New York City Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani recently met with President Donald Trump, in the White House. This is significant, if for no other reason than the fact that Mamdani claims to be a Socialist. In fact, he is a Member of the Democratic Socialists of America, and in running as a Socialist, he ‘’won in a landslide’’. It is entirely possible, that the main reason for his ‘’landslide victory’’, was the fact that he ran as a Socialist.
During the time that Mamdani was running for that office, over a period of several months, he and Trump were constantly ‘’slinging mud at each other’’, as one of the journalists so accurately phrased it. In fact, Trump referred to Mamdani as a ‘’Communist, lunatic nut job’’. In response, Mamdani referred to Trump as a ‘’fascist’’, among other things. He was especially critical of the ICE immigration raids, ordered by Trump, as well as ‘’inflation and corruption’’.
But now that he has won the election, and is officially the Mayor Elect of NYC, he has promptly ‘’changed his tune’’. In fact, he made a ‘’complete reversal’’. His meeting with Trump, in the White House, was completely cordial. Insults were traded for compliments. There were hand shakes, smiles and jokes. As Trump put it, ‘’We agree on more than I would have thought’’. He is now ‘’cheering’’ for the new Mayor Elect, one whom he once warned would ‘’Destroy New York City’’.
This begs the question: What the blue blazes is going on? First, Trump reverses himself, concerning the release of the Epstein Files. Then Marjorie Taylor Green, MTG, one of the strongest supporters of Trump, turns against him. And now, Zohran Mamdani, the Mayor Elect of NYC, a Member of the Democratic Socialists of America, and one of the harshest critics of Trump, is his new best friend!
The ‘’short answer’’ is that this is all happening, as a result of the Second American Revolution, currently sweeping the country. The ‘’long answer’’ is a bit more complex, and calls for a little explanation. It is also very important.
As a result of the Revolution, or the revolutionary movement, if you prefer, the common people, by whom I of course mean the workers, the proletariat, and family farmers, are rather spontaneously gravitating towards Socialism. After all, aside from anarchy, there is really no other alternative to capitalism.
Those of us who believe in God, refer to this mass movement as an Act of God. Others- most notably atheists- may refer to this as an Act of a Higher Power, HP. Feel free to call it what you will.
The DSA is now deeply divided. There is a fine article, posted on the internet, which makes this quite clear. It is titled, ‘’DSA civil war brewing as Zohran Mamdani opposes members bid to topple House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries’’.
The ‘’bone of contention’’, between Mamdani and fellow DSA Member, as well as City Council Member, Chi Osse, is the fact that Osse is determined to oust Democratic House Minority Leader, Hakim Jeffries. Osse calls Jeffries an ‘’enemy of the Socialist movement and the broader Left’’. So why would a fellow Democratic Socialist be opposed to this noble objective?
Possibly because Mamdani is a Socialist in name only! His meeting with Trump, supports this statement. While running for the office of Mayor of NYC, and posing as a Socialist, he made the appropriate speeches, as is expected of a Socialist. But then, once he won that election, he ‘’showed his true colours’’. He is a Socialist in name only! Best buddies with Trump! Two of a kind! Completely devoid of principle! Say what you have to say, in order to get elected! One is every bit as hypocritical as the other! They perfectly understand each other!
Now that Mamdani has won the election, he is making every effort to ‘’maintain the status quo’’. Do not ‘’rock the boat’’! Keep everything exactly the way it is! ‘’Sucking up’’ to the multi billionaires!
Yet the fact remains that this split, within the DSA, provides us with an opportunity to high light the differences between the DSA, those who are Utopian Socialists, and those of us who are Scientific Socialists, Communists, true Marxists.
This difference is of the utmost importance, as the common people are spontaneously gravitating towards Socialism, and the DSA is the most visible Socialist organization. It is only natural that workers should think that they offer an alternative to monopoly capitalism, technically referred to as imperialism. Except that they do not!
This is made clear on their web site, which I have reproduced:
‘’Who we are
‘’The Democratic Socialists of America is the largest socialist organization in the United States, with over 80,000 members and chapters in all 50 states. We believe that working people should run both the economy and society democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few.
‘’What we do
‘’We are a political and activist organization, not a party; through campus and community-based chapters, DSA members use a variety of tactics, from legislative to direct action, to fight for reforms that empower working people.’’
From this, it is clear that the DSA claims to be a Socialist organization. Bear in mind that anyone who is capable of spelling the word Socialist, can claim to be Socialist. It is also clear, because they state it, that they are determined to ‘’fight for reforms’’. That is a far cry from fighting for Socialism! Perhaps a more accurate name for that organization, is that of the Democratic Reformers of America.
By contrast, those of us who are Scientific Socialists, Communists, are just that -Scientific Socialists. We are the followers of Marx and Lenin, two scientists who placed Socialism on a Scientific basis! It was Karl Marx who first conducted a scientific examination of capitalism, and proved, that it would, of necessity, give birth to socialism!
This is the way Marx described it, in a letter to Weydemeyer, dated March 5, 1852:
‘’And now as to myself, no credit is due to me for discovering the existence of classes in modern society, nor yet the struggle between them. Long before me, bourgeois historians had described the historical development of this class struggle, and bourgeois economists the economic anatomy of the classes. What I did that was new was to prove: 1) that the existence of classes is only bound up with particular historical phases in the development of production; 2) that the class struggle necessarily leads to the Dictatorship of the Proletariat; 3) that this Dictatorship itself only constitutes the transition to the abolition of all classes and to a classless society.’’ (italics by Lenin)
This stands in stark contrast to the Utopian Socialists, including the DSA, those who think that Socialism may be a fine idea, but is ‘’simply not possible’’. The best we can hope to do, is to ‘’fight for paltry reforms’’.
In fact, various efforts to establish a Socialist society, under capitalism, by well meaning Utopian Socialists, have all failed! It simply cannot be done! As I have documented this in a previous article, there is no need to reproduce it here.
By contrast, we now have the experience of two- formerly- Scientific Socialist societies, that of the Soviet Union, and China. In each case, the common people, workers and family farmers, were able to over throw the capitalists, smash the existing state apparatus, which was set up to crush the common people, and set up a new state apparatus, in the form of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.
Yet after a number of years, the capitalists of each country were able to return to power, due to the mistakes of their leaders, Stalin in the Soviet Union, and Mao in China. Two fine Marxists, but still human, and each made a number of serious mistakes. It is our duty to learn from those mistakes, so as not to repeat them.
As I have gone into this in a previous article, there is no need to repeat it here. I merely mention it, in order to emphasize the differences between Scientific Socialists, and Utopian Socialists. It would never occur to Utopian Socialists, the thought would never cross their minds, of learning from previous revolutionary experience!
Now it is vitally important to distinguish ourselves, true Scientific Socialists, Communists, those who openly call for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, from the Utopian Socialists, especially the DSA. The most advanced members of the proletariat must be made aware of the fact that the existing state apparatus must be smashed, at the time of the insurrection, and replaced with the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. The resistance of the bourgeoisie will increase ten fold, after the Revolution, after they are deprived of their wealth and power. We must be prepared! We must not repeat the mistakes of the Russian Communists, or of the Chinese Communists.
With Most Sincere Communist Greetings,
Gerald McIsaac
Gerald McIsaac Science Project 