Minnesota is the latest glaring example showing America exactly how rotten our political system has become — a brazen, unchecked spoils system where loyalty to the party trumps merit, common sense, and yes, even the law. The state’s corrupt welfare programs are being exploited with impunity, and top politicians are shamelessly cozying up to fraudsters, illegal immigrants, and special interest groups. This isn’t new. It’s a feature of the Left’s playbook, not a bug.
Let’s call it what it is: a racket. The Progressives promised reforms with the Pendleton Act long ago, spinning tales about merit-based civil service to replace the old spoils system. But look around now. Federal employees rake in cushy pensions and benefits the average American worker can only dream of, while the Republican side of the aisle watches from the sidelines. The corruption didn’t end; it simply became permanent and one-sided. The spoils don’t switch anymore — lifetime Democrat jobs for those who toe the party line, while hardworking conservatives are blackballed. It’s a rigged game that pits taxpayer against taxpayer and rewards loyalty over leadership.
Worse still, the Left’s constant moral crusades have been Trojan horses for this corruption. What started as a worthy fight against racism has morphed into a government excuse to practice institutional favoritism. Affirmative action was never about fairness; it became quotas, which spiraled into the toxic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion nonsense choking out competence from federal agencies. These programs turned America’s government into a racial and ideological patronage machine. The promise of civil rights was cheapened and weaponized against anyone who dares question these failed policies. It’s no accident that government jobs are now entitlement fiefdoms for identity politics warriors, not merit-based servants for the people.
Meanwhile, Minnesota’s liberal elites fail spectacularly to manage their welfare state without feeding corruption and crime. Somali immigrant communities have been exploited by political operatives who use their plight as cover to pilfer taxpayer dollars and line their own pockets. The leftist media waves away these scandals as “racist” to shield the establishment’s dirty laundry. Give us a break. This kind of wilful blindness only emboldens the lawless and punishes the honest citizens who foot the bill every year.
If history teaches us anything, this cycle of corruption and moral pretense is as old as government itself — from the bread and circuses of Rome to today’s endless identity wars. The Left thinks they can mask their rackets with virtue-signaling and social justice talk, but the American people are smarter than that. We see the spoils system for what it really is: a swamp festering with fraud, favoritism, and failure. The question now isn’t if the system is broken — it’s who will have the guts to fix it. Until then, the real losers are everyday Americans forced to pay for these left-wing racks day in and day out.
Source: American Thinker
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