Conversation with Steven Estrada - Running for City Council in District 1
The word Communism often causes a very negative reaction in most Americans. That is probably why there are very few politicians who have run on the communist ticket and won. But, it is not an uncommon ideology. Civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. W.E.B DuBois and Fred Hampton all embraced some basic principles of Communism. Those being equality, access to adequate health care, employment, housing, and education for everyone.
Those facts are common knowledge but, when thinking of Communism, most people will think of Stalin or Mao. It’s safe to say that a lot of us believe these are the kind of people think our men and women in the Armed Forces have and should fight against.
So it was surprising to learn that right here in Long Beach, we have an Army Veteran who is running for District One City Council on the Communist ticket. His name is Steven Estrada and we meet him on this episode of The Word with Jackie Rae.