NYT reporter: The closest Zohran Mamdani gets to socialism is his belief in 'treating people more eq

[mystery-ak]

NYT reporter: The closest Zohran Mamdani gets to socialism is his belief in 'treating people more equitably'
Mamdani previously told conference attendees not to compromise on 'seizing the means of production'
By Marc Tamasco Fox News
Published August 31, 2025 12:07pm EDT

New York Times reporter Jeffery C. Mays claimed that the closest New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani gets to socialism is his "belief in treating people more equitably" in an article published on Saturday.

Mays argued that Mamdani's opponents have "derogatively" labeled the mayoral hopeful as both a "socialist" and a "democratic socialist" in an effort to bring down his poll numbers, despite the fact that Mamdani is a member of the national Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and its local NYC chapter.

"The closest Mr. Mamdani gets to socialism is in his belief in treating people more equitably," the reporter asserted.

Mamdani's opponent, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., stated last week that "New York City people are not socialists," and that New Yorkers wouldn't resonate with the self-proclaimed democratic socialist's message.

"Neither, actually, is Mr. Mamdani," Mays contended. "He is a democratic socialist, which means his beliefs are similar to those of socialists but not exactly the same."

The Times reporter added that last week the mayoral hopeful said that his platform differs from both the local and national DSA platforms.

Mays went on to break down the differences between socialism and democratic socialism, and claimed that Mamdani's plans to pay for his proposals, such as providing free busing and childcare in NYC through increasing taxes, are "nothing remotely close to a socialist-like takeover of private companies."

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[jmyrlefuller]

These people truly think that "democratic socialism" isn't socialism. Some will take it a step further and say that switching the order of the words ("social democracy") is even more distant. It's all smoke and mirrors, of course.

Socialism is when the state decides it has the right to distribute your stuff. Democratic socialism is 51% of your neighbors voting themselves the power to distribute your stuff. Either way, you're losing your stuff.

[Smokin Joe]

Never heard of the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, AKA "North Korea")?

"Democratic Socialism" at its finest.

But, it's the NYT, and falsehood seems to be their byline.