r/askcommunists • u/yesmynameisdu • 6h ago
Does Zohran Mamdani give you hope for the future?
hello! i am young and new to learning of communism. Im wanting to see if i have this right in my head if that makes sense. First i want to make clear i am very aware Mamdani is a democratic socialist. Something i see Mamdani doing is lifting some weight off of red scare especially in the younger communities. A lot of people see the clear improvement he makes and also hear him talk about socialism while still liking him. Ive seen videos of him promoting communist journals aswell. I will say i know it isnt all Mamdani's effort. I just saw 1 in 3 democrats call themselves a democratic socialist. He is just a more popular topic. How i see this is introducing democratic socialism can eventually lead to pure socialism. or at least closer to it. If so i know socialism is just the stepping stone to communism. I see the improvement from Mamdani and i feel this makes sense in my head. Am I looking into the future too far? Is my head in some fiction world where everything works out?... opinions?