The New York Post Is Terrified That Socialists’ Demands Are Popular and Their Methods Are Democratic
The New York Post is screaming that if the city isn’t careful, socialists will “really take over.” The paper is terrified that average New Yorkers actually like the socialist platform — and that socialists are very good at organizing to win it.
Accustomed to corporate Democrats who feign support for popular programs but always seem to find an excuse when the time comes to put them into action, outlets like the New York Post are scandalized to find out that there are some people out there who actually mean it. Photo: NYC-DSA
Can we call it a “meltdown”?
“Wake up, New York — or the Democratic socialists really will take over” was the New York Post’s editorial headline on Monday. It accompanied a 650-word reported piece that ran the same day covering the New York City Democratic Socialists of America’s “Tasks and Perspectives” document.
“The 13-page draft ‘tasks and perspectives’ strategic plan is a mix of hard-headed tactical planning and hard-left policy goals. It aims to exploit the large number of City Council seats open in the 2021 elections,” the editorial accurately notes. The Tasks and Perspectives document is a regular feature of chapter planning, intending to outline strategy for the next one to two years.
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