New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani slams capitalism on CNN, cites MLK to defend socialism

The youth of today are not afraid of terms like socialism. They see what is wrong when corporations and the super wealthy make the decisions. Over half a million kids have been in schools where there have been shootings. They will not blindly accept the gun lobbys terrible justifications for mass shootings in America. They will not accept the lies of the powerful like the Repubs do.
We do not have capitalism. We have oligopoly headed for plutocracy. We do not have to argue capitalism. It was gone a long time ago.
Where has socialism worked?
 
He is a Communist that calls himself a socialist to make himself more palatable.
The conversation was about socialism...about how it doesn't work; has never worked; and never will work.

So stop with the bullshit.

If comic books are too complicated for you...try coloring books for toddlers. You should be able to handle that.
 
I don't draw SS...Civil Service retirement that I paid for. Same for Medicare...I pay for it.

Those are not examples of socialism, they are examples of paid for services.

Your 19th Century thinking is antiquated.
Always a laugh, “I paid for my Medicare,” or CS retirement, if you did the math you’d find what you paid in is a fraction of what you receive, the Government subsidies and today’s workers are paying the rest, that is called redistribution of income “earl.” And the list is endless

As I said, all economies in the world today are mixed, as is the US’s
 
Always a laugh, “I paid for my Medicare,” or CS retirement, if you did the math you’d find what you paid in is a fraction of what you receive, the Government subsidies and today’s workers are paying the rest, that is called redistribution of income “earl.” And the list is endless

As I said, all economies in the world today are mixed, as is the US’s
Nonsense, S.S. return is under 3%. You could use a dart to pick a stock and do bettter.

It’s 0 return if you die before retirement.

You can’t use Medicare until you are 65. Horrible investment.
 
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Nonsense, S.S. return is under 3%. You could use a dart to pick a stock and do bettter.

It’s 0 return if you die before retirement.

You can’t use Medicare until you are 65. Horrible investment.
Not that it is relevant to the fact that you collect more than you paid, even hypothetically, what happens when that stock drops, another Great Recession, and suddenly your government check is next to nothing?

And people can start Medicare at sixty, personal health and the ACA if necessary covers you till then
 
You right-wing assholes want America to morph into North Korea.
Actually, it's Left-wing assholes like YOU that want America to morph into North Korea.

Socialism of everything
Controls on speech, particularly political speech
Government control of the economy to an ever-increasing degree
Gun control
Controls on travel

You name it. The Left loves to have control with an iron fist and you support it.
 
Actually, it's Left-wing assholes like YOU that want America to morph into North Korea.

Socialism of everything
Controls on speech, particularly political speech
Government control of the economy to an ever-increasing degree
Gun control
Controls on travel

You name it. The Left loves to have control with an iron fist and you support
That represents a failure of our education system
Indeed, they are too busy with the trans freak stuff and hate America stuff to teach American exceptionalism.
 

New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani slams capitalism on CNN, cites MLK to defend socialism​


Mamdani quotes Martin Luther King Jr. saying there must be more distribution of wealth​


Gabriel Hays
By Gabriel Hays Fox News

Published June 27, 2025 9:22am EDT

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani did not hide his opinion of capitalism on Thursday night, saying he disliked it and invoking Martin Luther King Jr. to bolster his position.



During an interview with CNN anchor Erin Burnett, Mamdani embraced his identity as a democratic socialist and said he has many problems with capitalism.

"No, I have many critiques of capitalism," he said in response to Burnett asking him if he likes it.



Zohran Mamdani


Democratic New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani told CNN on Thursday that he has "many critiques" of capitalism. (Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Mamdani secured the Democratic Party nomination for New York City mayor on Tuesday in an upset over former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and several other candidates.

Mamdani ran a campaign focused on making one of the country’s most expensive places to live more attainable for average residents. His proposals call for multi-year rent freezes and massive investment in public housing. Critics argue his proposals could worsen existing problems in the rental market. He has also taken criticism for not condemning the anti-Israel rallying cry, "Globalize the Intifada."

During his CNN appearance Thursday, Mamdani touted his plans to freeze rent and increase taxes on New York’s wealthiest residents. Burnett followed up by asking about him being described as a democratic socialist.

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New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani slams capitalism on CNN, cites MLK to defend socialism​

I'm hoping he wins and becomes mayor. ;)
 
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