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The Deadly Seduction of Democratic Socialism Young people are being urged to support “democratic” socialism—ideas blamed for tens of millions of deaths in the last century—promising that consent will make it work this time. But consent cannot make an economic system wise. A ballot cannot set the right prices for wages, goods, or services, nor prevent shortages, repression, or famine. This isn’t fringe. New York elected Zohran Mamdani, who says there should be no billionaires and backs rent freezes, state-run grocery stores, free CUNY, and higher taxes. Polling shows strong support for socialism and communism among Americans under 30. The core error is believing resources can be taken from creators and transferred without losing the knowledge that made them productive. Mao’s China illustrates the outcome: land reform dispossessed and killed landowners, production collapsed as local expertise was treated as an enemy, and grain seizures during the Great Leap Forward worsened a catastrophic famine. The lesson: destroying incentives, property rights, and local knowledge destroys production itself. Envy is often disguised as justice. Communist regimes cultivated resentment and turned grievance into political energy, making societies less focused on creating wealth and more focused on making others lose it. Even when central planners tried to subordinate families to the state, people preserved knowledge through markets, private plots, and community practice. Civilization isn’t a machine bureaucrats can redesign. Take away property and you don’t automatically transfer knowledge—abundance can vanish with it. Redistribution may promise equality, but if it destroys the people, incentives, and knowledge that produce abundance, the result is a hungry one.

The Three Words Democracy Borrows Democracy is often praised as inherently good, but Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates saw serious flaws. A better view: rule by one, few, or many each has tradeoffs. A healthy society ideally combines a strong leader, a competent elite, and a virtuous citizenry—because, as Thomas Sowell said, “there are no solutions, only tradeoffs.” Democracy promises three virtues it can’t guarantee: freedom, wisdom, and consent. **Freedom:** Nozick’s thought experiment shows how slavery can be disguised by changing vocabulary—when power gradually shifts from overt domination to rules voted on by others, at what point is it “freedom”? A society can talk endlessly about freedom while restricting rights through taxes, regulations, and suspensions. **Wisdom:** Socrates doubted democracy produces wisdom. If a voyage were dangerous, you wouldn’t let every passenger vote equally on navigation. Yet political voting gives equal weight regardless of knowledge, inviting manipulation by those skilled in fear, emotion, and flattery. **Consent:** “Government of the people, by the people, for the people” can be an illusion. If the state is treated as “us,” coercion can be reframed as self-government. But representatives don’t truly follow your instructions the way a genuine agent must. Freedom, wisdom, and consent are real virtues—democracy just borrows their language, and the biggest risk is believing that choosing rulers collectively makes the ruled free, wise, and consenting.

Mass Migration as a Path to Expanding State Power Western governments have incentives for mass migration. Increasingly staffed by progressives, the state wants to expand its authority over social relations and the economy. Wealth redistribution and equitable representation are easier to claim once the state controls the levers. Many see rising living costs as a failure; for those harmed, it makes sense. From the state’s perspective, however, faster arrivals than can be housed, schooled, or treated strain the system. The state then responds with more spending in those areas, exerting economic control. A state failure becomes the pretext for expanding the state. Higher population also enables misleading “per-capita” narratives. If five people live together making $50,000 each, GDP is $250,000. Add five more and cut everyone to $45,000: GDP becomes $450,000—nearly double—despite lower individual income. Competition for rooms, food, and yard space raises prices while people earn less, producing fewer earnings and higher costs. Rob Henderson calls these “luxury consequences.” Mark Wiseman, co-founder of the Century Initiative, backed a goal of 100 million people in Canada by 2100 (~800,000 per year). What happened in 2022–2024 exceeded targets. After disaster, Wiseman “failed upwards,” later joining Prime Minister Mark Carney’s advisory council. If the state directs social and economic life, it must also prevent revolts when planning fails. Fragmenting society into factions and encouraging their differences weakens cooperation—divide and conquer. The state’s interest was never a thriving citizenry, only a growing one.

THE WISE INFORMA: aprovar a ridícula PEC do fim do 6x1 não dará um voto a mais para Lula. Quem é a favor deste lixo já vota no PT. Contudo, o eleitor médio de 2026 é bem diferente do de 2002. Hoje mais PJs e menos sindicalizados. CLTs fazem menos preço eleitoral. #Política #Eleições2026 #Brasil

💥 Contamos en @sport ¡Cumbre de Deco con los agentes de Marc Bernal! El Barça quiere transmitir toda su confianza al entorno del centrocampista. Confían plenamente en él pese al posible fichaje de Rodri. La reunión la avanzó @moillorens. + info 👇 https://t.co/wiSEivP5hh #FCBarcelona #Fichajes #Deportes

President (Donald) Trump and his team think they can get Hamas to disarm and demilitarize Gaza, we are examining this, they sent us a draft, we did not agree, it is not our draft, we sent our comments. By the way, we sent our comments before receiving any media campaign on the matter, because this is our position. We stand firm on our interests, I believe both wisely and firmly.

Dziś wracamy Panie i Panowie 🫡 Gramy z jedną z lepszych ekip w zeszłym sezonie więc naturalnie nie będziemy faworytami. Zwycięstwo czy porażkę w dzisiejszym meczu nie warto ekstrapolować na dalszą część sezonu - więc pokornie, spokojnie i z rozwagą przyjmiemy dzisiejszy wynik🔥 Tylko zwycięstwo! Wisełka tylko zwycięstwo! Bawcie się dobrze @wislakrakowsa 🔵⚪️🔴 #futbol #mecz #WisłaKraków

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Wise'i pangalitsentsi taotlus USA-s jäi rahuldamata, mis põhjustas ettevõtte aktsiate järsu languse, kuna regulaatoris olid mured seotud varasemate finantskuritegude tõkestamise probleemide ja Belgia uurimisega rahapesu kahtluste tõttu, kuigi Wise kavatseb edaspidi uut taotlust esitada. #Wise #Finantsregulatsioon #Rahaülekanne

Gli astronauti della missione Artemis II, tra cui il comandante Reid Wiseman e Christina Koch, hanno condiviso le loro emozioni sull'esplorazione spaziale durante un incontro a Torino, evidenziando le sfide e le paure vissute in orbita, mentre si preparano per la futura missione verso Marte dopo il viaggio sulla Luna. #ArtemisII #Spazio #Torino