NYC Mayor Rewrites Labor History, Claims Socialists Led First Parade

Socialist Muslim Mayor Zohran Mamdani inaccurately credited democratic socialists with leading the 1882 Labor Day parade in his official post. The actual event was led by the Knights of Labor, prompting backlash over the misrepresentation of historical facts to fit a modern political agenda. New York City's socialist Muslim Mayor Zohran Mamdani opted to mention 'democratic socialists' in his Labor Day post on Monday, crediting them with leading the first Labor Day parade. 'In 1882, 10,000 workers marched up Broadway in the first-ever Labor Day parade. Led by democratic socialists and organized by New York's unions, they rallied the movement that went on to win us weekends, safety standards, overtime pay, a minimum wage, and social security,' Mamdani said in his Labor Day post. 'None of those victories were guaranteed. And none are permanent,' he said, crediting them with creating the 'first-in-the-nation Office of Worker Power to put the full weight of City Hall behind the people who keep New York running. ' 'On Labor Day, we honor the workers who came before us by fighting for the workers who come next,' he added. 'Happy Labor Day, New York. The future of worker power is ours to build. ' 'Democratic socialists? In 1882? And people think you're brilliant? Your influencers are doing a great job with the taxpayer money you're paying them with to LIE for you,' one social media user'The difference is those people actually worked for what they received. They didn't get handouts… nor did they ask for them,' anotherto the absurdity of Mamdani comparing the movement to modern day democratic socialists, noting that they were not marching for illegal immigrants to come into the country and 'steal our jobs and lower our bargaining power. 'A recent survey from the CBS News/YouGov revealed that over half of Democrats hold a more positive view of socialism as opposed to capitalism. As Breitbart News Among Democrats, 58 percent were found to have a positive view of socialism, while 32 percent have a positive view of capitalism. The poll also found that 18 percent of Democrats have a negative view of socialism, while 50 percent have a negative view of capitalism.