A New York state assemblywoman who identifies as a democratic socialist went viral online after posting a video of herself claiming that people steal toothpaste and soap because of poverty.
The socialist dogma that theft is caused by wealth inequality is a common claim that was also proclaimed by far-left Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
‘Tolerating crime leads to escalation of crime. This has been proven in every society across time and ours is no different.’
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“Most of what we say were crimes of poverty, people who were stealing things like toothpaste, people who were stealing things like soap. And that means if you’re stealing those things, you need them,” said Emily Gallagher during a speech in front of the Manhattan Criminal Court Thursday.
“And we are
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