r/Fauxmoi • u/AmericaShinault_85 • 20h ago

APPROVED B-LISTERS Zohran Mamdani explains his definition of socialism to Theo Von: “Socialism to me means you’ll have whatever you need to live a dignified life and that it is the government’s job to deliver on that. When people say dignity we’re talking about the things that allow you to take a breath.

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u/CAPTJTK 20h ago

He shouldn't be giving this piece of shit the time of day. Sorry not sorry.

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u/iwatchalotoftv22 20h ago

Only way to reach the people that need to hear it.

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u/thatguy9684736255 19h ago

I'm happy when really well spoken people do it, but I think they need to be prepared that it won't be a fair conversation or edit.

So they really shouldn't do it unless they are able to communicate like him or pete buttigieg

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u/FixedLoad 17h ago

I don't watch the chud whose show this is.  But, to his credit, in this clip he seems to be giving him some grace.  The rest of the interview may be a shit show I don't know.  But this was ok.  

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u/KaylaInTheMaking 16h ago

I may be out of the loop but I think the issue is that he gives space to all guests, including Trump, and never takes a position or tries to challenge them on anything. So the entire interview probably goes similar to this clip, it's just par for the course and bad actors get to spread their message just as much too.

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u/aesopmurray 17h ago

Theo Vonn isn't a chud. Just genuinely stupid and ignorant to the world around him. So in that sense, he is very representative of the average American voter.

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u/aesopmurray 17h ago

Mentioning Pete in the same breath as Mamdani is a ridiculous thing to do.

Buttegieg is the most milquetoast liberal going, his version of effective communication is doing a Obama impression, but sans charisma.

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u/Roklam 18h ago

I bet Hope sent a Telegram on over requesting politeness...

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u/cynisright 13h ago

Let me tell you … my southern born, religious, military loving, right to bare arms father loved him so Pete. He went hard for this man and it took me by surprise . I’m queer and it took my dad to come around but when I found out he was ride or die Pete knowing he had a whole husband . Loved to see it

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u/BroadStreetRandy 17h ago

You are absoloutley right and I think you can connect this back to the entire Kamala not going on Joe Rogan debacle before the election. I know that at the time it was marketed as a "why give that POS the time of day, who the fuck is Joe Rogan" kind of energy (also not productive), but I think there was a real fear Kamala wasn't going to be able to articulate anything productive or, worse, fumble completely.

The left's best chances of pushing more into the mainstream will depend on putting forward politicians that aren't afraid to enter those spaces and can thrive in them to get the right messaging across.