Authored by Thaddeus G. McCotter via American Greatness,
The Democratic Socialists of America exploit young people's longing for community, but socialism's coercive collectivism destroys the voluntary relationships that sustain it.
Whether reflecting on the impersonal essence of "virtual reality" and the incessant stream of demands and anxieties it imposes upon our diurnal, increasingly alienated existence, or listening to the concerns of one's fellow citizens, one hears a persistent leitmotif: the longing for true community, especially among the youth.
One aspect of this longing has been well bruited: people's gnawing sense that the myth of "virtual community" is an alienating illusion that increasingly leaves them numb and pining for personal engagements - the flesh-and-blood amities, intimacies, and sundry other encounters of true community.
Exacerbating this sense of loss, especially among the young, people are very concerned about "affordability" - such as the inability to purchase a new home, rent an apartment, find an entry-level job, or keep the one they already have - due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and inflation. But too often overlooked is how the diminishment of these opportunities has reduced people's personal interaction and the sense of community it brings.
Indeed, when people, notably youth, talk about wanting to "shop locally," support small businesses, or even reject "corporate" entities and their culture, it is not a complete rejection of capitalism. Indeed, one can clearly recognize young people's embrace of free markets and small busines
