On Saturday’s America Right Now, host Tom Basile pulled no punches, warning viewers that a radical leftward drift is reshaping America’s politics and culture in dangerous ways. Basile’s segment called out a brazen alliance between woke economic policies and a permissive attitude toward antisemitism, urging patriotic Americans to wake up before these forces do irreversible damage to our nation.
This isn’t idle speculation — Newsmax has been sounding the alarm with programming and reporting that traces how socialist ideas, once fringe, now enjoy mainstream applause among prominent Democrats and celebrity elites. From talk of government-run everything to the celebration of class-based grievance politics, the cultural elites have normalized economic policies that would hollow out opportunity for hardworking Americans.
While Democrats flirt with big-government fantasies, our most vulnerable communities are paying the price: antisemitic incidents exploded after the October 7 attacks, with watchdogs documenting an unprecedented surge of threats, vandalism and violent assaults across the country. The numbers compiled by independent monitoring groups show this wave of hate is real, concentrated, and alarmingly linked to public rallies and campus agitation.
Look at the college campuses and the streets — where protests too often cross the line into open hostility toward Jews and toward Israel, and where old-fashioned antisemitism has been given fresh cover under the guise of “anti-Zionism.” Mainstream outlets and watchdogs alike recorded thousands of incidents between October 2023 and September 2024, making clear this is not a fringe problem but a national crisis that demands a principled response.
Conservatives have to stop being polite about this threat: defend Jewish Americans, call out antisemitism wherever it appears, and reject the siren song of socialism that strips away freedom and prosperity. Americans who love liberty should hold accountable the leaders and institutions that cheer on these poisonous trends and elect representatives who will restore common-sense policy, secure borders, and stand unflinchingly against hate.