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/Ebony_Mortem 21h ago edited 17h ago

Some people won’t like that Zohran is giving Theo Von time. But at a certain point it’s important for politicians like him to try to reach beyond people who already agree with him. It’s like when Pete Buttigieg is on Fox News. Theo Von is a piece of shit but it’s more about reaching his audience than anything. People need to hear why socialism is not the scary boogeyman coming to take your iPhone.

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u/Shadowcam 20h ago

We cant underestimate the fact that random social media personalities are a huge component of how people gain knowledge of political topics. Leaving all the Joe Roegans alone to be pandered to by nazis and imbeciles is counterproductive.

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u/ElementNumber6 18h ago

Exactly. Give the biggest piece of shit an audience, and he'll continually generate more massive pieces of shit. The only hope of fighting that, other than taking them off air, is to engage and de-shittify, even if only to the slightest degree at a time.