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Sam Harris on The Democrats’ Far-Left Problem
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The DSA Problem: Communism With a Telegenic Smile
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What begins as a media critique pivots sharply into electoral politics when Harris identifies Zohran Mamdani and the DSA as a clear and present danger for Democrats. Harris's argument is blunt [1] — Sam Harris "The DSA platform explicitly calls for abolishing private property, the presidency, the Senate, and capitalism — and DSA-affiliated candidat…" 16:40 : Mamdani's permanent telegenic smile is doing 90% of the work; double-click on anything he actually believes and you find a 'raft of sinister bullshit' — not progressive policy but genuine communism. The DSA platform explicitly calls for abolishing private property, the presidency, the Senate, and capitalism itself, and has formally aligned with Islamism worldwide. Galloway adds a painful complication: roughly 30% of Jewish New Yorkers voted for Mamdani despite what Galloway describes as a pattern of selective moral outrage — responding to a white Christian nationalist attack by condemning the ideology, but attributing a stabbing by someone shouting 'Allahu Akbar' to mental illness. Harris is emphatic: this is not borderline antisemitism but the end zone of it. The section ends with both men agreeing that mainstream Democrats — with the partial exception of Rahm Emanuel — have fatally hesitated to 'sister-soldier' this moment, allowing a communist organization to set the terms of debate within their coalition.
Scott Galloway noted that approximately 30% of Jewish voters in New York City voted for Zohran Mamdani despite his DSA affiliation and perceived anti-Israel positions.
The DSA platform explicitly calls for abolishing private property, the presidency, the Senate, and capitalism — and DSA-affiliated candidates aren't hiding any of it. Mamdani's telegenic smile is doing 90% of the work.
The DSA's published platform calls for abolishing private property, the presidency, the Senate, and capitalism itself — and Harris notes they are not hiding any of this.
Sam Harris cited that private schools on the west side of Los Angeles had lower vaccination rates than any country in sub-Saharan Africa, illustrating far-left anti-vax sentiment.
