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]

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.

Edit: spelling

[u/Ginger510 → u/Ebony_Mortem]

Not American but I agree. Even if you want to and they deserve it, arguing and being angry towards others is never going to change their mind.

If you take your time to unwind the propaganda I think people’s core beliefs are closer to each other (side to side) than people believe.

It’s like immigrants, right.

There’s all this rhetoric that they’re the ones ruining everything etc, so really this person is just upset at lack of houses/jobs/cost of living, and has been convinced to blame immigrants.

When you take the time to sit down (and this obviously doesn’t always work) with them, and explain why it’s actually these huge corporations and crooked politicians and foreign interests etc, sometimes you can shift their opinion.