The New Face of Socialism: Destroy It to Own It Mayor Zohran Mamdani didn’t wait to hide his intentions. He came into office announcing loud and clear: “I was elected as a Democratic socialist and I will govern as a Democratic socialist.” From the very beginning, this Democratic socialist housing takeover has been positioned as a direct assault on private property and individual ownership. That wasn’t just campaign rhetoric. It was a declaration of war—on landlords, on homeowners, on capitalism itself. And his first strike? Housing. Mamdani's regime is targeting New York City’s private housing stock like it’s an enemy combatant. By stacking the deck with radical ideologues like Cea Weaver—who’s called homeownership “racist” and advocated for seizing private property—he’s…

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