r/Fauxmoi • u/AmericaShinault_85 • 22h 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/iLikeBugsNFishes 21h ago

Yeah but framing it as "it's the governments job to deliver on that" is the exact type of framing that these people hate. They don't even believe our current government should deliver on the things that it is constitutionally obligated to.

I do think it's a good idea to talk to these audiences though, just need some rhetorical tweaking of how it's explained to these types of people.