The Deconstruction Of The American Social Contract

The United States of America is arriving at its 250^th birthday. The birthday of the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave. The birthday of the land of opportunity. The birthday of the country where anyone could achieve at his or her desired level provided, they worked hard and used what was provided and available to them. The land where Americans were permitted to accumulate capital and property and leave wealth to the objects of one’s bounty. A land more than worth keeping, preserving, and fighting for.

And fight we did. Hitler. Tojo. Mao. Hirohito. Mussolini. All tried to assault the American way of life and force their will upon Americans. All failed. And the assaults on freedom and liberty were not all from foreign shores. Covid-19. Vaccine Mandates. Manufactured racism. Governmental abuse. The Administrative state's abuses. The Deep State. All as devastating and dastardly as a foreign assault. But still, and to this day, Americans fought. And why do they fight? Because America is a land more than worth keeping, preserving, and fighting for.

However, a strange thing has happened in America over the past decade or so. “Downwardly Mobile” young individuals who were children during the financial crisis and the morass of the Barack Obama administration, attended colleges and received useless degrees with laughable titles that came with an inhumane amount of debt, a debt that could not possibly ever be repaid given the employment prospects with one having such a useless degree. However, on the way to that degree, these young and impressionable individuals were browbeaten by practically useless self-aggrandizing professors and instructors who continually told them that their debt, their practical uselessness, and their rage was all the fault of the evil and rotten American system, leaving these malleable students with no hope. In fact, they were told that their only hope rested in a powerful and benevolent State that would take from the evil and redistribute to the hopeless, and then, the very fabric America could and should be reworked into the warmth of collectivism, where no person would ever go without.

Through it all, it is an astonishment that none of these people on the downward trail have ever been taught the evils of Communism and totalitarian oppression, leading many to be that new breed of true believer Communists that we see today in places like New York and Los Angeles.

Again, I cannot understand this. My grandparents on both my mother’s and Father's side of the family immigrated from Socialist/Communist countries in Eastern Europe in the 1900's. They became United States citizens, sought employment, and raised families. My parents would relate stories of their suffering under the harsh regimes they were forced to live under. They heard stories of the greatness of a United States of America where they would be free. My Father and Uncle both served for the country during World War II in the Army and Navy, respectively. I grew up with an oral history of the war and as I got older, they both described in greater detail the atrocities during that war. Atrocities that my father stated were beyond comprehension and bothered him until the day he passed many years later. To remind readers World War II saw the slaughter and a total lack of respect for human life especially for Eastern European and German Jewish people. The Holocaust did occur contrary to liberal, incoherent history revisionists. Innocent people were gassed, abused, and murdered. This is just a part of why I cannot comprehend Communism as being a benefit for anyone at any time.

But what is Communism? We can define Communism as a doctrine based on revolutionary Marxian socialism and Marxism-Leninism theories, whereby government controls all aspects of life from the economy, and the elimination of personal freedoms is the norm.  Socialism can be viewed as a series of economic and political theories or movements advocating collective or governmental ownership of all goods and property with the end of personal property. In Socialism, the “warmth of collectivism” means that Government is the sole means of production and distributor of goods, thereby eliminating free markets, choices, and capitalism. Those living in “captured states” such as Connecticut and California can relate to the fact that Socialism is a totalitarian system of government ruled by one party and one party only. Those who lead in the party have special privileges to private property, better food and drink, better medical care, and can operate on a plane where they are above the law. Incompetents and abusers remain in office. Drunks make laws and are provided mercy and compassion for operating vehicles while impaired. Political favor is purchased by using tax money. Pushback is met with scorn and ridicule. A simple question to ask is why would some people want to live under this system? Because only a depressed and mentally weak person with no hope and outlook for their life would ever find such prospects attractive. Perhaps, the answer to that question is present in the question itself.

As it has devolved, many of these mentally disenfranchised individuals that were raised in much better circumstances have taken up residence in the wrecked and poisoned cities of the country. New York City, along with its paid political protestors elected Bowdoin college graduate in African Studies, Uganda born Muslim, Zohran Mamdani as their Mayor. Out of a supposed 2,194,204 votes Mamdani received 1,114,184 votes, Andrew Cuomo received 906,614 votes while Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa got 153,749 votes. Only 41.6% of New York City registered voted in the 2025 election. But to an ignorant person with no hope and knowledge, Mamdani is a Socialist’s dream. For example. Mamdani was asked; “What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?," Mamdani wrote, "I know that we'll never win the rights we all deserve - rights to healthcare, housing, education, nutrition, childcare, and public power - without a grassroots movement of the working class rising up to demand them. “Mamdani describes himself as a Democratic socialist. In a 2020 campaign video, he said, "I’m a Democratic socialist, and what socialism means to me is a commitment to dignity, a state that provides whatever is necessary for its people to live a dignified life." During his mayoral campaign, Mamdani said he wanted to "freeze the rent for all stabilized tenants," "permanently eliminate the fare on every city bus," "implement free childcare for every New Yorker aged 6 weeks to 5 years," and "create a network of city-owned grocery stores. (https://ballotpedia.org/Zohran_Mamdani). Most of these “promises” have ended up in shambles. But people continue to believe the Socialist bromide that all is in reach. It is just a matter of time to manifestation.

To show the power of the misplaced beliefs of Socialism, three Democratic Socialists of America candidates this past week in New York City received a grand total of roughly 125,000 votes. endorsed by Mamdani. Here are the very low vote counts:

Claire Valdez (NY-7), 36,961 votes 

 Brad Lander (NY-10) 55,060 votes

 Darializa Avila Chevalier (NY-13), 32,790 votes

All of the above individuals are members of the Democratic Socialists of America (“DSA”). Not to be redundant, It is difficult to understand the love for these, and all Democrat Socialists of America candidates and their registered voters given their platforms.

As stated, The (DSA) advocates for the abolition of capitalism and the transition to a democratically controlled economy where working people dictate production and societal resources. Their platform emphasizes collective liberation through grassroots organizing, centering on systemic anti-oppression and major expansions in public welfare.

Economic Justice: The establishment of an economy that serves human needs, not corporate profit. This includes proposals for a Green New Deal, a 32-hour workweek, strengthened union power, and steep taxes on the wealthy.

Health and Housing: Universal, single-payer healthcare (Medicare for All) and guaranteed housing for all individuals

Abolition of the Carceral State: The demilitarization and defunding of police, the abolition of mass incarceration and pre-trial detention, and the closure of local jails in favor of community-led care and reparative justice.

 Deepening Democracy: The establishment of a multi-party proportional representation system in Congress, elimination of the Electoral College in favor of the popular vote, reducing the power of the Supreme Court, and securing universal suffrage for all. 

 International Solidarity: A working-class foreign policy that rejects imperialist expansion, advocates for free movement of people, and emphasizes demilitarization and a free Palestine.

  (https://www.dsausa.org/)

Thus, socialists expect our country to eliminate law and order, end religious freedoms especially for those of both Christian and Jewish faiths, eliminate Capitalism, charge even more/higher taxes on wealthy (except for those who are DSA members) and other assorted failed Communist policies. This really should be a red flag to the Democrat Party however sadly it is not. Democrats in New York, California, Illinois, and Connecticut are embracing them and their poisoned policies and failures, as Democrats play the ball wherever it is hit, no matter how dirty the ball happens to be.

If voters choose to ignore this small minority of voters and their insane hatred for our American way of life is doubtful, as many in the liberal state run media love these ideologies (so long as they are not impacted by them).  I do not understand why the Democrat Party is allowing themselves to be hijacked by these Communists/Socialists unless it by design and that they really feel that they will become the only political party because of this? Perhaps. For as we well know, Democrats play the ball wherever it is hit, no matter how dirty the ball happens to be

We have heard all of these Communist/Socialist lies before. We see firsthand the failures of Communism and Socialism for many years, fighting many wars over totalitarian rule. Look at Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea, and others.   I also wonder why Communist/Socialist Democrats like Bernie Sanders, Hasan Piker, and others who do not give their wealth away but keep it from the masses they are supposedly helping and are never held accountable by their own people by amassing wealth utilizing good old-fashioned capitalistic principles? This adds to the mystique and confusion as to how one accepts this wretched failure as a means to success.  

Sadly, this incoming Communist and Socialist onslaught has brought the political world to its knees. Established Democrats, many of whom are Trump-hating left wingers, are being pushed aside without respect or regard by those far more evil. Republicans, clueless in another direction, would be wise to communicate that Communism and Socialism fails because its incentive structure contradicts what are human nature is. I am not terribly hopeful that either political party really grasps the severity of this matter at hand and will be able to act upon the serious nature of the same.

But as is always the case, we are driven by incentives in this society, especially in financial terms.  Communist and Socialist Democrats who utilize capitalism to build personal wealth while demanding redistribution from others without sacrificing their own fortunes is hypocrisy at its best.  However, wealth redistribution as they protect their own assets is the obligation to be paid by the lackeys and peons. Thus, once again history repeats itself. If the downwardly mobile hate America as much as they say, then they should leave the country once and for all. If weak and ill-equipped politicians and office holders cannot see the chasm and culture war between America and its aspirational overthrow that is to come, they should leave office and do the rest of us a favor. For as we are quickly approaching our 250th birthday of our country, the choices have never become clearer. 

It is time to silence the death knell of Communism and Socialism so that Freedom may reign for another 250 years.