Socialist Utopia Portland: Man on the Street

One of the great things about America is the division of power between cities, states, and the federal government. This allows for mini experiments throughout the country where we can see what works and what does not. Portland is a city in a beautiful part of the Pacific Northwest where a Republican has not been elected since 1952. The city is a good example of what happens when socialists get everything they want.

Beautiful cities are places which are clean and well maintained, where the people take pride in what they have. The image of an old man comes to mind who wakes up every morning to sweep his sidewalk and pick up garbage from his block. Broken windows in cities not only lead to economic, but also social decline. When one broken window isn't fixed it leads to another broken window and then to graffiti and then to crime. Leftism as an ideology lacks the accountability needed for the individual to take responsibility for his life. So it should be no surprise that in leftist cities few people pick up garbage and many people litter because they expect somebody else or the government to clean up their mess. The leftist is taught he is the victim because of his race, sex, or sexual orientation and nothing is his fault. He has little power to change his life or affect great change if he is in the wrong class or system. Leftists believe they should not take pride in their city nor their country because it is systemically racist. Everything needs to be burned down and destroyed to start anew. As Karl Marx stated in the last lines of the Communist Manifesto "The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains." So it should come as no surprise that these Neo Marxists and anarchists burn the American flag, set fire to federal buildings, and vandalize local businesses. Their goal is to destroy the fabric of society, to weaken the city to the point where it will be brought to its knees. At this point when the City is at its weakest they will seize power and finally have the revolution they want.