The Democratic Socialists of America are proving an old principle of politics: You can win a lot of votes by promising "free stuff" — and not worrying if you could possibly deliver.
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JD Vance volunteers for End Times, Republican defectors condemned for socialism, DSA promises misery
JD Vance, in a moment of candor, lets slip that the stakes of his partnership with Trump stretch all the way to the End Times—no hedging, just ‘OK’ if the world ends. The party line is simple: faith in the apocalypse is preferable to the risk of socialism. Meanwhile, the New York Post spells out the script: the DSA’s agenda equals 'misery for all,' a claim as flat as it is unsupported. But the real club rule gets documented when five Republican members break ranks on a House rule to condemn socialism—an act that earns them a place on the Post’s list and a warning shot across the bow: stray too far from the fold, and you’re banished from the party’s apocalypse insurance. The receipts show the stakes aren’t policy, they’re loyalty. The apocalypse is not a bug, it’s the feature; and every headline that warns about 'misery' from socialism makes clear which misery is meant to be protected. The fold here is the club’s handbook: stick with the End Times, and don’t get caught defecting for anything that might pay rent. The stakes are the future, but the price is paid now—in the headlines, the party, and the rules of who gets to stay in the room.
“The right's End Times pitch is: help Trump, don't worry about the fallout, and if you break with the herd to make room for actual socialism, expect a headline about 'misery for all.' The club's rules are clear: stick with the apocalypse, don't stray toward anything that pays rent.”
“Look, it's about clear choices: you work with Trump, you get results, maybe even world-changing ones, and that's fine. Socialism? A handful of defectors can't change the fact that it's a disaster. I mean, do you want misery, or do you want progress? Sorry, did I say misery? I meant, well, you know, principled resistance.”
The receipts
A handful of Republicans split from their party on Tuesday, voting against a rule to allow a measure condemning socialism and the platform of the Democratic Socialists of America to reach the House floor. Among the Republicans to buck their party on the rule were Reps. Andy Harris (R-MD), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), […]
Shortly before US President Donald Trump on Tuesday spurred fresh fears that he'll use nuclear weapons in his illegal war on Iran, Vice President JD Vance told a Christian podcaster that he's fine with the administration's work leading to the end times. "Do I think that we're in the end times? I don't know," Vance told 22-year-old…
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