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Posted on 10/06/2025 8:27:48 PM PDT by Libloather
Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has repeatedly insisted he is not a "communist" when asked by reporters despite a history of promoting communist ideology which has prompted many to place that label on him.
"No, I’m a democratic socialist," Mamdani told CNN earlier this week when asked if he’s a communist, a label bestowed on him by many critics, including President Donald Trump.
"I’ve said that time and again."
Despite his several rejections of the communist label, a Fox News Digital review found several examples of Mamdani advocating and backing communist principles, including calling for the seizure of the "means of production."
"Right now, if we're talking about the cancellation of student debt, if we're talking about Medicare for all, you know, these are issues which have the groundswell of popular support across this country," Mamdani told a Democratic Socialists of America conference in 2021.
"But then there are also other issues that we firmly believe in, whether it's BDS or whether it is the end goal of seizing the means of production, where we do not have the same level of support at this very moment."
The phrase "seizing the means of production" traces back to Karl Marx’s 1848 "The Communist Manifesto" in which he promotes the idea of workers taking control of factories from private owners.
Lee Edwards, a former Heritage Foundation fellow and conservative scholar until his death last year, wrote in 2018 that Marx was an "atheist socialist who insisted that his was the only ‘scientific' socialism based not on wishful thinking but the inexorable laws of history."
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Zohran Mamdani admits he might need plan B to fund $10B agenda – if he can’t hike taxes on the wealthy
Those who call themselves Democrats are really socialists. Those who call themselves socialists are really communists. Those who call themselves communists are really, really evil.
The table shows DS requires "nationalized sectors." I worked in the UK when coal production was nationalized. What a disaster that was.
| Aspect | Democratic Socialism | Communism |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A system advocating democratic control of key industries, wealth redistribution, and robust welfare within capitalism. | A classless, stateless system with collective ownership of production, abolishing private property. |
| Economic Structure | Mixed economy: private businesses with government intervention, nationalized sectors, strong welfare. | Fully state or collectively owned production; no private property; centralized planning. |
| Political System | Democratic; elected leaders, policies via democratic institutions. | Often single-party or authoritarian to enforce classless society. |
| Ownership of Resources | Private property regulated; key industries may be nationalized. | No private property; all resources collectively owned, often state-managed. |
| Implementation Examples | Nordic countries (e.g., Sweden, Norway): capitalist with strong welfare, universal healthcare. | Soviet Union, Maoist China, Cuba: state-controlled economies, often authoritarian. |
| Path to Change | Gradual reform through democratic processes. | Revolutionary, often violent, to dismantle capitalism. |
| Criticisms (Your View) | Inefficiency, overregulation, dependency; risks authoritarianism. | Totalitarianism, stagnation, shortages, loss of freedoms. |
| Historical Outcomes | Nordic models: high living standards, high taxes; e.g., Venezuela’s collapse. | Soviet Union, Maoist China: poverty, famines (e.g., 20-40M deaths in Great Leap Forward). |
| Human Nature Critique | Ignores individual achievement, fosters dependency, bureaucracy. | Opposes competition, personal gain; requires force, leads to oppression. |
| Freedom and Rights | Preserves rights, democracy; risks government overreach. | Restricts freedoms; state controls media, speech, movement. |
| Misery and Shortages | Strains economy via taxes; e.g., Venezuela hyperinflation (1,698,488% in 2018). | Frequent shortages (e.g., Soviet bread lines); economic collapse. |
”Big communist. Big, big communist.”
Socialist = bad
Radical Muslim = bad
Socialist + Radical Muslim = very, very bad
He’s lying.
All communists know before true communism comes into play, its the socialists, through pushing socialism, that brings about communism. Socialism is the working phase where socialists, using the hegelian dialectic process, bring about full blown communism.
So he’s 100% lying.
NYers seem to not give a crap. Can’t believe that people are so stupid they’d vote for a Muslim communist after what happened to their city.
The poor folk out number the sane people there. The Rats always disclaim being Commie/Marxist when you nail them down. They are THE most disingenuous Aholes in the Universe.
Walks like a duck.
Quacks like a duck.
He’s a communist.
Actually a Marxist Communist.
Not socialist that’s a lie of course.
Even The Stupid Party is afraid to call him a communist. Pathetic.
Those photos are what should be seen on ALL the tv networks. The Stupid Party has no clue how to sell a message. All talk.
Agree. You can’t sell communism by telling people what it actually is. And sadly, too many people are ignorant to its realities.
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