Third World Scarcity - Air Conditioning

Progressive energy policies have left New York’s grid too fragile for routine summer heat

There’s a familiar pattern playing out in America’s progressive-run cities. Infrastructure crumbles, energy grids buckle, and instead of fixing the problem, politicians ask you to sacrifice — to use less, expect less, and be grateful for it.

They call it solidarity. They call it doing your part. What they never call it is what it actually is: failure.

And when the politicians making these demands happen to be self-described collectivists, the ask takes on an even darker undertone. Scarcity stops being an inconvenience and starts looking like a feature — the perfect excuse to tell free citizens how to live in their own homes.

From the Daily Wire:

Far-Left New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani told New York City residents and business owners to take on the heat wave in the name of collectivism, urging them to keep their thermostats set to a toasty 78 degrees.

Barstool founder Dave Portnoy — who recently floated a mayoral run against Mamdani — didn’t mince words: “78 degrees??? Welcome to communism people! Hope you enjoy!”

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis twisted the knife with surgical precision, asking, “Is this what was meant by the warmth of collectivism?” — a direct callback to Mamdani’s own infamous rhetoric about replacing “the frigidity of rugged individualism” with collectivist warmth.

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