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Socialism has been good for America

I wrote the following letter to the Morrison County Record this week . . .

 Dear Editor:

 Recently Donald Trump has been saying how evil socialism is. He says he opposes socialism and that it won’t come to America on his watch. But do you believe that a free high school education is socialism? I do! And I think we need more socialism like that in this country. We need free college education for all Americans. Educating our children and young adults will be a good investment in our great countries future. Lets make America great again by giving our young people  a great education. When the socialistic GI bill educated veterans we had a tremendous spurt of economic growth when those young people entered the economy. Do you believe Soial Security is socialistic? I do! And we need to expand it. Do you believe Medicare is socialistic? I do! And we need Medicare for all. Socialism has been good for America. We need more of it - not less.
Democratic Socialists of America a https://www.dsausa.org

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 Some of the most visionary people in Congress today are Socialists. Take Rep. Ocasio - Cortez and the Green New Deal or Rep. Jaypal  and her sweeping Medicare for All legislation that she introduced this week.

 On the more local front, two members of the Democratic Socialists of America were elected to the Chicago City Council this week.

 And in Minnesota the Twin Cities DSA  has bravely come out in support of Rep. Omar's honest criticism of the caustic effect the Israeli lobby has on democracy and American foreign affairs.

 Here's Twin Cities DSA statement regarding Rep. Omar:
"We stand with Ilhan Omar against the reactionary smears being thrown at her. Conflating criticism of the Israeli state and its brutal regime with anti-Semitism is a neoconservative con that we refuse to fall for.

Less than two weeks ago, the United States Senate unceremoniously voted 74-19 to curtail civil liberties and free speech by opening the door for local governments to punish supporters of the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement.

And in last week’s State of the Union speech, president Trump gave lip service to the slain members of the Tree of Life Synagogue shortly after a cruel, paranoid lie about the ‘violence’ Americans face from people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border- the same conspiracy theory that drove that very act of hate in Pittsburgh.

It’s our duty as socialists to oppose all forms of racism, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism and stand in solidarity with the oppressed workers of the entire globe. It’s also our duty to stand strong against those who would divide us through opportunistic attacks and falsehoods."

 If you're looking for bold, honest, and progressive solutions, American socialism has a solid historical footing and is the organization to look to for the future.

Tim
Central Minnesota Political

 PS: A Harvard poll, done in February, discovered that young Americans prefer socialism. Read about it here: https://gritpost.com/harvard-poll-voters-35-socialism/

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