Sanders, communism and the free world’s future

The departure of Sen. Bernie Sanders from the 2020 presidential race is a good opportunity to reflect on his principal contribution to contemporary American politics.  In short, he drove the Democratic Party into the far-reaches of the radical left – the nether world of socialism and Communism.

A powerful reminder of what becomes of societies that fall for the seductiveness of “free stuff” and “revolution” can be found in the 2017 film, “The Death of Stalin.” It portrays in darkly comedic terms the horrors of totalitarianism and the odious people who inevitably ruthlessly run such repressive systems.

The next American Commander-in-Chief will have to confront the successor to Stalin’s Soviet Union, the People’s Republic of China. While we can thank heavens he won’t be Bernie Sanders, we must make sure now that the eventual winner actually recognizes the Chinese Communist threat.

This is Frank Gaffney.

Bernie Sanders by Gage Skidmore  is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0