GOP congresswoman-elect who grew up under socialism: We need to be good students of history

Congresswoman-elect Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., warns against the leftrCOs movement towards socialism

Rep.-elect Victoria Spartz grew up in Soviet-controlled Ukraine and saw the "misery" that occurs when socialism fails. So the incoming GOP representative is alarmed by how the left, especially young people, have embraced socialism here in America as a solution.

Spartz, who will succeed GOP Rep. Susan Brooks in the 5th Congressional District, says she's alarmed by young people freely calling themselves "Marxists" and preaching "collective responsibility" and "collectivism."

She finds it "strange" that young people would welcome more government and suppression of individuality when youth typically desire freedom and "no one telling them what to do."

Young people may not understand that big government is what creates the income inequalities they loathe, she said. Too many regulations and taxes are barriers for entry for middle-class individuals to start their own businesses and to find prosperity. Less centralized government, she says, leads to more opportunities.

"It's just strange to me how quickly these ideas can [take hold] especially for young people," said Spartz. "A lot of those kids [say], 'I'm Marxists.' I'm like, 'Are you kidding me? Do you even know what it means?'"

https://news.yahoo.com/gop-congresswoman-elect-grew-under-142203773.html

#
--- SBBSecho 3.11-Linux
* Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)