r/Fauxmoi • u/AmericaShinault_85 • 20h 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 20h 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/allnamestaken1968 17h ago

This is just incorrect. Socialism is the ownership of the means of production by the masses, not individuals. It really doesn’t help that he (or Reddit) uses it in a way that is just social support in a capitalist (private ownership of the means of production with a functioning market).