By Bob Mangers, veteran, Yorkville
What’s the difference between democrats and communists today? Very little!
The once proud Democratic Party is disappearing. They have gone from being called democrats, progressive democrats, democratic socialists, and now some profess to be communist. According to news reports there are 35 democratic socialists running for office, and in a recent poll, a large percentage of democrats believe socialism is better than capitalism. That’s scary folks.
What do they all have in common: Open borders, abolish ICE, abolish the police, abolish/change the Supreme Court, abolish the senate, Medicare for all, boys in girl’s sports, free housing, free busing, and free groceries. If this is not truthful, name one politician other than Senator John Fetterman from Pennsylvania who has spoken out about the above. Remember the famous phase by Ronald Regan? “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the Government, and I’m here to help.” Well, they’re knocking on the door folks!
Most of my life I have been hearing that someday we will be taken over without firing a shot, but from within. We may be seeing the beginning of that! With so much hate for Donald Trump, and Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), I believe the Democratic Party in any of the above forms will vote for anyone just to defeat Trump no matter the consequences. I hope I’m wrong.
Again, according to news reports, a large percentage of Americans would rather see lower gas prices over letting Iran obtain a nuclear weapon. Iran being a vicious, reckless, and defiant nation, has threatened death to America for 47 years and held the Middle East hostage with threats. If Iran were to develop a nuclear weapon, I would hope most people would agree that they would use it against us. It would not be in the form of a missile, but probably a container buried deep inside a ship. Once on our soil, the possibilities are endless. If that were to occur, the world would be held hostage. I pray that never happens. Personally, I would prefer some temporary pain at the pump to avoid that possibility. What say you?
Did anyone watch the Dr. Anthony Fauci hearings the other day? If you’re some version of the Democratic Party, I would assume no. MSNOW and CNN broadcasted none of it because it was embarrassing for him and the left. I know because I kept switching channels. Fauci took the 5th Amendment 111 times during the hearing, even when asked his address.
The personal journal of Fauci was used against him whereby he was caught in so many lies and was covered up by the news media and democrats. That man ruined so many lives. His part with bad information masked babies, shattered so many small businesses, had people arrested for not following protocol, had military personal fired, people dying alone in nursing homes, families fighting, shut down schools, kept Joe Biden hidden from the public and created mail in ballets. All for profit and power! He loved the auto pen pardon even before he was charged with anything! I will never wear another mask again!
Liberal media including Bloomberg Financial always covers market drops as doomsdays but seldom cover market highs. In reality the market has climbed steady for years. I recall when Trump put on his tariffs, the market was around 43,000 and it dropped to around 38,800. The world was going to crash and burn. On July 29, 2026 it was 51,600. The last couple of months the DOW high ranged between 51,900 and 53,000. A 4,200 drop and then a 12,800 gain.
If you have some type of pension, investment or 401k, you’ve done very well. If not, don’t blame us, start small and invest in your future. The DOW market closed August 3, 2026 at record high 53,178.
Remember not long ago when we didn’t have a visible/competent president for four years and we wondered who was running the country? We will probably never know who opened our borders to destroy our way of life.
Let’s be clear, entering our country illegally is a crime. Socialists want open borders for voter power and they are defending it with our tax dollars. Then once here, tax dollars support illegals with medical support and schooling, which most Americans cry about as being too expensive.
Am I missing something here? I’d rather spend those tax dollars helping the vetted immigrants standing in line to get here.
One more thing, liberal media never showed our borders being overrun and lied to us many times that our borders were secure. Now they’re showing how Spain’s border is being overrun, why?
Let’s take a walk down memory lane. Remember when politicians talked to each other; when families could talk about politics; when elections were decided by midnight or 3 a.m.; when boys were boys, and girls were girls; when Bill Clinton and Barack Obama spoke out about open borders; when schools taught reading, writing, and arithmetic; phones used to be on the wall, not in our hands constantly; and when criminals got 10 years and not 10 minutes before release without bail. I could fill this page!
We are still, and hopefully forever, the best country on the planet. Don’t take my word for it, ask any foreigner who came here for soccer this summer.
I am a proud American who supports ICE.