Mamdani wants slavery

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During mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural address, he said, “We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” This statement is worse than a red flag; it is a major nuclear siren.

Individualism holds that each person is autonomous with an inalienable right to his own life, while collectivism holds that the individual has no rights because he is beholden to the group, and that he must sacrifice himself to the group. Capitalism is a system of individualism that recognizes individual rights, and socialism is the system of collectivism, a doctrine that man has no right to live for his own sake, that the fruits of his labor belong to society, that he must serve society and the “collective good.”

“No one has a right to live for his own sake; the fruits of one’s labor belong to society.” Where have we heard that before? Does “redistribution of wealth” ring a bell? One of the fundamental characteristics of socialism is the denial of property rights. All production and distribution of goods is controlled by the state. When a person is forced to work (for others) or is forced to give the results of his labor away, the name for that is slavery. The Left has perfected hypocrisy. They demand reparations for those who were enslaved in the 18th century, but see nothing wrong with creating slavery in the 21st century.

The way to fight socialism is not to argue, as I have heard political commentators say, “Socialism doesn’t work.” “Socialism has never worked.” “Socialism will not work.” The brain dead will always claim that they can make it work because they are the do-gooders who care about others. The way to defeat socialism is to proudly declare that capitalism is moral, and that socialism is the system of slavery and is immoral, and anyone who promotes slavery does not care about people.

Capitalism is moral because it is based on the idea that your life belongs to you, not to anyone else, not to society, not to the state. To you. The Declaration of Independence makes that quite clear. It rejects the notion that one must live for others (society). That document gave Americans the right to live their own lives and pursue their own happiness. It didn’t say that citizens were required to live their lives in subservience to others. Where in the Constitution does it say that American citizens must sacrifice their lives for the state? Answer: nowhere.

But isn’t there conflict between pursuing your own happiness and helping others? No. People help each other every day, and it is in one’s interest to do so, provided it is done voluntarily and there are no undesirable or damaging consequences for either person. Contrary to what leftists claim, people do not need to be forced to do it; it is a natural part of life for benevolent individuals.

People often think that living one’s life for oneself entails a disregard and uncaring attitude for others. It is precisely the people who value their own lives and act in their own rational best interest who appreciate and esteem their loved ones, their family, their friends, and by extension all good people. The success of the United States is a clear testament to that fact.

Accepting that one must live for others is the morality of slavery and leads to socialism. Mamdani is hiding what he really wants by using words like frigid to describe individualism and warm for collectivism. What he wants is slavery and he intends to be the master.

Defending capitalism must be done on a moral level because most people want to be ethical and decent. Don’t let those who support socialism take the moral high ground because their morality is wrong. There is nothing moral or warm about slavery. Embrace the morality of rational self-interest. Then stand tall and proclaim without reservation that capitalism is right because it is moral.

Charlotte Cushman is a Montessori educator who taught for over 40 years, and co-owned and operated two Montessori schools. She authored Montessori: Why It Matters for Your Child’s Success and Happiness, Effective Discipline the Montessori Way, and Your Life Belongs to You and Save Montessori from Social Justice: Woke Montessori Schools are Betraying the Teachings of Maria Montessori. She has been involved in the study of Ayn Rand’s philosophy since 1970. Her book website is Cushmanbooks.com and her opposition to social justice in Montessori website is authenticmontessorieducation.com.

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