House Resolution 58, ‘Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism’ was introduced by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, the daughter of refugees from Communist Cuba.
It denounced Socialism, “famine and mass murders, and the killing of over 100,000,000 people worldwide” as well as the “greatest crimes in history” that were “committed by socialist ideologues, including Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un, Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez, and Nicolás Maduro” and then put forward a resolution stating that, “Congress denounces socialism in all its forms, and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States.”
House Democrats split on the resolution with 98 voting against and only 86 voting for.
AOC, obviously, voted against, as did Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Maxine Waters, but so did Rep. Nancy Pelosi. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries did vote for the resolution as did some Dems trying to maintain some illusion of moderation, but it’s clear that a majority of House Dems are willing to stand with socialism, with Lenin, Stalin, Castro, Mao and Kim Jong Il.
