MAMDANI: “Socialism, to me, means that you will have WHATEVER YOU NEED to live a dignified life, and that it is the GOVERNMENT’S JOB to deliver on that.”

October 3, 2026, 9:50 PM by Alex Mark

THEO VON: “Will you define socialism for us?”
MAMDANI: “Socialism, to me, means that you will have WHATEVER YOU NEED to live a dignified life, and that it is the GOVERNMENT’S JOB to deliver on that.”
I’ve heard a line like that before. It came from a famous book, and it was… pic.twitter.com/B9jKlJkVXH
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) October 2, 2026

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