Behind the Curtain: Anti-AI socialist scenario

[Celerity]

https://www.axios.com/2025/10/31/mamdani-aoc-sanders-ai-democratic-socialists



Two unfolding forces will shape significantly the short-term future of the Democratic Party, officials tell us:

1. The popularity of socialist candidates and ideas, especially among grassroots Democrats.

2. AI increasing energy costs, joblessness and inequality.

Why it matters: Both of these trends are accelerating and spilling into national politics in high-profile ways. This future was captured vividly on Sunday in New York, where Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Zohran Mamdani and democratic socialist allies electrified a jam-packed stadium in Queens for a mayoral race.

Chants of "Tax the rich!" roared at the "New York Is Not for Sale" rally. Young people cheered wildly. It was a stunning socialist celebration. It's not just a New York thing. Or a Mamdani thing. It's a where-the-energy-in-a-demoralized-party-reigns thing.

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[jmbar2]

1. AI's potential impact on the world really troubles me.

I had never heard of ground rents or agrarian justice, but think it is a brilliant concept worth digging into, not only for AI purveyors, but all extreme wealth beneficiaries.

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. What is your X post about?

[jmbar2]

4. A person named Boston Smalls posted about Thomas Paine's proposal for ground rents or agrarian justice

Agrarian Justice is the title of a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine and published in 1797, which proposed that those who possess cultivated land owe the community a ground rent, which justifies an estate tax to fund universal old-age and disability pensions and a fixed sum to be paid to all citizens upon reaching maturity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrarian_Justice

I had never heard of these concepts before but think they really make sense and should be adapted and applied to extremely wealthy people and corporations to compensate low/no-income people who cannot afford to live in the society they have created.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. Very interesting. Very useful response. Thank you! . . . nt

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. I hope Mayor Mamdani will have a strong security team

There’s gonna be a lot of scared rich folk that want him dead.