Zohran Kwame Mamdani was stewed in communism from birth by his upper class Indian "intellectual" parents and his worldview was shaped by his early years growing up in Uganda and South Africa - he's a silver spoon communist. He had a privileged upbringing and never had to work a day in his life. Unfortunately, we're plagued by unassimilated immigrants like him in our politics these days.
Communism is attractive because it plays on people's altruistic tendencies and offers "scientific" solutions to cure all of the inequalities associated with the human condition. It'll never work - people aren't angels, and human beings will always have differences in intelligence, capabilities, drive, morality, etc. Where socialism/communism is imposed it always results in mediocrity, oppression, and a lower standard of living for the people it claims to lift up. I've seen it firsthand.
It's easy for an elitist like Mamdani to be a communist because the elites in socialist/communist societies are the ones telling everyone else what to do, and they always live better than the proles. They're insulated from the policies they force others to live by.
I'm constantly amazed at the rise of people like Sanders, AOC, Mamdani, and others nowadays. None of them have done anything useful or productive in their lives yet here they are - with an outsized influence in how this Country is run.
Excellent and every NYer should read this, especially the Freidman clip (saw this years ago but still worth the refresher).
Best way to defeat this communist, Mamdani, is to get his real ideas out in the open. I believe that is being done but still the media cover for democrats and many remain low information voters.
There is a sarcastic part of me that hopes Mamdani becomes mayor so that the
good parts of NYC all move elsewhere, leaving the corrupt part to collapse - ...and fall in the ocean.... And then everyone can stare directly at Communism so that the nonsense of replacing Capitalism can come to an end, permitting the nation to clean itself up.
Another great article, John.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani was stewed in communism from birth by his upper class Indian "intellectual" parents and his worldview was shaped by his early years growing up in Uganda and South Africa - he's a silver spoon communist. He had a privileged upbringing and never had to work a day in his life. Unfortunately, we're plagued by unassimilated immigrants like him in our politics these days.
Communism is attractive because it plays on people's altruistic tendencies and offers "scientific" solutions to cure all of the inequalities associated with the human condition. It'll never work - people aren't angels, and human beings will always have differences in intelligence, capabilities, drive, morality, etc. Where socialism/communism is imposed it always results in mediocrity, oppression, and a lower standard of living for the people it claims to lift up. I've seen it firsthand.
It's easy for an elitist like Mamdani to be a communist because the elites in socialist/communist societies are the ones telling everyone else what to do, and they always live better than the proles. They're insulated from the policies they force others to live by.
I'm constantly amazed at the rise of people like Sanders, AOC, Mamdani, and others nowadays. None of them have done anything useful or productive in their lives yet here they are - with an outsized influence in how this Country is run.
A most excellent overview of the landscape.
A socialist in America is a communist who doesn't have the balls to admit it.
Bingo!
Excellent and every NYer should read this, especially the Freidman clip (saw this years ago but still worth the refresher).
Best way to defeat this communist, Mamdani, is to get his real ideas out in the open. I believe that is being done but still the media cover for democrats and many remain low information voters.
There is a sarcastic part of me that hopes Mamdani becomes mayor so that the
good parts of NYC all move elsewhere, leaving the corrupt part to collapse - ...and fall in the ocean.... And then everyone can stare directly at Communism so that the nonsense of replacing Capitalism can come to an end, permitting the nation to clean itself up.