No political party should ever be given permanent, unchallenged power. - Trevor Loudon

Sometimes, you have to almost lose something before you really appreciate what you have.

Communism is a form of organized crime justified by the [worldview] of Marxism–Leninism. It is basically a combination of criminal inclination coupled with uncontrolled political power. Like all crime, communism is parasitic. It produces nothing of value itself; it must rely on force, propaganda, torture, intimidation, threats, and espionage to survive. Like cancer, communism consumes its host. Except that in communism’s case, it will only die when the whole planet is consumed. Must we let things get to that point?

There are many roads to tyranny. “Democratic socialism” is but the subtlest and most benign sounding road to communism.