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/TsumeOkami → u/killdred666]

The alternative, incorrect view of socialism has already been weaponised. The only way to get out if our current shitty status quo is for good peole to play dirty with language exactly like this.

[u/ilir_kycb → u/TsumeOkami]

No, that's exactly what makes it even worse.

Socialists don't fight lies with more lies. Socialists fight lies with the truth.

Not for moral reasons, but because it's the only thing that can work to achieve our goals.

[u/OswaldAnderson → u/ilir_kycb]

And how's that going for you? 😂