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Cherry Meigh Timbol
News Content Editor
Published August 22, 2026
A newly circulated video featuring a national leader of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has intensified America’s already heated political divide after remarks describing class warfare as a long-term strategy to “bleed” an opponent sparked widespread outrage among conservatives and free-market advocates.
The controversy centers on Cliff Connolly, a member of the DSA’s National Political Committee, who argued during an interview that class conflict should be viewed as a “guerrilla war” focused not on winning isolated battles but on gradually weakening political and economic opponents over time. His comments have since gone viral across social media and conservative media outlets.
DSA members are hell-bent on breaking down capitalism and the current form of the United States as we know it. One of their tactics is to ignite a Marxist class war, or class struggle, which is a conflict between economic classes over wealth, political power and control of production.
The idea that DSA is seeking to start a Marxist class war is not based on speculation but is, yet again, part of the plan to destroy capitalism, according to DSA National Political Committee member Cliff Connolly.
The remarks that drew national attention
In the widely shared clip, Connolly describes class struggle as a prolonged campaign rather than a series of decisive victories, saying the objective is to steadily advance political influence until the opposing system is exhausted. Critics argue the language reflects an openly revolutionary approach to politics, while supporters contend it represents ideological rhetoric about organizing working-class power rather than advocating violence.
The DSA has long promoted policies including stronger labor protections, public ownership of certain industries, expanded tenant rights, and wealth redistribution, positioning itself as America’s largest democratic socialist organization.
Affordability or ideological transformation?
The controversy arrives as affordability has become one of the dominant political issues in major American cities, particularly in New York, where socialist-backed housing policies—including rent freezes and expanded tenant protections—have become central to local government debates. Supporters argue these measures address soaring housing costs, while critics say they discourage investment, reduce housing supply, and ultimately worsen affordability.
Business leaders including billionaire investor Bill Ackman have argued that restrictive housing policies are symptoms of failed socialist governance rather than solutions to the affordability crisis, warning that long-term rent controls may deepen housing shortages.
Meanwhile, the unofficial spokesman for DSA, Hasan Piker, has called on his followers to “kill capitalist”…
Piker has stated, “We want more immigrants to come into your countries and then they’re gonna f**k your sisters and then your daughters. We’re here to destroy the White Race, Bitch.”
Piker is a special breed of Marxist who is part of what the White House calls the “Red-Green Alliance.”
Piker: “Overall, my favorite flag is Hezbollah.”
A broader political flashpoint
The viral comments have also revived scrutiny of prominent left-wing influencers and activists associated with socialist movements, as conservatives argue increasingly explicit anti-capitalist rhetoric is becoming normalized within mainstream progressive politics. Meanwhile, socialist writers have pushed back, arguing that public attention should remain focused on economic inequality rather than inflammatory sound bites.
Recently, DSA Co-Chair Megan Romer confirmed her party’s radical agenda:
- Abolishing the Senate, presidency, and Supreme Court
- Abolishing ICE, borders and prisons
- Defunding the Pentagon
- Mass amnesty for illegals
This is all related:
It’s coming …
As we explained last week, citing Andy Laperriere, Piper Sandler’s head of US policy research in Washington, younger Americans have no lived memory of Soviet breadlines or the refugee waves produced by failed communist states. That gap has made it easier to repackage far-left ideology without confronting its record.
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