Alina Fernandez, author and anti-communism activist, the daughter of late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, warned Sunday that socialism serves as the first step toward communism and young Americans should study history before embracing socialist ideals.
“Socialism is the first step to communism,” she said. “As stated by Lenin himself.”
Fernandez cautioned that supporters of socialist policies often overlook the historical consequences of communist movements and urged young people not to be persuaded by what she described as softer rhetoric used to promote socialist ideas.
“Don’t get fooled by changing words or the softness of the words in advocating for democracy,” she said. “What they’re doing is a very precise agenda that has been a long time in the making.”
She argued that political indoctrination begins in schools and encouraged students to examine what they are being taught.
“They receive these instructions or this indoctrination already in the schools,” Fernandez said. “That’s where you need to start watching what you’re learning in school. Then think for yourself.”
Fernandez stated that history should serve as a warning against adopting socialist or communist systems.
“Advocating for something that has obviously failed so badly in so many countries and has cost so many millions of lives is definitely wrong,” she said.
Later, Fernandez noted the rise of democratic socialism in American politics reflects decades of ideological organizing.
“It’s been a long time in the making,” she added. “Since the ’60s, it’s been indoctrinating people and getting people to their side. It’s very well paid, very well organized.”
She warned that such movements often become violent and seek to undermine democratic institutions.
“These people are violent,” Fernandez said. “They take the streets. They insult you until you get scared. The purpose is to destabilize the country. It’s a very anti-American agenda.”
Fernandez also cautioned that charismatic political figures can make radical ideologies more appealing.
“Charisma is the most dangerous attribute in politics,” she said. “Schools and universities are the preferred place of recruitment for people willing to work for the Communist Party.”
