Staff Reports
In yet another spectacular display of mainstream media malpractice, certain outlets are singing the praises of Democrat Socialist Zohran Mamdani, fresh off his apparent primary victory in New York City. Before the ink was even dry on former governor Andrew Cuomo’s concession, the talking heads were fawning over Mamdani’s latest hop on the communist bandwagon: city-owned grocery stores.
Let’s get one thing straight. Mamdani is not a trailblazer. His wild idea of government-run grocery stores is as recycled as it gets. The so-called experts would have us believe that city meddling in the grocery business is common; the reality is, it’s a page from the socialist playbook. This isn’t innovation—it’s nationalization, the kind that killed once-thriving economies in places like Venezuela and Cuba. If Mamdani’s dream for New York mirrors those nightmares, American sovereignty is at stake.
CNN and its ilk have predictably rushed to sprinkle sugar on this bitter pill, trotting out voices suggesting that a city-owned grocery sector isn’t all that radical. Of course, it’s not—if one resides on another planet. Here on Earth, especially in the land of the free, handing over market control to unaccountable bureaucrats has “epic failure” written all over it. Ask yourself: when has government involvement ever streamlined anything? Perhaps you’ve heard of the fantastically efficient DMV, Veterans Affairs, or Post Office?
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The audacity to propose this scheme reveals the left’s hypocrisy. They lambaste private enterprises for stifling competition but see no issue proposing a system where the government monopolizes access to basic necessities. It’s an initiative that reeks of socialist control, where choice becomes a relic of the past, and big government knows best. In Mamdani’s New York, the only winners are the globalists who thrive off centralized power.
The shameless pandering by media elites to spin this nonsense as sensible policy is cut straight from their anti-American playbook. They downplay Mamdani’s controversial ties to destructive ideologies while ignoring the deeper issue: a complete affront to the foundation of capitalism. The bottom line is simple: New York needs another socialist experiment like it needs a hole in the head. Do we really want the kind of grocery experience that’s on par with waiting for hours at the DMV?
