Republican Club

by Brian Harmon

LW contributor

The Republican Club will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m., in Clubhouse 3 Room 2. Jovanka, who does not want her last name published, will be the featured speaker.

Jovanka, who immigrated to the United States from the former Communist Yugoslavia, will tell the club what life was like for her under Communist rule.

“People here do not realize how terrible it was to live in a country without freedom,” she said.

Some immigrants from formerly Communist countries applaud their native lands for having a very low crime rate, where it is possible to safely walk the streets at any time of day or night. Crime rates were low in those countries, but few people realize the terrible price people paid, according to Jovanka.

“You are watched wherever you go, and even inside your own apartment, you are always afraid of who might be listening,” she said.

For those who enjoy living in their own house, she says, “that is impossible in Communist countries unless you are a member of the Communist Party.”

Less than 10 percent of the people were party members and they were required to spy on their neighbors and anyone else they ran across, reporting them to the authorities for anything they said that was unfavorable to any government policy, she added.

Her talk will be followed by a discussion of current issues including:

• The recent Republican victories in the recent election, especially in Virginia

• Critical Race Theory being taught in public schools

• The Los Alamitos School Board

• Illegal immigration and border security

• Social issues such as the pro-life movement

• The approximately $4.5 trillion in new spending being debated in Congress

• The end of American military presence in Afghanistan

• The existential threat of China to the U.S. The recent Republican victories in Virginia included those for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. These offices were won by a white male, a Black female and a Latino male, respectively.