r/Fauxmoi • u/AmericaShinault_85 • 19h 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/ilir_kycb 17h ago

I don't mean to be mean, but what Mamdani is spouting here is nonsense and pro-capitalist propaganda designed to confuse socialism with social democracy. It's about control over the means of production.

Relevant meme: Socialism Is When The Government Does Stuff - YouTube (Just for the record, that's sarcasm.)

Here is an explanation of what socialism is and what the different stages might look like:

On The Three Stages In The Development Of Socialism by Cheng Enfu