I agree with @Devereaux , liberals rely upon a system of spoils and rewards for capitulation to socialist or worse, communist masters. A fairy tale promise of personal desires fulfilled at the expense of a “ scapegoat “, personal power over a perceived enemy or inequality , sharing the wealth or fruit of another’s hard work without having to earn it themselves. Witness Mamdani, his hollow promises are already being broken by reality; money doesn’t lie. Pure capitalism weeds out the ne’erdowells, lazy and unproductive, exposes the lie at the heart of socialism. Also, competition creates winners And losers, something that liberals won’t admit, there is no level playing field, no equality. Since every true winner has lost more than once, a system of civic rules or honor system is created by a just society where meritocracy is the basis of society; race or other tools of socialism gain no foothold, no one to blame but yourself since if you don’t succeed.