As he fought eviction, Parkington wrote a letter saying he suffered from cancer and long COVID, and criticized lawyers and banks. Earlier in the week, Parkington’s wife begged a judge to delay the eviction, writing about a decade of financial hardship and health issues. “Winter is coming and I am afraid I’m going to be left on the street,” she wrote, in part.

Imagine being in these circumstances and arguing for any economic system other than socialism.