De Blasio Quotes Marx’s Communist Manifesto in Discussion on Relationship with NYC Business Community

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New York mayor Bill de Blasio quoted Karl Marx when outlining the relationship he wanted his office to have with the city’s business community, in an appearance on The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC.

Host Brian Lehrer asked de Blasio how the mayor was approaching businesses for help with recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Lehrer said that the mayor was not known for extensive outreach to the business community given his focus on issues of wealth inequality.



“There’s an underlying truth in the fact that my focus has not been on the business community and the elite,” de Blasio said. “I am tempted to borrow a quote from Karl Marx here…”

“They’ll love that on Wall Street,” Lehrer interjects.

“Yes they will,” de Blasio laughs. “There’s a famous quote that ‘the state is the executive committee of the bourgeoisie,’ and I use that openly to say no, I read that as a young person and thought, well, that’s not the way it’s supposed to be.”

The quote comes from the first chapter of Marx’s Communist Manifesto, in which Marx outlines his theory of the progressive advancement of the class of the bourgeoisie at the expense of the proletariat.

The mayor continued in the interview, “We need to work with the business community, we will work with the business community, but the city government represents the people, represents working people….A lot of folks have just sort of hit a wall when I say guys, you’re gonna have to pay more taxes, and we’re gonna have policies that favor working people more.”

De Blasio ended by saying he knows that many businesses want to help with a “comeback” for the city, and that his administration “really appreciate[s] that.”

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DeBlasio needs to be banned from America forever

dumblasio has set himself up as the KING of nyc. he is clueless on the bourgeoisie class. he was prepped for the interview and shouts a mix of clueless marxism mixed with his own ego. recall when the asshole made the comment ” nyc had a lot of money but it was in the wrong hands”? remember?? so where is this fool gong to raise the capital when wages are low, real estate is now low and business have left the city or planning on leaving.
-soon there will be no income in nyc. the city is already in debt and has no fiscal plans to recover. confecating property does not generate income.

the city government represents the people, represents working people

Well, that’s the theory, isn’t it? But that’s not the practice under DeBlasio, Lightfoot, Wheeler, etc., is it? Democrat “leadership” puts their personal hatred of Trump and their cowardice in the face of left wing terrorism ahead of representing and protecting working people.

DeBlasio supports Marxism, not “the people”.