Mari-Ann Hoeggen

Dear MAGA, let me explain something. You have been taught that anything with the word social in it is communism. It isn’t. Social Security isn’t communism. Medicare isn’t communism. And neither is the public school your children attend or the fire department that saves your house. Norway and Denmark are capitalist countries. People own businesses, buy houses, make fortunes, invest in stocks and own guns. The difference is that their governments make capitalism work for ordinary people, not just billionaires. Here is what that means in everyday life. You get cancer. You receive treatment without facing a ruinous hospital bill. Your wife has a baby. She gets months of paid parental leave. Your child wants to attend university. Tuition is free at public universities for eligible students. You work hard. You get five weeks of paid vacation. You lose your job. There is a safety net to help you get back on your feet And none of this requires giving up your house, your truck, your religion or your freedom. Now here is the part you really need to understand. You are already paying taxes. The question is what you get back. In Europe, more of that money comes back to ordinary families through healthcare, education and financial security. In America, politicians have convinced millions of working people that asking for those things is socialism, while demanding lower taxes for billionaires is freedom. You have been persuaded to fight against benefits you would personally enjoy, in order to protect fortunes you will never possess. Elon Musk does not need you to defend his wallet. Your family needs you to defend yours.

America Has Spoken. And Trump Has Lost. Again. Well, there we have it. Donald Trump, a man who has spent his entire life confusing noise with popularity, has once again discovered that shouting louder does not make you a winner. This election was about him. His chaos. His corruption. His spectacular talent for taking a functioning country and treating it like a demolition project. He has attacked American institutions, bullied America’s allies, undermined democracy, turned politics into a travelling circus and made the United States look increasingly like a country being governed from the comments section of a particularly unpleasant website. And Americans have had enough. They do not stand with Putin’s Russia. They stand with Ukraine. They do not want another disastrous war with Iran. They do not want cruelty, intimidation and masked men terrorising their streets. They do not want their president treating the Constitution like an irritating parking regulation. They want their country back. And here is the delicious part. Trump made this election a referendum on himself. His enormous ego demanded it. And the voters delivered their verdict. You lost, Donald. Again. Thank you, America. For remembering who you are. For standing up to the bullies. And, most importantly, for finally grabbing the steering wheel before the lunatic drove the entire bloody country into a ditch.