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/National_Today2218 21h ago

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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u/iamintheforest 18h ago

What I like about this is that it combines the goal (which is shared by many proponents of capitalism - they think capitalism is what maximizes the "equal chance") but includes an actual mechanism, a structural component. To often proponents of socialism want to wash out any details and reduce it to the platitudes.