent most of my career working to advance its interests and values overseas, nothing galls me more than seeing other immigrants try to overthrow our uniquely successful capitalist democracy and install Third World Marxism in the United States. In local politics, there is Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York. In national politics, we have a whole new crop coming soon to Congress. The latest example is from the Soviet Republic of Colorado, where Ethiopian-born Melat Kiros beat Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary.
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