Silicon Valley, Communism, and Mamdani

Billionaires invested millions against Zohran Mamdani when he ran in the NYC mayoral race. The 34-year-old is now the mayor-elect of New York city. He has experience as a state assemblyman and wants to run the city, but will the city thrive from the promises of free buses, childcare, and rent freeze?

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:05 Billionaires spent millions in mayoral race

01:49 Promises from Zohran Mamdani

02:29 Democratic socialist vs. communist

03:05 Steve's experience with communism

06:30 Free stuff and appeal?

09:01 Mamdani's thoughts on billionaires (Meet The Press)

09:46 Discussion on young generation

11:48 Questions

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