“持续不断的馈赠”:民主社会主义者获胜使共和党受益的五种方式
"The Gift That Keeps Giving": Five Ways Republicans Benefit From Democratic Socialist Victories

原始链接: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gift-keeps-giving-five-ways-republicans-benefit-democratic-socialist-victories

在一篇为《国会山报》(*The Hill*)撰写的评论文章中,评论员J.T. 杨(J.T. Young)指出,美国民主社会主义者协会(DSA)在民主党内影响力的上升,形成了一种从根本上有利于共和党的“红绿联盟”。杨认为,这种意识形态的转变正在分裂民主党的联盟,并为该党制造了五个明确的战略劣势。 首先,社会主义者与温和派之间在党内初选中的角逐,造成了难以弥合的分歧,使得各派别在大选期间难以相互支持。其次,这些竞争激烈的初选消耗了本可用于对抗共和党对手的大量财政资源。第三,社会主义候选人往往难以争取独立选民,从而增加了在大选中落败的可能性。第四,更多激进成员的入职将整个党团向左推得更远,可能会危及立场较温和的民主党人。最后,极端候选人的公众形象迫使主流媒体关注那些可能疏远选民的立场。 杨总结道,DSA推行的激进议程——他将其描述为反资本主义和反美——已经引发了一场内部的“内战”。他认为,对于民主党建制派而言,这一趋势是一场反复出现的政治噩梦,而对于共和党而言,这则成为了持续的选举优势。

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原文

Radical leftists and Islamist activists are increasingly converging inside the Democratic Party as Democratic Socialists of America, forming what can only be described as a "red-green alliance."

United by their hatred of America and capitalism, this unholy alliance of far-left radicals is drawing support from migrant voting blocs and purple-haired white liberals holding worthless woke college degrees who work three jobs. Perhaps it was not capitalism that failed those with worthless woke degrees, but the Marxists who run the educational-industrial complex known as college.

This week alone, DSA candidates expanded their influence inside the Democratic Party, intensifying far-left, anti-American rhetoric that could ultimately benefit Republicans, conservative commentator J.T. Young argues in a new opinion piece published by The Hill.

"Democratic socialists are taking over the Democratic Party. Republicans benefit from Democrats' escalating civil war in five ways," Young wrote.

Those five advantages include:

First, regardless of outcomes, socialists confronting other Democrats in primaries splits the party. Prior to having their own candidates, Democratic Socialists of America were hostages within the party. The left-wing fringe had to support moderate Democrats, because these were the furthest left electable option. Democrats automatically got their votes without having to contend for them.

But now given different options, socialists do not have to support other Democrats in primaries. If they win primaries, more traditional Democrats may not support democratic socialists in the general election, and vice versa. In both cases, real battles are being waged across real ideological divides. Feelings are not necessarily healed after elections are over. Instead, they likely will only grow rawer.

Second, even if the two sides manage to come back together, money has been burned. The cost of these intraparty fights can be substantial — over $80 million in the Democrats' Michigan Senate primary — and the money for both sides comes out of the Democrats' limited fundraising base. The cash being burned fighting each other cannot be later used against Republicans in general elections or for close races where Democrats need an extra boost to win.

Third, if democratic socialists are nominated, they have a higher chance of losing general elections than establishment Democrats. This isn't just conjecture. While socialism polls well among Democrats, with 66 percent viewing it positively according to Gallup, it doesn't with independents at 38 percent and does terribly with Republicans at 14 percent. Democratic socialist nominees risk losing significant votes for the Democratic Party in general elections.

This doesn't mean that there aren't districts so deeply blue that Democrats still won't win; two recent victories in the New York primaries are an example. It just means that if democratic socialists are nominated, they have a greater likelihood of losing. It also means that in comparison to a conventional Democrat, the party will likely need to expend more resources to bring them to victory; this means fewer resources for other races.

Fourth, if democratic socialists win nominations, they will pull the overall Democratic delegation further left once in office. This has already happened since the Squad's entrance to Congress and the growing influence of Democrats' large Progressive Caucus. The positions these members take, and force the entire Democratic caucus to vote on, can politically endanger party regulars.

Fifth, if democratic socialists win general elections, they force establishment media to cover their extremism. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) is a case in point. She has been called out for extremism so publicly visible that the party had no choice but to push James Talarico for Texas's Senate seat. Now, Talarico is every bit as extreme as Crockett; he just isn't as well-known for it. Once they're elected, Democrats can't hide their crazy, and the media must cover it.

The repercussions from democratic socialists' increasing incursions into the Democratic Party are not mutually exclusive. More than one scenario can apply in each democratic socialist's run. And in virtually every instance, at least one of these negative scenarios applies.

Democratic socialists' collateral damage to the Democratic Party is as real as it is mounting. Their assault on the party cannot end soon enough for moderate Democrats or last long enough for Republicans. For Democratic leadership, it is a recurring nightmare; for Republicans, it is the gift that keeps on giving.

The nightmare is playing out as multiple insiders close to the Clinton family - establishment Dems - have voiced their concern that DSA is absolutely batshit insane:

Mapping the five factions within the Democratic Party, the picture becomes clearer than ever that DSA is far left, reformist socialist.

Even more insane:

That's why, in their own words, they want to burn the American system and capitalism to the ground:

Much of the Marxist revolution is hiding in plain sight within the nonprofit world:

The DSA and its fellow Marxists have latched onto "affordability" because it is one of the most popular issues to campaign on. Marxists are parasitic and latch onto popular trends, but their goal is never to resolve the underlying problem, whether it involves affordability or stopping data centers from being built. Rather, their stated goal is to destroy the West, end imperialism, and crash capitalism.

Let's not forget DSA's unofficial spokesperson Hasan Piker has called on his followers to "kill capitalists" ..

Piker again...

The White House has gotten the memo:

The State Department as well:

What comes next, ahead of the midterms, is the Trump administration ramping up anti-communist propaganda. A majority of Americans still favor capitalism. We suspect the Red Scare is back.

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