Mayor Zohran Mamdani needs to read four books.
1. “The Tragedy of the Commons” an essay by Garrett Hardin
2. “The Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith
3. “1984” by George Orwell
4. “Animal Farm” by George Orwell
I did not bother to add “Das Kapital” as I am sure he knows all of Marx’s writing very well, nor “The Gulag Archipelago.” I really do not think he is smart enough to comprehend “The Gulag Archipelago.”
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is a dedicated Marxist, but he call himself a socialist. He lies.
Oddly, if Marxism actually worked I would be leading the parade with joy. Marxism has two fatal flaws.
1. It does not account for human nature to act in ones self interest and not for the collective. Thus the collective always fails without exception.
2. Consolidation of absolute power at the top invariable leads to corruption and those in power acting in their own self interest. With absolute power at the top they can do anything they want. It always ends in war and death. Since 1917 (the Russian Revolution) Marxism has accounted for about 100 million people killed in war and civilian murder. More civilian murders than death in war.