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Nithya Raman can’t, or won’t, explain socialism

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Nithya Raman can’t explain why she’s a socialist, or even what a socialist is.

When CNN’s Elex Michaelson asked her what the difference was between a Democrat and a “democratic socialist,” her only answer was to claim that socialists care more about renters.

Really? And here we thought socialism was about ownership — the ownership of the means of production.

Raman’s dodge is typical. Socialists always want to hide what they truly believe, because the American people would reject it — or laugh at it.

Lately, socialists have been on a “hearts and minds” campaign to soften their image. 

Zohran Mamdani isn’t an angry rabble-rouser getting arrested for protesting against Israel. No — he’s the guy who always smiles, who jumps into the swimming pool wearing a suit.

Seizing people’s wealth isn’t what socialists want to do — if you ignore that billionaire tax. No, no — socialism is just public roads, and public schools and public parks — anything public.

And Nithya Raman isn’t a socialist who appeared with........

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