Mark Alford: “There seems to be a lot of confusion today, a lot of bewilderment, a lot of dismay from my friends on the other side of…”

“There seems to be a lot of confusion today, a lot of bewilderment, a lot of dismay from my friends on the other side of the aisle on exactly why we are here today. I am here to tell you it is a shame we have to be here today, that we have to publicly put everyone on record to denounce socialism. I rise today in somber support of this resolution, a resolution to denounce the evils, the horrors of socialism. Mr. Speaker, this is a somber issue because our Nation was founded on the principles of liberty and freedom, enshrined in our founding documents as the thesis of our very Nation. However, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle here have made light of the horrors of socialism and at times have advocated for this radical ideology to the point that the youth of our Nation have been deceived. {time} 1300 They have begun falling away from the true ideals of the freedoms on which our Nation was founded, that being liberty and democracy. Let me clear up some of this confusion for our good friends: This cannot happen. We can never let it happen again. Socialism has created famine, mass murders, and the killing of over 100 million humans around the world. Many of the worst crimes in history were committed by socialist ideologues: Stalin, Mao Zedong, Castro, Kim Jong-un, and Maduro. Yes, I am here today to tell you that we also condemn categorically any form of socialism, including Vladimir Putin.…”