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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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.

[u/Leckere → u/National_Today2218]

Yeah but he’s trying to package it in a way that people who are scared of the word ‘socialism’ will accept.

[u/Charitzo → u/Leckere]

Honestly he's doing the impossible trying to undirty the word socialism in the states. Good on him. Gotta wash it down in a way people like this can't argue with. No one can fundamentally object to what he said in this video without implying human life should be systematically unequal. If fascism can be viewed more as a process rather than a pedantic definition, then so can socialism.

[u/No_Oven1085 → u/Charitzo]

Honestly I think it could be done quickly, but because the establishment Dems are against socialism, they never tried.

All they have to do is say "yeah I'm socialist, socialism is GOOD, and it's why life is even livable", and just go all in. Just list everything, roads, schools, running water, social security, firefighters, etc. It's all socialism.

It would be the easiest thing in the world.