Despite insisting he’s not a communist, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani told a group of young activists to remember “it is socialism that we are fighting for” and not to compromise on goals such as “seizing the means of production.”

Mamdani, the likely Democrat nominee for mayor in November’s election, was the keynote speaker at the 2021 Young Democratic Socialists of America Winter Conference.

“I think it’s so critical that this journey into understanding the way in which we should relate to power, this journey and understanding that it is socialism that we are fighting for is a journey that should begin as soon as possible for every single person in this country and in this world,” the self-described democratic socialist said.

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