Deja vu Zhivago

  • Thursday, July 10, 2025
As more is learned about Zohran Mamdani, Democrat nominee for mayor of NYC, we see during the pandemic he called on the government to “seize” luxury condos to house the homeless. He wanted “land trusts” to buy up private housing converting it to what he called community ownership. This isn’t a new idea as it reflects life in Russia after Soviets took power and it reminded me of the movie Dr Zhivago.

Returning to Moscow after the devastation of WWI and the subsequent revolution, Zhivago discovers his home was confiscated by Soviet authorities.
People he doesn’t know live there with his family confined to one room. The Soviet commissar brashly informs Zhivago he doesn’t need this much living space while others need housing. Since Soviets had the guns and made the rules, Zhivago found under the new order private ownership ended.

Democrat Socialist or commie-lite Mamdani would seize private property from those he considers do not need it and give it to those he believes should have it. It’s almost laughable that people would fall for this, but many of those who were taken in by the Biden hoax likely voted for Mamdani. Now if he were to become mayor, it won’t be laughable, it will be Deja vu Zhivago.

Ralph Miller
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