Ultimately, the definition for me of why I call myself a democratic socialist is found in the words of Dr. King decades ago, when he said: call it democracy or call it democratic socialism, there must be a better distribution of wealth for all of God’s children in this country.
Mamdani links his democratic socialism to Dr. King's vision for wealth distribution.
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