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North Korean authorities recently held a lecture for people in the Sino-North Korean border region that officially announced the creation of an agency that will monitor and control non-socialist and anti-socialist behavior while calling on everyone to participate in an operation to sweep away such elements.

A political lecture was held for people along the [Sino-North Korean] border in Hoeryong on Mar. 7, a North Hamgyong Province-based source told Daily NK yesterday. The lecture emphasized that everyone needs to participate in the struggle to suppress and eliminate anti-socialist and non-socialist acts.

The lecturer claimed that mercilessly sweeping away all sorts of anti-socialist and non-socialist acts that are appearing with intensity throughout society is a vital and serious socio-political issue that is key to protecting the socialist system, according to the source.

The lecturer noted that a combined command had been created after the second plenary meeting of the Eighth Party Congress as part of efforts to thoroughly rid the country of anti-socialist and non-socialist behavior. In short, the lecturer made clear that this new organization would monitor such activity and deal out punishments in order to protect North Korean-style socialism.

According to the source, the lecturer further claimed that there has been a dramatic rise in anti-socialist and non-socialist behavior in the midst of the country facing disorder in its legal system, and proceeded to list anti-socialist and non-socialist behavior found recently throughout the country.

Along with the prevalence of drug use and adherence to superstitions, the lecturer claimed that there have been cases of people who have committed crimes after being seduced by religion and superstition. The lecturer also claimed that there has been a drastic rise in murders and burglaries, which have damaged societys development and tarred public sentiment.

The lecturer went on to claim that there has been a deeply concerning increase in criminal behavior among women and minors, and that anti-socialist and non-socialist behaviors are polluting the new generation and putting [our] future at risk.

The lecturer further stated that, most of the time, young people are the ones who are becoming seduced by bad propaganda publications and are either using the way of speaking of the puppets [South Korea] or imitating such a way of speaking. According to the lecturer, there are many cases where young people are committing various crimes, including murders and burglaries, and using illicit drugs.

The lecturer further stated that anti-socialist and non-socialist behaviors including gambling, family in-fighting, the production and illegal sale of counterfeit currency, loans with excessively high interest rates, the production of medical products and other products, illegal medical treatments, and people selling goods out of their vehicles have emerged in almost all areas of life in North Korea.

The lecturer concluded by saying that people should clearly understand that committing anti-socialist and non-socialist behaviors will lead you to act against the Party and motherland, which birthed and nurtured you, and thus should never engage in such acts.

Daily NK understands that the activities of the anti-socialist and non-socialist combined command are taking their cue from the anti-reactionary thought law passed in December of last year. The combined command appears to be focused on implementing a variety of measures to prevent people from breaking away ideologically through contact with foreign culture, including South Korean movies, dramas and music.

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On March 19, 2019, I wrote an opinion piece in the Standard-Examiner about the fear espoused by former President Trump and Utah Rep. Chris Stewart of the emergence of socialism, when Sen. Bernie Sanders talked about his philosophy of democratic socialism. Even though I am not impressed by Sen. Sanders philosophy, I do think that there are certain areas of social and economic activities that require government involvement. It appears that this fear of socialism is raising its ugly head again in the political arena. Many GOP politicians, who we expect to be more educated to know the difference between capitalism and socialism, are trying to convince voters that the vote for politicians in the Democratic Party will bring about socialism in the country. This threat is repeated every time some GOP politicians have the occasion to speak to the media and their supportive crowd.

Let me first clarify the confusion some of the GOP politicians have about socialism and capitalism. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy states that under socialism and capitalism labor has control over their labor services, but in socialism, as opposed to capitalism, production workers control the means of production and the output of goods and services, and their allocation. We have nothing even close to this feature in the U.S. economy. In capitalism, capitalists control the means (inputs) of production and their allocation, and markets are used to distribute the output. This is the dominant feature of the U.S. economy. Also, there is a class division between workers and capitalists, and capitalists are entitled to the profits they earn and their allocation.

Some GOP politicians and former President Trump, who are constantly blaming Democratic politicians for advocating socialistic ideology and policies for supporting government expenditure programs, have themselves not done away with many such programs. Similar to past decades, total government expenditure from 2016 to 2019 in the Trump administration had remained somewhat more than one-third of the value of the output (GDP) of the economy. In 2020, it increased to 44% due to the COVID-19 pandemic emergency and severe recessionary mass long-term unemployment, especially among women and minorities. The government, since the Great Depression of the 1930s, has taken an active role in the recovery process of the economy, and it is implementing the same policies now. I am sure that GOP politicians, who are always pushing for supply side tax policy, despite its failures, do not think about socialism when implementing those policies which have primarily benefited high-income earners.

GOP politicians do not question the fact that close to two-thirds of the mandatory spending is on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. However, discretionary spending can be controlled. This type of spending is for subsidies such as those to oil companies, farmers and ranchers, and corporations such as Boeing, Alcoa, Intel and Nike (some call it welfare to corporations). However, when it comes to spending on some programs to help low-income and working-class Americans, there is an outcry of socialisms threat. This duality of thinking fails the logic test.

In a market economy, the government has an important role in the provision of public goods, such as national defense, environmental quality and education, including early childhood education affecting the development of human capital. Early remedial investment in education and child care (especially emotional nurturing) pays higher dividends in the future development of cognitive and noncognitive abilities of disadvantaged children, thus leading to success in socio-economic adjustment and in the labor market in adult life. Continuing this investment in later stages of life keeps its effectiveness (see F. Cunha and J. Heckman, American Economic Review, May 2007). Human capital has spillover effects, hence its development requires government involvement.

To increase productivity of the economy, the government, in cooperation with the private sector, must also encourage the development of new technologies. In fact, it was the government that was instrumental in the development of the internet that has produced the remarkable growth in the technology sector of the economy. Mr. Trump, who was addicted to the use of Twitter, an outgrowth of the internet, for his communications, should be thankful to the government. I wonder if he ever thought about socialism while using Twitter.

Deceptive information on socialism is divisive and distracts from policy debates. Efforts should be made by all politicians to implement policies that increase the productivity of the economy and to make sure all Americans share in it.

Vijay Mathur is a former chairman and professor in the economics department at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. He resides in Ogden.

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Edwin Lyngar Published 11:15 a.m. PT March 12, 2021

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I hear bleating accusations of socialism every five minutes, from right, center, and even some moderate lefties. From the just-passed COVIDbill, to minimum wage, to library funding, and in every Democratic Party squabble, someone is just waiting to scream socialism, like retirees yelling bingo. Yet when Nevada filled Elon Musks pockets with more than a billion dollars in free money, I didnt hear so much about socialism then, nor do I hear socialism hurled at Comrade Berns of Blockchain, as he attempts to corner the means of currency production by forming his own government. Accusations of socialism are situational and always dishonest.

President Joe Biden just passed the COVIDbill supported by 70% of Americans, while opposed by 100% of D.C. Republicans. They call it you guessed it socialism. The early actions of the Biden administration shows that it sees the scam clearly. They passed a bold law with broad American support, further destroying both the false claims of socialism and the damaging neoliberalism of the Bill Clinton era. Its good policy and smart politics.

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If Democrats solve real problems, accusations of socialism lose power. Americans are tired of massive subsidies for the wealthy and businesses in hopes of trickle-down promises that never materialize. COVID-19 blew the doors off our broken system, but changes started much earlier. For years, progressives like Bernie Sanders have relentlessly pushed for more opportunity and fairness in Americas economic system. Sanders helped birth the popular COVIDbill and has been an animating force behind a $15 minimum wage, immigration and criminal justice reform, and marijuana legalization. These ideas all started as liberal pipe dreams but now enjoy broad bipartisan support, even as they are blocked by Republican politicians.

With every bold demand for change, Americans are told to wait, just another year, election cycleor presidential election. Whats the hurry? Im tired of waiting for our leaders to do the right thing, and too often its Democrats who tell themselves they cant win with popular ideas. Democrats should do everything possible to muscle through popular provisions without apology, just as Sanders has pushed for years. We can never rerun the 2016 election, but I argue Sanders would have beaten Trump.

The role of Sanders supporters in the broader Democratic Party has taken on new relevance here after a recentintraparty fight. Other than an undying fondness for Tick Segerblom, who lost to Judith Whitmer, I have little opinion on the contest. Both candidates are longtime Sanders supporters and neither are socialists, despite the dozens of dishonest headlines that attempt to weaponize the word. The Democrats had a competition, and the establishment didnt like the outcome.

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Democrats feel understandable pride over the past few Nevada elections, but I argue they still have room to grow their single-digit victory margins as the Nevada GOP descends further into a trashy Gong Show remake. Democrats dont need any more barriers to winning, and I hope the party can find a way through the rift.

America already has too many excuses to inaction; were in crisis, by golly. From the dot-com bust to 9-11 to the 2008 housing collapse to COVID-19, were always in some crisis, and most of them hit Nevada harder than other states. These predicable challenges give politicians an excuse to punt on solving problems. Sorry, no cheap college for you, were in a crisis. After every crisis of my adult life, rich people ended up with more money, while everyone else was working harder for less. The inability of the American political system to tackle everyday problems is the real threat to our national unity.

Many of our political problems predate Joe Biden, and thats saying something. Yet Im so encouraged by the progress in Washington. I was hard on Biden in the primary, but I was wrong Biden gets it. He might be the only person with the heft, experienceand history to thread the needle. Nevada leaders should follow his example Americans support bold action on hard issues, and they crave fearless, honest leadership. Nevada needs more bold ideas to help regular people and fewer proposals to establish company towns that give special treatment to the communists at Blockchains.

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As I considered the changes in America since January 20, a thought came to me; with all the presidential executive orders being signed, our rights have been taken away with the stroke of a pen. America is becoming a socialist country right before our eyes. The government refers to herd immunization concerning the vaccines, but what they really are looking for is herd indoctrination into socialism, and they use the left-wing media to promote their agenda.

Many of our freedoms are now under attack by the Socialist Democratic Party. Even Dr. Seuss isnt safe anymore. But I have a plan to remedy our situation. Americans should move to Mexico, giving up our citizenship and then come back across the border as illegals. Well then be able to get all the perks Americans have paid for through hard work and capitalism. Social security will be paid to us even though we didnt work or pay into the system. We can get driver licenses and be able to vote without proper identification. Well be able to go to the hospital and receive free medical services. We can get more handouts and privileges from the government than we ever thought possible. All we have to do is give up our citizenship in the greatest country in the world, the United States of America.

Im proud to be an American citizen; however, as a Christian, my real citizenship is in heaven. Jesus Christ paid for my citizenship with His death on the cross and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. Where is your citizenship?

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The LedgerThe greatest threat to America

I remember the serious Cold War threat of communism in the '50s. In 1962 Russia's Nikita Khrushchev allegedly said, We will not destroy you by missiles, but by small doses of socialism until you wake up and realize you are communists.

The revolution is on thanks to Barack Obama's and Joe Biden's hope of fundamentally transforming of America; Bernie Sanders' push for democratic socialism and academia's predominance of left-wing professors teaching millions of our youth a favorable, appealing and fearless acceptance of socialism.

Add to that Black Lives Matter is now respected and supported even after one of its leaders said We are trained Marxists. Also, unbelievably more than 2 million voters in Georgia are sending a Marxist senator to Washington. And add to this the censorship of conservative social media.

The U.S. is quickly closing the door to the "Land of the Free. America was founded on faith in a big God as protector, provider, liberty, little government and strong individualism. Socialism threatens to supplant God by trust in big government as one's provider, totalitarian rule, while sacrificing precious individual freedom. America is at a crossroad, Choose this day who you are going to serve.

The Rev. Norman C. Bradney, Lakeland

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