THREAD. @ZohranKMamdani went on The View and quoted Martin Luther King to help explain his political philosophy: “Call it democracy or call it democratic socialism but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country.” /1

That’s noble, of course. The question is why don’t we do it? What is it about capitalism that keeps us from pursuing that goal? It’s an archaic, outdated veneration of wealth that dates back to a small group of Florentines in the 15th century, who radically argued that greed /2

But we need to start seeing the trap more clearly, explaining it, and proposing alternatives. We can have a world where everybody’s needs are taken care of, and where people are rewarded for their hard work and ingenuity. Call that capitalism, or socialism /4

or whatever you want. The label doesn’t matter. What matters are people, and their welfare. We can take care of each other without turning everything over to the billionaires. We don’t need them anymore. /end substack.com/home/post/p-17417...…