As New York City barrels toward further destruction by electing Zohran Mamdani as mayor, more and more of his past comments are being unearthed, and they paint a disturbing picture.
On Sunday evening, a clip from 2021 showing Mamdani declaring that the “end goal is to seize the means of production” went viral. Here’s a pop quiz for you: What do you call someone who wants to seize the means of production? Any guesses?
If you answered “a communist” to the above, you’d be correct. There is no more fundamental aspect of communism than seizing the means of production. So, how do you think noted fact-checking outlet Politifact handled this issue? Did they do a deep dive into Mamdani’s past to give an honest assessment of his ideology? Of course not. They just declared it false to say he’s a communist, even though he’s absolutely, without a doubt, by his own admission, a communist.