The Moronic Idiocy of ‘Municipal Socialism’
Jacobin magazine has published a special edition focusing on the concept of 'municipal socialism,' particularly highlighting the ambitions of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The article critiques the romanticized view of socialism presented by the magazine, drawing parallels to historical figures and ideologies. It argues that the notion of municipal socialism is merely a call for increased power among local government officials.
- ▪Jacobin magazine's special edition discusses the resurgence of municipal socialism.
- ▪The article critiques the glorification of socialism and its historical implications.
- ▪It suggests that municipal socialism aims to empower local government officials.
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Jacobin magazine just did a special print edition on the resurgent phenomenon of so-called “municipal socialism.” The fact that it did put me in a bad spot. Why? Because I don’t like to give time to a magazine that hideously invokes the name of the monsters who guillotined tens of thousands in the streets of France between 1793 and 1794. There’s nothing cute about that damned name. Nonetheless, the magazine is — sadly, revealingly — an influential left-wing journal, and its interest in the not-so-new notion of municipal socialism, focused particularly on Zohran Mamdani, merits our attention if only to know what the hell these people are up to.Hell is not the image invoked by the Jacobin for Mayor Mamdani’s master plan for the masses. Rather, heaven is. Or at least utopia.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.
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