Two descendants of socialism, Karen Rodriguez and Gabriella Hoffman, express concerns about Democratic-socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's proposed policies. Rodriguez, whose family fled Cuba, finds parallels between Mamdani's platform and failed socialist regimes. Hoffman comments on the dangers of privileged individuals embracing socialism and references Mamdani's past statements about the means of production. Their personal family histories drive their apprehension towards Mamdani's proposals, which include rent control and city-owned grocery stores, potentially reflecting government control over industries.
"When I hear some of the plans that [Mamdani] has for New York City, again, it's that, 'copy, paste,'" Cuban-born Miami resident Karen Rodriguez told Fox News Digital. "It's just very triggering because it doesn't work... You have Cubans, they make it here to the United States, and they go into a grocery store and they cry... When was the last time you cried in a grocery store? Never, right? Because it's so normal, and we take it for granted."
"My ears perk up any time I hear people embracing socialism, especially very privileged people like this aspiring mayoral candidate from New York City, talk about how he wants to seize the means of productions, as he talked about in the past, he doesn't like private property," first-generation Lithuanian-American Gabriella Hoffman also told Digital.
Hoffman and Rodriguez, stressing the election of Mamdani, expressed major concerns for New Yorkers, highlighting their own families' struggles with 'wretched ideologies firsthand.'
While Mamdani's campaign platform has not formally called for full-scale nationalization of industries, his proposals include free buses, rent control and city-owned grocery stores.
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