Episode #148
Why This Midterm Election Can Change Everything
In this episode, Carl reflects on Labor Day weekend and what it represents: the everyday Americans, laborers, tradespeople, and small business owners, whose work built the country's roads, skyscrapers, and economy. He points out that small businesses collectively employ more Americans than big corporations do, and that nearly 40 percent of the country is invested in the stock market through 401ks and personal investment accounts. To Carl, that broad participation in the American economy is proof that capitalism, not socialism, is what has given ordinary people a path to build something of their own. From there, Carl pushes back hard against the socialist and communist rhetoric he's hearing from candidates ahead of the midterm elections, tracing the term "capitalism" back to Karl Marx and arguing that every nation that has tried socialism or communism, Stalin's Soviet Union, Mao's China, Hitler's National Socialist Germany, has ended in failure and human suffering. He notes that only about 120,000 Americans are registered communists, yet argues that outside funding from groups he names, including George Soros-linked organizations, has given that movement outsized influence in this year's elections. Carl also draws a line from history to the present, revisiting the Civil War and the Republican Party's founding to oppose slavery, and connecting it to what he describes as modern-day slavery under radical elements within some Islamic countries. He names several current elected officials and candidates he considers threats to the Constitution, and argues that low voter turnout is what allows radical candidates to win. Carl closes by turning to the 25th anniversary of September 11th this week, honoring those who lost their lives in the attacks and the first responders who died in the line of duty or from illness in the years after. He ties Labor Day and 9/11 together as reminders of what he believes is at stake this November: the Constitution, the Electoral College, and what he calls America's Judeo-Christian foundation. His closing message is a direct call to VOTE. In this episode: ➔ Why Capitalism, Not Socialism, Built the American Dream ➔ The Truth About Communism's Track Record, and Who's Funding Its Return ➔ Remembering 9/11 and the Call to Vote This November Connect with Carl: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn YouTube X Produced by: Social Chameleon
