Zohran Mamdani...

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Anonymous wrote:The New York Times is reporting today that Mamdani identified himself as “Black or African American” and “Asian” in his application to Colombia. Mamdani confirmed it in an interview.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/nyregion/mamdani-columbia-black-application.html

If that’s the worst they can find about him, that’s a good thing. Compared to Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo, this is not a big deal

Compared to Eric Adams Mamdani is a punk rich kid who never had a hard day in his life. Dude is a prep school punk and is beloved by rich white kids. Eric Adams is going to crush him with real New Yorkers in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Staten Island.

The guy who’s polling in the 20s?

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Anonymous wrote:So sick and tired of the Zionist playbook of smearing anyone who doesn’t prostrate themselves and swear allegiance to Israel. The absolute worst … ugh.

It’s not smearing if it is true, you stupid bigot.

I haven't heard the word bigot since Archie Bunker.

Oh dear. I’m sorry, Archie Bunker was on a long time ago. Things have happened since then, although I guess you haven’t kept up.

I see you guys didn’t read the UPenn/Lia Thomas thread.

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So far cases made to discredit him include race, religion, ideology, extremism, secret donors, sexuality, privilege, marriage and so on. What's next??

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Anonymous wrote:Again: how was this dude not accepted to this school (apparently)??????

I like Mamdani and think he has the energy and idealism needed. So I am not saying this as someone who doesn’t want him to win.

My guess is that the checking of the box for Black doomed his application. Children of faculty go into a different handling process. Usually they are highly favored, it is the biggest of hooks, only smaller than development donor. But the admissions team also know who the faculty parent is. So, they would have known exactly who he was. Therefore, that was likely seen as attempting to scam the system and an immediate disqualification.

He is Ugandan by birth.

It’s difficult to take these people seriously. Guess what country he was a citizen of when he applied to college - yes, Uganda. What box(es) did people think he should check?

Also everyone should read Jeff’s great write up on this.

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Anonymous wrote:Again: how was this dude not accepted to this school (apparently)??????

I like Mamdani and think he has the energy and idealism needed. So I am not saying this as someone who doesn’t want him to win.

My guess is that the checking of the box for Black doomed his application. Children of faculty go into a different handling process. Usually they are highly favored, it is the biggest of hooks, only smaller than development donor. But the admissions team also know who the faculty parent is. So, they would have known exactly who he was. Therefore, that was likely seen as attempting to scam the system and an immediate disqualification.

He is Ugandan by birth.

I know that. I also know what happens in admissions rooms when ADs believe someone is cheating the system.

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Anonymous wrote:Serious non troll post

Friend who I generally respect even though I often don’t agree with her politically at times, said she doesn’t like him because he doesn’t like her ‘type of people’. She is Jewish, not religious at all, but has been very protective of Israel the last few years.

I was shocked. She is usually sane about these things

He never said anything against Jews or Israel. In fact, he only wants to make NYC run like Tel Aviv. Israel is a communist state with only a recent push toward privatization during the Netanyahu era

1. He refused - not once, not twice, but three times - in a single interview to condemn "globalize the intifada"
2. You are never going to make Israel a "communist state" no matter how many times you say it. It is a parliamentary democracy.

Mamdani, on the other had, has communist roots and many of his policies idea are communist.

He believes in the 1st Amendment

I'd vote for him.

And ihs speech reflects his desire to eradicate Israel and the Jews. Vote accordingly.

Oh Israel seems to be doing fine all by itself.

I'd trust Mamdani over Trump regarding keeping Jews safe.

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Anonymous wrote:Again: how was this dude not accepted to this school (apparently)??????

I like Mamdani and think he has the energy and idealism needed. So I am not saying this as someone who doesn’t want him to win.

My guess is that the checking of the box for Black doomed his application. Children of faculty go into a different handling process. Usually they are highly favored, it is the biggest of hooks, only smaller than development donor. But the admissions team also know who the faculty parent is. So, they would have known exactly who he was. Therefore, that was likely seen as attempting to scam the system and an immediate disqualification.

He is Ugandan by birth.

The US Census definition of “Black or African American” explicitly refers to a “person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.” While the precise language used has shifted a little since Mamdani applied, the reference to origins in Black racial groups has been around for some time.

Colombia ADs would have known that, and generally the definitions used during that time period for admissions reflected the census. Mamdani as a teenager probably didn’t understand that that faculty children go into a different bucket, usually because they get a massive admissions advantage. But the down side is extra scrutiny, and what likely happened is that the ADs saw that, knew he did not have origins in the Black racial groups of Africa. They likely rejected him specifically because of the decision to check the box.

I would like Mamdani to win, I think he is the shot in the arm Democrats win. But this idiotic “He was born in Uganda! What he did was ethical and perfectly fine” response has to stop. Just let him say sorry, I was a dumb teenager, and move on. All this kind of response is doing is adding to the perception that the Democrats are untrustworthy. He can’t afford this behavior because right now his genuineness and apparent transparency is a big advantage. You’re hurting his campaign by pretending this was anything other than a cynical but dumb attempt to game the system when he was a teenager. Be honest about that and move on.


https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html

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Anonymous wrote:Again: how was this dude not accepted to this school (apparently)??????

I like Mamdani and think he has the energy and idealism needed. So I am not saying this as someone who doesn’t want him to win.

My guess is that the checking of the box for Black doomed his application. Children of faculty go into a different handling process. Usually they are highly favored, it is the biggest of hooks, only smaller than development donor. But the admissions team also know who the faculty parent is. So, they would have known exactly who he was. Therefore, that was likely seen as attempting to scam the system and an immediate disqualification.

He is Ugandan by birth.

That doesn't make him any more black than Elon Musk. Not all Africans are black.

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Need to avoid the communist like the plague that came from China

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Again: how was this dude not accepted to this school (apparently)??????

I like Mamdani and think he has the energy and idealism needed. So I am not saying this as someone who doesn’t want him to win.

My guess is that the checking of the box for Black doomed his application. Children of faculty go into a different handling process. Usually they are highly favored, it is the biggest of hooks, only smaller than development donor. But the admissions team also know who the faculty parent is. So, they would have known exactly who he was. Therefore, that was likely seen as attempting to scam the system and an immediate disqualification.

He is Ugandan by birth.

The US Census definition of “Black or African American” explicitly refers to a “person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.” While the precise language used has shifted a little since Mamdani applied, the reference to origins in Black racial groups has been around for some time.

Colombia ADs would have known that, and generally the definitions used during that time period for admissions reflected the census. Mamdani as a teenager probably didn’t understand that that faculty children go into a different bucket, usually because they get a massive admissions advantage. But the down side is extra scrutiny, and what likely happened is that the ADs saw that, knew he did not have origins in the Black racial groups of Africa. They likely rejected him specifically because of the decision to check the box.

I would like Mamdani to win, I think he is the shot in the arm Democrats win. But this idiotic “He was born in Uganda! What he did was ethical and perfectly fine” response has to stop. Just let him say sorry, I was a dumb teenager, and move on. All this kind of response is doing is adding to the perception that the Democrats are untrustworthy. He can’t afford this behavior because right now his genuineness and apparent transparency is a big advantage. You’re hurting his campaign by pretending this was anything other than a cynical but dumb attempt to game the system when he was a teenager. Be honest about that and move on.


https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html

What buckets should he have checked?

Considering the shady history of his opponents, why is this getting airtime?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Again: how was this dude not accepted to this school (apparently)??????

I like Mamdani and think he has the energy and idealism needed. So I am not saying this as someone who doesn’t want him to win.

My guess is that the checking of the box for Black doomed his application. Children of faculty go into a different handling process. Usually they are highly favored, it is the biggest of hooks, only smaller than development donor. But the admissions team also know who the faculty parent is. So, they would have known exactly who he was. Therefore, that was likely seen as attempting to scam the system and an immediate disqualification.

He is Ugandan by birth.

The US Census definition of “Black or African American” explicitly refers to a “person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.” While the precise language used has shifted a little since Mamdani applied, the reference to origins in Black racial groups has been around for some time.

Colombia ADs would have known that, and generally the definitions used during that time period for admissions reflected the census. Mamdani as a teenager probably didn’t understand that that faculty children go into a different bucket, usually because they get a massive admissions advantage. But the down side is extra scrutiny, and what likely happened is that the ADs saw that, knew he did not have origins in the Black racial groups of Africa. They likely rejected him specifically because of the decision to check the box.

I would like Mamdani to win, I think he is the shot in the arm Democrats win. But this idiotic “He was born in Uganda! What he did was ethical and perfectly fine” response has to stop. Just let him say sorry, I was a dumb teenager, and move on. All this kind of response is doing is adding to the perception that the Democrats are untrustworthy. He can’t afford this behavior because right now his genuineness and apparent transparency is a big advantage. You’re hurting his campaign by pretending this was anything other than a cynical but dumb attempt to game the system when he was a teenager. Be honest about that and move on.


https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html

What buckets should he have checked?

Considering the shady history of his opponents, why is this getting airtime?

He should have picked Asian only. At the time, his ethnicity would have fallen into that category based on the census (which is what they used).

And this is getting airtime because this is a major campaign and he is in the big leagues now. Come on.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Serious non troll post

Friend who I generally respect even though I often don’t agree with her politically at times, said she doesn’t like him because he doesn’t like her ‘type of people’. She is Jewish, not religious at all, but has been very protective of Israel the last few years.

I was shocked. She is usually sane about these things

He never said anything against Jews or Israel. In fact, he only wants to make NYC run like Tel Aviv. Israel is a communist state with only a recent push toward privatization during the Netanyahu era

1. He refused - not once, not twice, but three times - in a single interview to condemn "globalize the intifada"
2. You are never going to make Israel a "communist state" no matter how many times you say it. It is a parliamentary democracy.

Mamdani, on the other had, has communist roots and many of his policies idea are communist.

He believes in the 1st Amendment

I'd vote for him.

And ihs speech reflects his desire to eradicate Israel and the Jews. Vote accordingly.

Oh Israel seems to be doing fine all by itself.

I'd trust Mamdani over Trump regarding keeping Jews safe.

i wouldn't. Fortunately, the role of mayor of New York has no impact on U.S. foreign policy, no matter how vocal the role is at times.

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Zohran is just the tip of the iceberg. The dems establishment and consultant classes are freaking out.

People do not want to go back to the democrat status quo. Reaching across the aisle to people who want to kill you.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Again: how was this dude not accepted to this school (apparently)??????

I like Mamdani and think he has the energy and idealism needed. So I am not saying this as someone who doesn’t want him to win.

My guess is that the checking of the box for Black doomed his application. Children of faculty go into a different handling process. Usually they are highly favored, it is the biggest of hooks, only smaller than development donor. But the admissions team also know who the faculty parent is. So, they would have known exactly who he was. Therefore, that was likely seen as attempting to scam the system and an immediate disqualification.

He is Ugandan by birth.

The US Census definition of “Black or African American” explicitly refers to a “person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.” While the precise language used has shifted a little since Mamdani applied, the reference to origins in Black racial groups has been around for some time.

Colombia ADs would have known that, and generally the definitions used during that time period for admissions reflected the census. Mamdani as a teenager probably didn’t understand that that faculty children go into a different bucket, usually because they get a massive admissions advantage. But the down side is extra scrutiny, and what likely happened is that the ADs saw that, knew he did not have origins in the Black racial groups of Africa. They likely rejected him specifically because of the decision to check the box.

I would like Mamdani to win, I think he is the shot in the arm Democrats win. But this idiotic “He was born in Uganda! What he did was ethical and perfectly fine” response has to stop. Just let him say sorry, I was a dumb teenager, and move on. All this kind of response is doing is adding to the perception that the Democrats are untrustworthy. He can’t afford this behavior because right now his genuineness and apparent transparency is a big advantage. You’re hurting his campaign by pretending this was anything other than a cynical but dumb attempt to game the system when he was a teenager. Be honest about that and move on.


https://www.census.gov/topics/population/race/about.html

It doesn’t have that definition in college apps though.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Again: how was this dude not accepted to this school (apparently)??????

I like Mamdani and think he has the energy and idealism needed. So I am not saying this as someone who doesn’t want him to win.

My guess is that the checking of the box for Black doomed his application. Children of faculty go into a different handling process. Usually they are highly favored, it is the biggest of hooks, only smaller than development donor. But the admissions team also know who the faculty parent is. So, they would have known exactly who he was. Therefore, that was likely seen as attempting to scam the system and an immediate disqualification.

He is Ugandan by birth.

That doesn't make him any more black than Elon Musk. Not all Africans are black.

Mamdani is brown and Muslim.