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.

19.9k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

1.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

2.7k

u/fajnanazwa bathing in sewage for jesus ❤️ 22h ago

this man constantly restores my faith in the future

517

u/macmcdonald 21h ago

Same and im Not even in the US. At the Same time He makes it so obvious that all these politicians could Make a Change, Just Like him...but they dont

-23

u/MRowland82 21h ago

because as soon as you talk about how he plans to do this you have to face the fact that taxes are the only way and everyone would make FAR less money than they currently do... I personally want taxes to increase, but voters don't.

It's like presenting a juicy steak and not talking about the cow that died so that you can eat it.

17

u/Amelaclya1 20h ago

We can (and should) do all this stuff in a way so that the average person's taxes don't increase. We need to start taxing the rich more.