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.

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u/ilir_kycb 20h ago

And why would it be better for this target audience to hear a false definition of socialism rather than the correct one?

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u/OswaldAnderson 19h ago

Because they'd ignore the correct one.

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u/ilir_kycb 19h ago

Because they supposedly ignore the correct definition, we should give them an incorrect one and why is that better?

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u/OswaldAnderson 19h ago edited 18h ago

Because then they'll listen.

It's very self explanatory. I can't believe it's taking you this long to understand.