Staff Reports
The media circus continues, and this time, the main attraction is none other than Vice President Kamala Harris and her latest proposal, which can only be described as a textbook case of leftist sleight of hand. Following President Joe Biden’s surprising exit from the race, Harris has clearly decided to wave her magic wand and pull out a campaign policy that seems more appropriate for a Marxist manifesto than a traditional American agenda. Axios, seemingly unaware (or perhaps just unwilling) to acknowledge the glaring red flags, is attempting to rebrand her price control proposal, which many eagle-eyed critics have dubbed “Kamunism.”
The impetus for the media’s ongoing love affair with Harris’ increasingly vague plans appears to be a desperate attempt to shield her from critiques. Axios makes a zigzagging effort to assure readers that her ban on grocery price gouging is not a slippery slope to full-blown Soviet-style price controls. The headline of a recent article has morphed from a strong warning against using the term ‘price controls’ to a more watered-down version that frames the issue as a simple ban on price gouging. The only thing missing is a clown nose and some whoopee cushions—the absurdity of it all is hard to ignore.
Axios: "Kamala Harris has been editing news headlines on Google ads to make it appear that major publishers are on her side."
Also Axios: "We need to edit all of stories going back 10 years to make sure they all support Kamala's campaign."
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— Woke Insights (@WokeInsights) August 13, 2024
If one takes a closer look at Axios’s article, it reads more like a campaign brochure than serious journalism. The claims made seem to pivot around the notion that if price gouging is equated to communism, then the United States might as well raise the red flag and kick the Constitution to the curb. The argument goes that many states already have price gouging bans, so what’s the big deal? It’s almost as though they expect the American public to applaud this ridiculous leap in logic while handing Harris the keys to a national pricing scheme.
Even more questionable is the assertion that a national ban would empower the federal government to take down corporations that evade state laws. This raises eyebrows for any sane individual who understands that more government control rarely leads to less corruption. The idea that “big global corporations” would suddenly fall in line because Uncle Sam wields his mighty ban hammer seems more like a fairy tale than a sound economic policy.
Social media, however, isn’t buying it. The article has been thoroughly savaged by online commentators, resulting in a tidal wave of mockery aimed at Harris and Axios alike. From Elon Musk to an army of Twitter users, the consensus is clear: the piece does little more than peddle Democratic National Committee propaganda while masquerading as credible journalism. Like a bad magic trick, it elicits laughter more than awe.
Surprisingly, Axios finds itself at odds with other major outlets, such as The Washington Post and CNN, which have actually recognized Harris’s proposal for what it is— a thinly veiled attempt to implement price controls. The glaring hypocrisy and confusion among these so-called news organizations suggest a concerted effort to rewrite reality in favor of the left. If one thing is for certain, conservative America will be watching this comedy of errors unfold, popcorn in hand, as the left continues to shoot itself in the foot.
