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Democratic Socialists of America need to actually meet the China they claim to love

HBO host Bill Maher highlighted DSA calls to seize property, abolish police and elect more communists

By Douglas MacKinnon Fox News

Published August 6, 2026 9:00am EDT

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To be sure, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) seems to be growing as it further intrigues those either too desperate, too ignorant, or too hate-filled to ascertain the danger it represents to them, their families and their country. Ignorance by far, is leading the pack.

Thanks to a piece in The Times of London – and further reported on by multiple sites – that ignorance now shines like the sun on steroids. A recent headline in The Times declared: "DSA members pledge support for Chinese Communist Party after VIP trip." The sub-headline read: "The CCP has organised trips for members of the Democratic Socialists of America, which helped Zohran Mamdani’s election campaign."

Why would the DSA sing the praises of China and offer it up as a model? As reported, within their greater pledge, they answer the question themselves. Say these DSA members in part: "Why China? We support all states building or aspiring to socialism, and we favor the highest level of unity and friendship between them. We foreground China in particular because its size and level of development give it an objectively critical role in the global transition to socialism."

DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA ACTIVISTS SIGNED PLEDGE TO SUPPORT, DEFEND 'CHINESE SOCIALISM'

To be sure, China does play a "critical role in the global transition to socialism." But one that is diametrically opposed to the fantasy being pushed by the DSA.

Protesters hold Democratic Socialists of America signs during a May Day rally in Minneapolis. (Derek Shook/Fox News........

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