| ▲ | wtcactus 4 hours ago | |
"If there was any system that could guarantee each person housing, whether you call it the abolition of private property or you call it, you know, just a statewide housing guarantee, it is preferable to what is going on right now.", Mamdani, 2020 "We have to ensure we are unapologetic about our socialism", Mamdani, 2021 "There are also other issues we firmly believe in [...] weather is the end goal of seizing the means of production", Mamdani, 2021 "We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.", Mamdani, 2026 It's funny. You people go up in arms calling Elon Musk a fascist because he made a suspicious gesture with his right hand. But, then you have a guy outright telling you he wants to "seize the means of production" and you make excuses on why he is not actually a communist. | ||
| ▲ | kortex an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
> Anna Grzymala-Busse, a Stanford University international studies professor, said that seizing the means of production is a socialist and communist goal. "The difference is that with communism, there is also one ruling party that brooks no opposition and no pluralist civil society," she said. https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/jul/03/seizing-means... Collectivism and some amount of state controlled means of production are typical of many leftist systems. America already does this in many places: military, power, education, civil works. Communism stands out among other -isms on the left in that it is single-party and incompatible with democracy. > suspicious gesture with his right hand It was a Nazi salute. Don't believe me? Go to a crowded street corner and do the "suspicious gesture," and gauge the reaction. | ||
| ▲ | krainboltgreene 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
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