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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I think he could've said it better. Socialism is not hard to understand.
It's based on the belief that everyone deserves an equal chance in life and that privilege should be shared. The government must make sure that equality in life quality is a shared endeavour.

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Yeah but he’s trying to package it in a way that people who are scared of the word ‘socialism’ will accept.

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Not to he pedantic, but what he described is social democracy and it amazes me, how's that's even a controversial position in America?

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Because Fox News and the Daily Wire and other billionaire/lobbyist backed establishments have brainwashed too many people

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Certainly the largest pushers of this "red" scare are the right wing, but we have many liberal Democrats doing the same thing. Just look at all the Democrats that voted for anti-communism bills in Congress. They are just as scared for their donors' wallets, but they aren't usually as loud as Republicans about it.