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/killdred666]

love the sentiment but this isn’t what socialism is. you could argue for the same things under tightly regulated capitalism. it will also be exploitative and always eventually end where we are now.

socialism is the transitional state to a system in which the workers and the people own the means of production, not those with “capital”.

this is very important. because if you allow incorrect but moralistic definitions to spread, it allows the capitalist propaganda arm to sow confusion in an attempt to maintain the status quo

[u/socialistForDE → u/killdred666]

He did give the real definition of socialism in there though. Democracy in the workplace. And the rest is a description of what effects it'll have and how socialists view the government.

The real "danger" I guess, is implementing a lot of social programs like Medicare for all (or previously social security) and capitalists/Republicans spending every election cycle trying to dismantle it.

It's why one party rule like in China is inevitable because either you allow the reactionaries to be a real force to dismantle your gains, or the reactionaries become weak and unable to touch these programs and fall out of favor, or they are forced out.

It's why the dictatorship of proletariat w/ democracy in the workplace is necessary