“There’s been a lot of propaganda since the Cold War and Red Scares in the United States. … Even the label ‘National Socialism’ that the Nazis used at the time was intentionally meant to trick people. … That’s why we have to emphasize the ‘Democratic’ part.” —Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Cochair Ashik Siddique
“In the future, we might need less policing. … We actually would like our justice system to handle a real cause of crime in the country: people in the billionaire class.” —Ashik Siddique
“We just don’t see the point of the Senate. Historically, it was meant to serve very wealthy people.” —Ashik Siddique