Zohran Mamdani was officially certified on Tuesday as the winner of the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary in New York City. He defeated the former government of New York Andrew Cuomo on his way to a victory that still sends shock waves by the establishment of the Democratic Party and beyond.
Now the debate is raging about who Mamdani is real. Is he anti-Semitic or just pro-Palestinian? Is he anti-ice or just pro-immigrant? However, one thing seems to be increasingly clear. Mamdani is a serious Marxist and that should involve someone in New York City.
Recently, Politifact stated that it was “false” that Zohran Mamdani is a “communist”. This was a reaction to President Donald Trump who called him a “100% communist madman” on the truth of the truth. Although we can bicker about whether the term “communist” is supported by statements from the past, it seems that Mamdani is probably a Marxist.
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Politifact characterized the use of the label by Trump and others as a “Red Schiktactics that has been in American politics for decades.” For those who are right to center in American politics, it may seem a bit ironic because conservatives and libertarians are called routine “fascists” and the left side has been involved in McCarthy-like tactics to the blacklist and Ask the loyalty Those with opposing views. That is rarely the subject of “fact checks”.
I have repeatedly discussed the biased and sometimes false conclusions of Politiifact (herehere, and here). On this occasion, politifact may have been too quickly on the trigger to denounce Trump and conservatives about the characteristics of the political and economic views of Mamdani.
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First of all, I did not become a member of those who mentioned Mamdani a “communist” in contrast to a “socialist” because these conditions are interpreted in wild different ways. Despite the fact that I am a great critic of Mamdani and his views, I have not seen Mamdani who argue for control over the political system or the full centralization of the economy under government control.
However, it seems that Mamdani can be a Marxist, based on recently unveiled comments he has made. In one speech before the Young Democratic Socialists of America conference, Mamdani even sets what one of the goals is to “grab the production tools” in America.
“At the moment, when we talk about the cancellation of student debt, when we talk about Medicare for everyone, you know, these are issues that the Groundswell has of popular support in this country. But then there are also other issues that we strongly believe in, whether it is BDS or that it is the end goal, where we do not have.”
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That does not sound like soft socialism, but fairly hardcore Marxism. It is also in contradiction with the statement of policifact that “Mamdani’s platform does not resemble communism, a government system that requires government takeover of private ownership and control over industry.”
To his honor, Mamdani does not deny that He opposes capitalism And wants to eliminate all billionaires. (He is not clear where millionaires can face their own Cutoff for excessive wealth).
Mamdani is the perfect product of the extreme American links. He stem from the Hollywood and Academic environment where extreme views are completely anger. He is the son of Professor Mahmood Mamdani, an extreme left-wing professor, and Mira Nair, a liberal Indian-American filmmaker. His father gives ‘post -colonial’ topics to Columbia University and is currently the director of the Makerere Institute of Social Research in Uganda.
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Mamdani is the prototype of what some of us have written about with regard to the radicalization of higher education, in particular at the elite colleges and universities of America. He graduated in 2014 from the Elite Bowdoin College with a bachelor’s degree in African studies. These schools are now largely devoid of conservative faculty members. Scholars generally run from left to left.
Polls are showing more and more support for young people for socialism and even communism. Mamdani in particular received Significant support In the primary of rich and young college trainers.
Simply put, it is cool to be socialist among generations that witnessed the economic failures of socialist systems in the 20th century in countries such as Great Britain and France. They witnessed former communist countries who turn to capitalism to save their failing economies.
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The victory of Mamdani in Democratic Primary was fed by promises of free buses, free health care, free daycare center, as well as by the city of supermarkets run. He even promised “Make Halal eight dollars again. “
It is true that most countries, including the United States, have long embraced social welfare systems. It is also true that some programs are once considered socialism to be expected to be considered mainstream. However, the categorical opposition of Mamdani against capitalism and his references to grabbing control over the means of production suggest more extreme Marxist views.
Mamdani has tried to trivialize fears about his views after his victory and explains:
“When we talk about my politics, you know, I call myself a democratic socialist inspired by Dr.’s words in many ways. [Martin Luther] King of decades ago, who said, “Call it democracy, call democratic socialism, there must be a better distribution of wealth for all children of God in this country.” “
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It is difficult to “call Democratic Socialism” when you talk about grabbing control over the means of production and opposing capitalism. It suggests that his vision of a “greater distribution of wealth” is much more radical than everything that Dr. King referred.
Mamdani would not be the first child of a prosperous, privileged background to embrace Marxism. In my coming book, “Anger and the Republic: The unfinished story of the American Revolution, “(Simon & Schuster, 3 February 2026) I investigate how revolutionaries, from the French Revolution to contemporary movements, often come from the elite or privileged classes. I discuss the current radicalization in the US in exploring the future of the American democracy.
There is a Full-Court press to reject questions about Mamdani’s philosophical views by many in the Legacy Media and Academia. After all, as Mamdani noted that about ‘issues we strongly believe in [like] The ultimate goal of grabbing the means of production … We do not have the same level of support at the moment. “That support grows by maintaining a cocoon of ambiguity.
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There is a good faithful debate about whether the existing record supports the statement that Mamdani is a communist. However, there is sufficient reason to suggest that he is a Marxist. That should be a matter of great care, especially if the possible head of the government in the largest financial center in the world.
Marx once said in the frustration that “if something is certain, it’s that I am not a Marxist myself.” Maybe, but the mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, has all the start of a hardcore Marxist.
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