{"id":466,"date":"2026-06-14T06:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T06:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=466"},"modified":"2026-06-14T06:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T06:07:22","slug":"the-weekend-spectator-ep-60-the-moronic-idiocy-of-municipal-socialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=466","title":{"rendered":"<i>The Weekend Spectator<\/i> Ep. 60: The Moronic Idiocy of \u2018Municipal Socialism\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><span><span>S<\/span>ocialism has become all too prominent in mainstream American politics. Majorities among both Democrats and young Americans hold favorable views of socialism. The number of political candidates who openly identify as socialists being elected into office or widely supported is only increasing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=464\">The Forgotten Christians of Egypt<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>It used to be common sense and generally understood that socialism is a terrible idea. 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