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Zohran Mamdani Promises NYC 'the Warmth of Collectivism'

Mayor Mamdani pledges redistributive policies to address inequality, sparking national debate and strong political backlash over his democratic socialist approach.

  • On January 1, 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said `We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism` at his inauguration.
  • Within hours, right-wing critics used Soviet breadline memes and gulag jokes, while Bishop Robert Barron, leader of Word on Fire, Ron DeSantis, Florida governor, and Fox News Digital criticized the line, and a close ally of Vladimir Putin mocked it with a Simpsons meme.
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Townhall broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, January 2, 2026.
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