Zohran Mamdani: “A state that provides whatever is necessary for its people…”

“A lot of people are afraid of the word socialist, and a lot of people have misconceptions about what it means. I'm a democratic socialist, and what socialism means to me is a commitment to dignity. A state that provides whatever is necessary for its people to live a dignified life. So the typical big three that we talk about are housing, healthcare, education. But frankly, if you look around in the moment of this pandemic, we see how.” (00:19–00:24)

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