BY: Tony Johnson
PEJOURNAL – Never in American history has the threat of the left-wing threatened the United States so much. However, at times during the Cold War, and especially in the early 1970s, left-wing views were commonplace and quoted in intellectual circles, which could only be confronted with serious action by the governing body, led by Senator McCarthy. But today the danger that threatens the American political structure in domestic and foreign policy penetrates the institutions of government and does not make much effort to hide its left-wing nature. In other words, thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it is as if the word left has been discredited and the American left is introducing and even promoting itself under such headings as socialist or progressive.
Not only have these individuals and left-wing groups entered Congress gradually, but they have also conquered the White House with Biden winning the last election. It is now quite normal for an ordinary American citizen to formally consider himself a socialist, a senator named Sanders, or a young Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, with only two terms in the House of Representatives, to openly call for free and anti-free market programs. Follow the federal. But the same ordinary citizen sees the faltering of the free market system and the dominance of theses based on economic justice on the minds of the young, which the old right-wing politicians still do not see.
There is a lot to be said about the reception of left-wing ideas by young Americans. But the main question now is what will be the consequences of this welcome and presence of the left-wing in the governing institutions for the future of the United States. In general, these consequences can be categorized at the political and economic levels.
From the very beginning of the United States, the founding fathers of the United States sought to maintain federalism and the principle of separation of powers as pillars of the American political system and to prevent various branches of government from interfering in the day-to-day affairs of the states and interfering in their affairs. Today, nearly two and a half centuries later, left-wing politicians have proudly violated these principles by interfering in the internal affairs of states such as Texas, calling for the abolition of abortion laws after the sixth week of pregnancy. Because the law has been passed through all stages, the opposition of the central government and Congress to it only shows the politicians’ desire to further expand government control over the states and, consequently, the daily lives of ordinary people. If this law is repealed under the pressure of left-wing Democrats and the weakness of Republicans, a good future cannot be predicted for the principle of federalism and the individual freedoms of citizens. Because then the scope of action of the citizens will decrease day by day and it will be the central government that will decide on everything from the right to bear arms and self-defense to the right not to get vaccinated as if its whispers are already being heard.
Also in connection with the violation of the principle of separation of powers, we see that some members of Congress, led by Ocasio-Cortez, have begun an effort to increase the number of Supreme Court seats from 9 to 13, making the majority in this old institution very important. And have taken up non-politics in order to repeal laws that contradict their left-wing ideas. Such a move, which is unfortunately also gaining traction in US society, will severely weaken the highest judicial body in the United States by politicizing it, lowering its position to the point of playing into the hands of new politicians.
In order to enumerate the destructive actions of the new American left, the issue of the economy and their plans in this field should not be overlooked. By launching programs such as the New Deal Green, which, despite its misnomer, have nothing to do with Franklin Roosevelt’s very powerful plan to help the welfare of the people, they are trying to spend people’s taxes on ambitious plans such as zeroing Use fossil fuels and make full use of green and renewable energy. What justification can there be for such actions, especially now that the Covid-19 epidemic has caused serious economic damage to people and industries? Such plans and schemes are not only not a priority for the people, but also prevent them from solving many of their problems by using their tax money in the wrong place.
Another noteworthy point in the economic field and the impact of left-wing thinking on economic liberalism is that the task of making some amendments to the budget bill for fiscal year 2022 has been entrusted to the Senate Budget Committee, chaired by veteran Socialist Bernie Sanders. Democrats, on the other hand, should mobilize all their members, given the 50-50 equality of party representatives in the Senate, and given the vice president’s final vote in favor of the bill. But the bill is so left-leaning that Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin, for example, has said he will oppose it with a partisan view. In any case, if passed, the bill would be a huge victory for the left and its supporters, unprecedented in US political history.
Given the developments, it can be said that the very important danger that weakens the United States is not only of foreign origin, and this danger is not only directed at the United States by groups such as ISIS, the Taliban and al-Qaeda, but also by this internal and deep threat. Although some inside the United States are trying to portray this danger from the far right, Trump and his supporters, it is the danger of the left that can destroy America from within and transform its values. If the status quo continues and no serious action is taken by Republican and Democratic veterans, as well as American patriots, the possibility of establishing and announcing the existence of a third party as a socialist will not be unlikely. In such a situation, problems have arisen dominoes one after another, and even the possibility of dissatisfaction in states with a Republican population and nagging for independence and secession from the United States is not far-fetched.
America today has many problems that are not necessarily related to the actions of Trump or Biden. These problems are rooted and sometimes structural. At a glance, these problems are palpable. For example, George W. Bush warns of the danger of domestic terrorism, Donald Trump warns of the danger of the collapse of the United States before the 2024 presidential election, and reminds you that you have no choice but to choose me in 2024; And Joe Biden defends his stupid actions in Afghanistan and his triumphant escape from Kabul, and crosses his chest in exchange for naming Trump an evil that ax the roots of the United States.