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This is evidence that the US political system does not function.
There are two paths forward;
I would not call Zohran Mandani a socialist. I would call him a progressive rational centralist.
The existing system cannot be fixed, it depends on imperialism and as such has hollowed out industrialization in favor of finance capital. Mamdani is a "boot of the neck" candidate, someone to show a bit of what's possible with a properly run economy, but even electing progressives elsewhere can't bring about socialism. Revolution is still necessary.
The only path to freedom is to kill innocents by the thousands and then force the survivors to be free at gunpoint.
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He literally said, "The end goal is seizing the means of production"
Zohran Mamdani is a Socialist.
I agree with you. We shouldn't present it as "left politics". We should present it as "politics for the people". That way, it makes it compatible with more people.
You wouldn't believe how many americans have a deep fear of the word "left". We should call it centrist instead, even if it is left.
Maybe, let's use the phrase "socialism is to listen to the heart of the people, and the heart sits in the center of people, so it's centralist politics" or something.
I strongly disageee. Historical experience of communists and socialists proves that hiding your actual views is a way to earn deep distrust from the people. Honesty, and a focus on the Mass Line, are what has brought the most unity and most success.
Which is just dumb as hell