Chicago’s Dangerous Dance with Marxist Crime Policy

There’s no way to sugarcoat it: Chicago is spiraling. And at the heart of this chaos is a city leadership clinging to utopian ideals that have no place in the real world. The socialist and Marxist-inspired approaches to public safety may sound compassionate on paper, but in practice, they’re failing — miserably.

Ideology Over Reality

Let’s start with the obvious. When a city refuses to prosecute shoplifting under $1,000, when it looks the other way at loitering, drug use, or even some forms of assault, what message is it sending? That crime has no consequence. That the rule of law is optional. And that law-abiding families — moms, dads, kids, and grandparents — are less important than the feelings of the offender.

That’s not compassion. That’s neglect.

Marxist ideology has always been about dismantling the existing system. In Chicago, that looks like gutting the police budget, replacing officers with “violence interrupters,” and prioritizing equity over enforcement. While some city leaders play social experiment, families are living in fear, avoiding parks after dusk, dodging open-air drug markets, and bracing for carjackings in broad daylight.

Criminals Aren’t Victims

One of the most dangerous lies being peddled is that criminals are merely victims of circumstance. That if we just understand them more deeply, offer a few resources, or send a social worker, they’ll change. But that ignores the hundreds of thousands of residents who rise above the same circumstances every day, working hard, following the law, and doing right by their families.

We are not here to coddle criminals. We are here to protect citizens.

Families Deserve Better

Every child deserves to walk to school without fear. Every grandmother deserves to ride the train without being harassed. Every business owner deserves to operate without being looted. That is not too much to ask. And yet, in today’s Chicago, those basic expectations are branded as “privileged” or “reactionary.”

No. They are normal. They are right. And they are non-negotiable.

Rebuilding Sanity Starts Now

What Chicago needs is leadership that’s bold enough to reject failed ideology and practical enough to return to common-sense safety. That means enforcing laws. Supporting our police. Holding repeat offenders accountable. And recognizing that a society without law and order is not equitable — it is chaos.

We’re not going to arrest our way out of every problem. But we also can’t therapy our way out of violent crime.

It’s time to put families first again. Safety first again. And sanity first again.