Yes, but a song of 23 verses. A bit long, in my book, but then, I always laugh at what attorneys call "briefs." My next oldest brother, a physician, always jokes about calling his profession "practice,' because that is what it always seems to be. Lawyers share that distinction without a difference. "Professional?" my brother deadpans.
And they both use a dead language to refer to everything,
And, as I said in my criticism in Part 10: Housing is not a right. It is a privilege. Minor children cannot sign contracts to own or rent housing. Rights are universally applied, meaning they cannot be restricted by any qualification, except by the exercise of one individual's right, by which that individual cannot cause harm to another. That's why yelling "Fire" in a crowded room is not legal. It's an error made all the time. Many so-called rights are really privileges. Language means things.
This series is in parts. This part is about housing, only. The other issues you mention are in other parts.
...legacy of slavery is economic disparities perpetuated by the system, racial wealth gap, and unequal access to housing, healthcare, and education.
As I have asked, SHOW ME. Telling me your opinion is not helpful. Show me the CURRENT statutes and gov't policies, by quoting and citing them, that demonstrate SYSTEMIC racism. I acknowledge individual racism, but not systemic. Historic examples abound, but show me current examples. Good luck.
As I also said, there is a distinction between systemic and individual, even with a group of individuals within the system. They are the racists, not the system.
In that vein, Jim Crow is no longer running things, so why bring it up? My point, exactly. We do not live in the past, do we? Well, the racists do, but that's their problem.
how many human organisms are necessary.
As many as there are.
what will happen when a real AI takes over the role of the genii.
When? More like "if," you mean. Your 'when' has no guarantee of occurring. To date, that's science fiction. I know a thing or three about fiction.
No, neither individual nor collective selfishness is an ideal condition. We need to be the exact opposite. The speculative question is, will we be that, or the present state? AI neither helps nor hinders.
I thought that might be your happy reply if I didn't tell the whole story. There's another factor I did not reveal that makes a huge difference. Not all breadwinners in the late forties were career officers in the military. A lot of enlisted men, but my father was a full-bird colonel and asst, administrator of the hospital where I was born. That's why it was free. Free was not typical, even then. So, no, your point remains weak.
23, one part for each of the separate DSA planks
They [R's] had the chance [to dump Trump]
Yes, they did, and all the R's during the 24 primary campaign swore in their debates to ignore Trump, but none of them could do it. They seemed compelled to talk about him, and he wasn't even there!
"End the legacies of slavery and colonialism. Reinforce anti-discrimination laws. Honor all treaties and tribal sovereignty. Enact reparations and massively invest in good jobs, quality housing, and infrastructure in neglected minority communities." - DSA https://program.dsausa.org/
Memo: The XIIIth, XIVth, and XVth Amendments to the Constitution, called the "Reconstruction Amendments," already deleted the legacy of slavery by 1868, 158 years ago. The Declaration of Independence ended colonialism in 1776, 250 years ago. Did we miss our middle and high school US history classes? At least, mine in the 60s included these details, and I know the socialist and communist propaganda was already starting in my high school classwork in Los Angeles, where I grew up 60 years ago, but I was able to dismiss that propaganda for what was valuable historical fact. Where people are sometimes confused is separating the difference between systemic and individual racism. So, once again: systemic racism is that which is codified in statutory law and government policy texts, being "the system." Individual racism is when individuals, both in government and outside it, express racist remarks verbally and in print or broadcast media, or by their own verbal and written communication. If there are no systemic statutory laws and policies that express racial discrimination, then systemic racism is nonexistent. There is no demonstration of the fact of the DSA claim. So, a challenge. Show me an example of currently codified systemic racism. Where no evidence of systemic racism exists, why bother to "reinforce" anti-discrimination law? Congress has enough on its plate without having to till ground already producing fruit to harvest? The target is individual racism, and that is on all of us to combat, because even though the matter is codified, human behavior is still free to express, even illegally.
Honoring treaties and sovereignty is already codified. See the next-to-last sentence of the last paragraph. The same goes in response to the balance of the quote above.
Birth;
Poppycock, in some cases, like mine. In 1977, I was a process engineer for Ford Motor Company. Our daughter was born in December, and our cost, after insurance benefits, was $0. That was even after an extended stay in the delivery room of 37 hours, because our daughter was giving most of the signals of "ready for birth," and even some administration of birth inducement, but she resisted birth. She has been confident and headstrong ever since, a very independent lady who is the joy of my life, other than my bride of 53 years. By the way, I was born in '49, and my birth cost my parents, I was told, virtually nothing. My father was the hospital assistant administrator, an "inside" job.
Part 10: "What We Fight For" Housing for All
"Housing is a human right. Build new, publicly-owned social housing, strictly regulate investment properties, establish universal rent control, and guarantee right to counsel for all tenants." - DSA https://program.dsausa.org/
DSA, and many others, misuse the word "rights," as if that is all we have. No, there are also "privileges." The difference is simple, but easily ignored. Rights are universally applied, young and old, male and female. Any other distinctions are superfluous. Race? According to the Human Genome Project, whose final report in 2003 covered an intensive 13-year study, it concluded that there is no race.
Not biologically. There is no race gene, period. All humans, of all sexes and genders as alleged, combined, regardless of physical distinctions, are 99.9% identical. "Social scientists have long understood race to be a social category invented to justify slavery, and evolutionary biologists know the socially constructed racial categories do not align with our biological understanding of genetic variation. The completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 confirmed humans are 99.9% identical at the DNA level and there is no genetic basis for race." https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8604262/
Did DSA not read this report? Obviously, not. Did anyone? Well, I did. So, why is race still a construct for the U.S. Census, let alone housing and a myriad of other government playtime? I am a citizen of the U.S. I am a resident in the U.S. I am male, and I am 76 years old. I am retired. I have a home address. I have a nose. Count it.That is literally all the US Government needs to know about me as a citizen taxpayer, and all I would answer on the last two Census counts; 2010 and 2020, mandated by the Constitution, Article I, Section 2. They have not objected to nor denied my truncated Census reports. I am suspicious that if the DSA were to come to majority power, they would ask more questions in their census report, not fewer. Something like, "Do you now, or have you ever associated, colluded, or otherwise trafficked with a billionaire?" Yes, I have. Sue me.
This went beyond housing concerns, but since DSA is off the path already, calling housing a right, which would imply that minor children can buy or rent a house, whereas home ownership/rental is not a right, by that limitation alone. It is, rather, a privilege. So is voting, by the way, and for the same limitation on minor children. Owning a driver's license and a vehicle is also a privilege, not a right. Minor children cannot sign such contracts. So, DSA, take your "rights" and shove them. Learn what rights are and are not, then do what you will. This problem [ignorance] by the DSA creeps up elsewhere. Everywhere? Being an utter failure, even short-term, I suppose so. The average time to failure of socialist states is 40 years. The maximum has not yet been achieved: 100 years.
Your graph indicates a trend that is a steeper rate from 2010 [ACA passed], increasing by another $1,000/person in just 5 years, then $2,000 in another 5, $3,000 in another 5 years. So, in an earlier 15 years, 1980 to 1995 [Reagan/Bush41], cost rose by $2,400. $2,400 [Reagan/Bush] vs $6,500 [Oba'a/Trump] in 15 years, each, one pre-ACA, the latter during ACA. Trump tried to have Congress abolish the ACA, but failed, because we were sold a bill of goods. Goods that Pelosi claimed one had to read the ACA bill to know what's in it. No one did, or it would [should] not have ever passed.
By the way, the inflation rate from 1970 to 1985 was 6.4%
The inflation rate from 2010 to 2025 was 2.6%, yet medical costs rose at a much steeper rate in the same years. ACA is the cause.
I think your not considering the increase in human population
Wrong. I do, so let's honestly consider: Earth has a total land surface area of approx 57.3M sq. miles of land, as opposed to bodies of water. That's about 29% of the total surface of Earth, according to my Nat'l Geo Atlas of the World. The 57.3M converts to 36.7B acres. Assuming 8B people on Earth, that's 4.6 acres/person. But, we cannot figure it that way, because not all landmass is livable human space. The Arctic occupies about 6% of total landmass. Mountain, 13%. Forest, 31%. meadow, 11%. Agricultural, 9%. Arable, 295. Urban, 1%. We actually have people living on all types of landmasses, some more than others. Just to make a point, let's evacuate all humans from Agricultural, Arctic, Forest, and half of Mountain, leaving Arable, Meadow, avnd 1/2 Mountain, or 46% of the landmass. The math yields 2.1 acres per person; 8 billion people, occupying 46% of the total landmass. You call that "fantasy?" Go ahead. We are not overpopulated; we are under-managing our land and resources. For example, why haven't we yet put an aqueduct from the upper Mississippi at the confluence of the Missouri to the Southwest, which typically starves for water? That would also mitigate flooding in the lower Mississippi. Why don't we build water desalination factories on shorelines around the world to provide more drinking water? Why don't we do more de-urbanizing and stop living like rats on top of each other? What percentage of the world population occupies even 1 acre of land per person, since there is obviously room to do so? In fact, given the world population, less than 1% of the world pop lives on an acre or more. By population and landmass alone, with no restrictions of human population, each person could occupy 3-4 acres each.
appear to be living in an irrational fantasy land.
There's concern over nuclear proliferation, and there's wild-eyed alarm of irrational dominance; something like environmentalists tearing their hair out with some alleged white extremist driving a Cadillac SUV. There is no "ideal climate" maintaining ±1.5º C anywhere on the planet, and never will be. That is an irrational goal. So is, for the next 50 - 100 years, expecting to eliminate the use of fossil fuels. It isn't just fuel, but lubrication and raw material for plastics, neither of which environmentalists have come close to replacing with a green-friendly alternative raw material. Do we see Al Gore Gooey Juice for a lubricant for EVs, or for 50% of an EVs components being plastic? No. Reality check, pls. It's your fantasyland, my friend. The Green New Deal is neither Green, New, nor a Deal. oops.
Part 9: "What We Fight For" Healthcare for All
"Guarantee universal healthcare at no cost to individuals, including complete access to reproductive and gender-affirming care. Expand healthcare access and quality by investing in new public hospitals and clinics. Make all medical education and training public and free." - DSA https://program.dsausa.org/
I remember a time when healthcare was financed between my parents direct to a physician, period. No hospital involvement, but for my mother birthing children. I was the last of three. No insurance policy, no co-pays, and no insurance companies vying for medical care coverage. My father, mother, brothers, and me, and a doctor who made house calls and became a family friend. Why couldn't that system continue? Not due to our population increase, because physician count has risen with population. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physicians_in_the_United_States
Insurance is one of the flies in the ointment. Virtually non-existent in the 50s, the dawn of the 60s began an insurance revolution, and now absorbs a big percentage of medical cost to patients.
Another fly is not watching what we put in the pie hole, and elsewhere for entertainment, beyond nourishment. The food industry discovered freezer food and processed food, neither of which are as healthy as fresh food, which grocery stores tend to put on the outside walls of the store. Consume healthy food in moderation quantities; lessen obligation to medical treatment.
Limiting over-eating, and eating healthy would reduce the incident of our most lethal diseases. Cancer would be reduced up to 50%. Heart disease and Type 2 diabetes would reduce up to 90%. https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2021/09/29/90-percent-of-heart-disease-is-preventable-through-healthier-diet-regular-exercise-and-not-smoking
In other words, why pay a doctor - or an insurance company - anything when our own self-control and attention to what goes in the pie hole can reduce those costs significantly? Don't need socialism, or frankly, capitalism, to do that. We just have to admit we've been personally irresponsible, and have to change. Don't need to change the Constitution to do that. Don't need any politics to do that. That is true, virtually free healthcare for all, isn't it?
Are you certain that Obama didn't start the fire [I actually think Obama just rode on the coattails of Hillaryous Balloon Girl]. The EMTALA does not cover the cost of non-emergency sex change operations, and other elective stuff, which Biden, Harris, and Co proposed. Everyone knows of Biden's delirium and that Oba'a pulled the puppet strings in a quiet third term.
I happen to know both my Senators personally, and both meet the thinking criteria very well. Sorry for your apparent experience, but States do vary in the competence of voters and elected leaders.
Part 8: "What We Fight For" Freedom to Flourish
"Expand public resources to support recreation, learning, and social spaces accessible to all. Establish paid family leave for all workers, a 32-hour work week with full pay and benefits, and a living minimum wage. Provide free, quality public education from pre-K to college and cancel all student debt." - DSA https://program.dsausa.org/
"Recreation, learning, and social spaces..." I have recently learned that I can download [I did] an exercise schedule to do "Chair Tai Chi," a yoga routine I can do daily on one of my dining chairs. I'm 76, so cut some slack, ok? My personal physician highly approves and uses the routine himself.
I have acquired a sizable print-book library, have a much larger library accessible on my home-office desk with its iMac, and have a local town library accessible to me. Yes, all towns in America do not have a library [although the smallest town in America, Monowi, NE, population: 1, has a 5,000-volume town library]. Some individuals may not have a home library. However, as of 2025, about 93% of homes in America have an internet subscription. https://www.highspeedinternet.com/resources/internet-facts-statistics. But this DSA blurb does admit to a lack of appreciation for statistics. OK, "data collection," DSA said, which is a necessary first step to obtain statistics. Their loss.
What are "social spaces?" A park? A rec center? The street? A field, meadow, national park, school gym, the Y, a coffee shop... etc? 74% of my State's landmass is public access land. With a population of 3.5M, that's a lot of available "social space." I would say, conservatively, more than sufficient. Ever notice how big cities in America are, by and large, Democrat-run cities? Here's a political map of the U.S. 2024 House election, by House District detail. With little exception, see the little blue patches in fields of red. https://www.270towin.com/2024-house-election/ Rats come to mind, population-wise.
The quote above notes a "living minimum wage." I'll wager those who inserted this qualification are completely unaware of the original effect of "living minimum wage," when included in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. "While FDR defined a living wage as more than bare subsistence—allowing families to cover food, shelter, and save for emergencies—the statutory minimum of 25 cents per hour enacted in 1938 was historically insufficient to support an average family without additional household earners." https://publicpolicy.pepperdine.edu/blog/posts/what-did-fdr-mean-by-a-living-wage.htm Now, the offering of the DSA is promising more for less; "a 32 hour work week with full pay and benefits." But, what is "full pay" and what are "benefits?"
"Provide free, quality public education from pre-K to college and cancel all student debt." "Free" to whom? My taxes and yours will be obligated to pay for that increase in education obligation. My children have already attended Free K-12, paid for by property taxes, and their mother was their "pre-K" caregiver and educator, and they are finished with college as of >20 years ago. The education tax on my county property tax bill is still the largest line item of my property taxes. I should ask for, and would vote for, a percentage reduction of my property tax bill. I no longer have children in school, so I am not deriving a benefit at all. Sorry, I believe my obligation is to my family members, only, in this regard. Especially when, just a few years ago, a county school administrator drove a company car to and from work, a Mercedes. I live in a well-to-do community, but it isn't Beverly Hills. My property taxes were supporting that Mercedes. I don't drive one, myself. I drive a 25-year-old Dodge Ram because it refuses to die. That's better manufacturing than one will have under a socialist regime. Is there a Chinese or a Cuban-manufactured car that tops any car-of-the-year award? Come to think of it, are all the citizens of any socialist state in the world meeting the standard of "flourishing?" To "flourish" describes a state of steady development, health, and prosperity.
I am posting around 20 separate posts, each dedicated to a specific plank of the DSA's platform from https://program.dsausa.org/
I have already posted a half-dozen posts in the politics section.
Humanity is currently not prepared
Why not? We've lived under a threat of nuclear war for... over 70 years. What does it take think prep is necessary? Currently, I have the ability for my family to exist completely off the grid in an ultra-insulated basement, maintaining a constant temp of at least 65 degrees, and food, water, and shelter with air filtration for over 8 years, and growing.
Do you really think that under conditions of surviving a nuclear attack, the UCS' stand "...citing unacceptable environmental, ethical, and geopolitical risks." is really the foremost concern of survivors? Get a,life, man. "Ethical???" You're kidding, right? These are supposed to be rational scientists, not alarmist quacks.
Useful? What, by wearing a dress? Why not emulate Platner and just wear a towel?
Seems Platner has already burned himself. It is well known he bore a Nazi "Totenkopf" ["death's head"], used by Hitler's (SS) guards. https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/politics/graham-platner-cant-explain-why-ex-girlfriend-knew-tattoos-nazi-link-before-he-says-he-did
He apologized and had it covered up, further demonstrating it was inappropriate. Should have known that in advance of having the tat in the first place. Doesn't anybody do research anymore? I spend a minimum of four hours daily in research. Anybody can, but they don't seem to think the time is worth it. Gaining knowledge isn't worth the time? Getting a Nazi tat is, when that is clearly not a US favorite, and one lives their life often shirtless? Platner is not a demonstrated thinker, a task one would think is required of a Senator.
Trump was not convicted of rape, because that trial, by the plaintiff's choice, was a civil, not a criminal trial. No criminals in. acivil rtrial, just liability. And that is being appealed as we speak, so the game is not over. Learn the law
The NY conviction brought against Trump, though convicted, is also being appealed, so the game is not over there, either. Learn the law.
Therefore, you should not accuse anyone whose case against them has not concluded of being what they are accused of being. period. That's called due process, my friend. Heard of it?
If by biology you mean a person's genitals, that is in fact a choice here in 2026.
Biology: the science of life. You CANNOT choose to change your personal XY chromosome in the 23rd of that series of 23 to XX. Never, no how, no way, because every one of your trillion cells needs to make that exchange, and, sorry, genius, but you cannot and will not do that by choice. No surgeon in the world can do it. Do it yourself? Go ahead, try. Maybe you are confusing sex with gender? But, even though "gender" in 2026, is being called a "social construct," with the exception of a slim [estimated] 0.00018 x 8 billion of us are NOT XX or XY, but intersex. And that is still a biological, not a social condition, so, again, biology is at work here, not your choices. And merely changing one's genitals does not change the 1x10^12 cells in your body, so you are still, in the massive majority of us, man or woman. By biology. Choose to be a woman? Go ahead, wear a dress, raise your voice, or even chop of your member, but that is a head trip, only.
All biologic/soul life ---or most is dependent in various ways--- needs sunlight.
Your "source" is... AI? ROFL. AI is totally dependent on programming to generate what is euphemistically called "intelligence." They named it right: ARTIFICIAL. Why did they do that? You tell me. Horrible name for a product that is supposed to be helpful. Back-end of bull product.
Photosynthesis can be produced without the sun: https://www.biotechniques.com/plant-climate-science/grow-in-the-dark-photosynthesis-that-doesnt-require-sunlight/
We need UVA and UVB sublight? Sure, but these can also be produced artificially, underground.
https://www.cdc.gov/radiation-health/features/uv-radiation.html
Can over-exposure to artificial light be harmful? Yes, same as with over-exposure to sunlight, and it is prevented simply by limiting exposure by time reduction and various creams, etc, to apply to the skin. Or, just wear appropriate clothing. Just the same as limiting exposure to sunlight.
Yes, circadian rhythm is important, but again, that can be artificially compensated by nothing more exotic than a sunlight clock.
With proper adaptation, and humans are terrifically adaptable, the psychological fears can be treated and brought under control.
Sorry, ebuc, but your two-year limitation is old news. Bring yourself up to date.
Oh, but I have lots to say about democratic socialism and their missive platform. Stay tuned
Part 7: "Our [DSA] Perspective:" Working fighters
"We are workers fighting to transform society: to win the battle for democracy, draft a new constitution, and create a democratic socialist republic." - DSA https://program.dsausa.org/
Recall when some Democrats, from which this DSA branches, cried foul when Trump mentioned "fight" on several occasions in his January 6, 2021 speech in Washington D.C. Perhaps not the best word, under the circumstances, to choose to employ. But, what do we have here? Monkey see, monkey do-ism? Words mean things, and all of us need to remember we cannot just reinvent meaning to suit ourselves. Not as members of a society as diverse as America. Recall in Obama's 2008 campaign that he was running to "fundamentally change America." What is more fundamental to America than its Constitution? I'll defer an answer for a later Part in this commentary.
We are already not just a democracy, but also a republic; a unique combination of the two. Do y'all know the difference? There is. So, what "battle" are we in, pray tell, to "win" what we already are? And why, then, should "a new constitution" be necessary if we already are the "democracy" our current U.S. Constitution already enshrines? Oh, but this missive of the socialists will tell us, later, that this includes the suggestion to remove the Congress [Article I], the Presidency [Article II], and the Judiciary [Article III], as part of their "new constitution." The means are already documented to alter the Constitution [Article V], so why the need to re-invent it from scratch? Perhaps because since ratification of the Constitution with the Bill of Rights [Amendments I through X] in 1791, it has proven difficult to amend, with only 17 additional amendments in 235 years; about 1 every 14 years. It's been 34 years since ratification of the XXVIIth Amendment; the last. This is exactly as it should be, else the Constitution would be as worthless as the socialists already claim it is. So much for unsubstantiated claims. Such as this whopper: men can become pregnant and bear children. Show me. Y'all claim women should not give birth [abortion], but men should, and do? More back-end of bull product.
Part 6: "Our [DSA] Perspective:" Conspiracy theories
"Rather than fixing our broken healthcare system, they push snake oil and circulate conspiracy theories. The Republicans are in on it, the Democratic Party is asleep at the wheel, and both are funded by the same criminal class of billionaires and war profiteers." - DSA https://program.dsausa.org/
Who proposed our current "broken" healthcare system? Well, it was first introduced seriously by a non-government employee, but connected: Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of #42. To be accurate, her suggestion was a failure; never got off the ground, politically, nor legislatively. But a similar system was proposed, and enacted by Congress and signed by #44, Barack Obama. 42 + 44 = Democrat, the Party soil out of which the DSA is branching. The DSA is in utter dismissal of the R-Party, but not exactly being embraced by some Ds, either. So, whose "conspiracy" is our current healthcare system? Blame Trump? He seems to be the objective of the current spear, so, why not?
Not sure what DSA means by "snake oil," but, it's their term for pharmaceuticals, and it appears few presidents of the last several decades have accomplished what Trump's [#47] administration has achieved in lowering pharma costs for Americans. I am personally benefiting, so I know its working. Maybe socialists are just very healthy people, unaware of pharmaceutical costs. But, then, why would they call it "snake oil?" Is it because reducing pharma costs is conspiracy-driven? Theirs?
Billionaires are a criminal class? Show me the statute that forbids an attitude of ambition, planning, and execution ➝ billionaire. No, there is no such statute. Therefore, no crime. Therefore, no criminal; not for just being a billionaire. According to Forbes, as of March 2026, there are 989 billionaires in the U.S.; 29% of the world, to lead the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_billionaires.
Guess who is second, according to the same source. Did you guess China? 539 Chinese billionaires. They must all be criminals, too? Tell us that, socialists, assuming you know.
Tell me what socialists would do without billionaires. If billionaires are all crooks, what does that make socialists who accept money from some of them to support these brilliant platform planks?
Part 5: "Our [DSA] Perspective:" Beirut, Bulldozers & Billionaires
"The world is in chaos... We can see their plan in the countless heartbreaking images coming out of war zones like Beirut, Gaza, and Tehran. We can hear it in the rumble of bulldozers making way to build detention camps and data centers. We can feel it in the air as the summer heat becomes unbearable, and in the pits of our stomachs when faced with the price of gas and rent. We’re promised magical technology with AI, but in reality, the bosses lay us off and track our every move. The billionaire class is dividing workers against each other, and it’s making us desperate and miserable." - DSA https://program.dsausa.org/
The world is in chaos. Agreed, but is that due to the free market of the United States of America? Was it the USA who fired the first shots of anger in "Beirut, Gaza, and Tehran," or Israel, Ukraine, and elsewhere in the world where there is current conflict? The list is long, but none initiated by military action from the USA. Careful; Iran fired first on USA allies before US fired a single shot at Iran. So, why blame the USA? Because socialism is not accepted by the clear majority of American citizens across all political stripes [65%]. https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/09/19/modest-declines-in-positive-views-of-socialism-and-capitalism-in-u-s/
We have disagreeable people in the US who commit crimes for whatever reason. There is no civilized reason to commit a crime. Therefore, detention centers are necessary to protect ordinary law-abiding people from due-processed convicted criminals.
What is the problem with data centers? Is socialism contrary to data processing? They certainly use it; is that a discernible contrary attitude in their ranks?
We know socialism is highly tied to and supportive of the environmental Green New Deal. The problem with the GND is that it is neither Green [They use "fossil fuel" in a plethora of clothing items, plastics, and other commodities], New [The movement has been around for at least 100 years, and yet provides just over 20% to the entire US energy grid], nor a Deal [windmills and solar panels are very costly, and necessary to maintain and replace. They are not all that friendly to the environment to produce and operate, let alone dispose of when replaced. EVs still rely greatly on fossil fuel for lubrication - When did Al Gore innovate lubricative Gooey Juice from green resources? - and production of component materials. Plastic is a material used in over 50% of all components in an EV.
"Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
The US did not force Iran to do this. They are the cause of the "choke point," attacking and supporting attacks on other countries and their ships in the region before the U.S. became involved militarily with Iran this year, raising the cost of oil &gas around the world. That cost is now reducing as the US is protecting shipping in the Strait.
Get the cause here correct, socialists; you're behind the news of the day.
When was the last time a socialist State shipped oil in 2026? Actually, Vietnam is a producer and seller/shipper of petroleum products. However, it is a net importer of petroleum, and is hard-pressed to keep itself afloat in petroleum trade because its own production does not provide sufficient revenue to keep production afloat. https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/05/29/the-oil-shock-tests-vietnams-overstretched-economy/
Cuba is not a significant oil producer sufficient for its own need. https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-19/russian-oil-tanker-headed-for-cuba-despite-the-us-embargo.html
Russia is not a socialist State anymore.
China is an oil producer, but can supply only 25% of its own petroleum need, so is a net importer, like Cuba. https://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/OIES-Presentation-Crude-oil-production-in-China.pdf
Venezuela is not socialist in economic terms. It is, at best, mixed, and moving toward, not away from both economic & political free trade. https://manhattan.institute/article/how-socialism-destroyed-venezuela Same condition as in China, other than China's choice to remain a communist State.
Regarding AI, layoffs from companies citing growth of AI are already regretting their layoffs as they discover that AI is a valuable, calculative force, but human intelligence and innovation still have advantages AI cannot currently meet. They are rehiring. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/01/employers-who-laid-off-workers-for-ai-are-reversing-their-decisions.html
I'd have to say, given these cited facts, that it is DSA, new as it is, that is "desperate and miserable." Already?
Why do Rs need to ditch Trump? Ds do, yes, but he is an elected president. Ds can't stand him, and that is their problem to solve, An electi0on is coming in 28, and tghen we'll see, won't we?
