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[+] -23 points 1 year ago (14 children)

None of what he is doing is unique. There are plenty of dem candidates that have listened to people over money. dems are worried about associating with him because he has controversial opinions that might not go down so well outside of NY. Pretty much everything you've said is just fantasy you've invented.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Except that what he’s doing he can actually do. Someone who ends up in Washington and gets outvoted by the majority centrists isn’t a bad thing, and actually sorta helps their image without forcing any real change. Mamdani, though, he’s the top dog in a mayoral position and can actually get shit done. They’re scared of him not because his ideas are unique but because they can actually be realized at this scale.

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  • [+] -6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Except that what he’s doing he can actually do.

    How can you say that when hes only just won and still hasnt done anything?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Because I know how cities work, ya dingus.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    What is he doing/done that would actually a game changer? Tell me why I should be excited about him because it seems to be that the only unique thing about him is he openly criticizes isreal. Dont get me wrong, I like most of his policies and I think hes an ok mayoral choice I just dont see the reason for the excitement and I feel like all the "establisment is scared" articles are fake hype by PR firms.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Except I literally already told that being unique is less important than being able to actually do what’s promised. New Yorkers understand the power that a mayor has and know that he can get this shit done for their city. His policies are good and they’re a strong swing away from the center and the right and people are excited about that, and he’s been shown to even explicitly say he won’t make promises he can’t even attempt to keep(price of eggs, anyone?).

    The establishment hates this because he’s doing things they know will energize people and show them just how much better things could be. The US has long operated on the bullshit idea that they couldn’t have nice things because “it’s different here!” but that’s always been a lie that was easy to tell because the good shit was happening across an ocean that many US citizens couldn’t even point to on a fucking map. Now it’s going to be right there, in their big New York City, and it’s going to be hard to ignore.

    I’ve explained all this in the previous comments, you can re-read them if you need to.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    His positions are actually quite in line with mainstream America. Most Americans now criticize Israel’s war on Gaza. Most Americans believe the rich are under-taxed. Most Americans believe the rent is too high. Mamdani is not the boogeyman that conservatives claim.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    I was with you until the sentence you concluded with, which is frankly categorical bullshit.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    ok? I dont hate Mandami I just think most of his policies are meh and as far as left wing candiates go hes weak.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The "Left" in the US...
    Y'all demonize Sanders for being the red devil but the old fart would be seen as center-left at best in most european countries.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You’re entitled to that opinion; I’m entitled to disagree with your opinion.

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