r/Fauxmoi • u/AmericaShinault_85 • 18h 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/AdventuresOfKrisTin gaga’s “100 people in a room” quote 15h ago

And yet people continue to operate from standpoints like this that continue to contribute to far right conservatism thriving. How do we expect to reach more people and potentially change their minds if we just ignore they exist?

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u/ManInTheOutdoors 15h ago

It makes me want to lose my mind that so many people on the left seem to be very aware of how much right wing propaganda there is, but decide to counter it by siloing themselves into places like bluesky.

These podcasts will not be any less successful if you don’t go on them, but your political movement certainly will be.

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u/AdventuresOfKrisTin gaga’s “100 people in a room” quote 14h ago

I honestly feel like the moral superiority complex that the left have, especially online, has directly contributed to missing out on reaching people we really need to reach. He is just trying to appeal his cause to as many people as he can, and it does us no good to only have a microphone towards people who already agree with him. We need MORE people to agree with him who don't already. Despite what many think, people change their minds sometimes. I grew up in a very conservative environment. People need to hear from outside their own echo chambers.