Zohran Mamdani...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know how Mamdani won? He didn’t talk about values. He talked about ideas.

Will the DNC learn from this? Of course they won’t. The fact that they thought Cuomo or Newsom would be leaders in 2028. Lol

He won bc he did the loud, catchy AOC thing in a very similar district as she did, wore a suit, smiled, and brought professional lighting & photographers everywhere he went.

Oh, and he filmed himself screaming at ICE in March.

ICE sucks and people hate ICE and it’s the right thing to do, so yeas, he did that and it helped. He did a popular thing in standing up for people.

You think this is a bad thing for a politician?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know how Mamdani won? He didn’t talk about values. He talked about ideas.

Will the DNC learn from this? Of course they won’t. The fact that they thought Cuomo or Newsom would be leaders in 2028. Lol

He won bc he did the loud, catchy AOC thing in a very similar district as she did, wore a suit, smiled, and brought professional lighting & photographers everywhere he went.

Oh, and he filmed himself screaming at ICE in March.

He might get deported by ICE if Republicans have their way

Aw, that little guy really needs attention.

I’d love to see him try, that might the this that really kicks things off in the US.

[Anonymous]

All working people should be taking note of this. Why exactly are BOTH establishment parties so very threatened by this guy and this win in particular? He was democratically elected/nominated by a majority of voters, and BOTH parties are having a meltdown.

Whether you agree with the feasibility of Zohran's policies or not, he ran on a platform of helping the average person. Ask yourself why that is such a threat that the Dems are supporting 3rd party candidates. Ask yourself how they would've reacted had Bernie pulled the same crap. Ask yourself why we're discussing stripping him of his citizenship and deporting him. Ask yourself why both parties are terrified of a candidate with a platform to give something to regular people instead of more handouts to corporate donors.

Hopefully this will open some folks eyes to the reality that our entire political system has become hostile to the very people it is supposed to represent, and that it is not in fact red team vs. blue team, good vs. evil, etc. In reality, it's a bunch of rich liars serving the interests of even richer people and lying their pants off to you about it. One person comes in rejecting those rich people, saying he wants to help regular people, and the system wants him destroyed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know how Mamdani won? He didn’t talk about values. He talked about ideas.

Will the DNC learn from this? Of course they won’t. The fact that they thought Cuomo or Newsom would be leaders in 2028. Lol

He won bc he did the loud, catchy AOC thing in a very similar district as she did, wore a suit, smiled, and brought professional lighting & photographers everywhere he went.

Oh, and he filmed himself screaming at ICE in March.

No. He won as part of a slate of candidates all working together against the establishment. Zohran happened to be the further left candidate in that coalition, and he won. But you wouldn't actually know anything about the reality of the ground campaign. You're just shooting off your mouth about stuff you know nothing about. The definition of reactionary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Republicans are way closer to Fascism than any Democrat is to Socialism.

For some reason they want to worry about the one that helps people and not the one that hurts them. I think that’s all we need to know about maga.

How do you not understand that Mamdani can't do much of anything he has promised. He has no ability to raise any tax other than property tax, which would hurt the middle class and make the top 5% flee NYC--and they pay a significant % of the income tax. NY constitutionally has to balance its budget. He will have to take services away or decrease from the very people who actually use them. He (and his team) are creating a fairy tale and getting politically unsophisticated people to vote for him.

It works though! His goal is selfish— to get elected off falsities.

Most politicians are not able to do most things that they run on. Only when it's Mamdani that's somehow "selfish"? He is sharing a platform, vision, discrete goals. No one is able to accomplish it all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All working people should be taking note of this. Why exactly are BOTH establishment parties so very threatened by this guy and this win in particular? He was democratically elected/nominated by a majority of voters, and BOTH parties are having a meltdown.

Whether you agree with the feasibility of Zohran's policies or not, he ran on a platform of helping the average person. Ask yourself why that is such a threat that the Dems are supporting 3rd party candidates. Ask yourself how they would've reacted had Bernie pulled the same crap. Ask yourself why we're discussing stripping him of his citizenship and deporting him. Ask yourself why both parties are terrified of a candidate with a platform to give something to regular people instead of more handouts to corporate donors.

Hopefully this will open some folks eyes to the reality that our entire political system has become hostile to the very people it is supposed to represent, and that it is not in fact red team vs. blue team, good vs. evil, etc. In reality, it's a bunch of rich liars serving the interests of even richer people and lying their pants off to you about it. One person comes in rejecting those rich people, saying he wants to help regular people, and the system wants him destroyed.

I was an enthusiastic Kamala voter and voted for Hillary over Bernie but this reaction now is making me really hate the establishment. He won this nomination fair and square. He is authentic and talks about really specific ideas that address voter concerns, talks econ policy, and shares who he is. He is the opposite of a packaged DNC candidate. But that is actually resonating with people, at least for this city. He makes me excited for a new generation but the old guard is not going to make it easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Republicans are way closer to Fascism than any Democrat is to Socialism.

For some reason they want to worry about the one that helps people and not the one that hurts them. I think that’s all we need to know about maga.

How do you not understand that Mamdani can't do much of anything he has promised. He has no ability to raise any tax other than property tax, which would hurt the middle class and make the top 5% flee NYC--and they pay a significant % of the income tax. NY constitutionally has to balance its budget. He will have to take services away or decrease from the very people who actually use them. He (and his team) are creating a fairy tale and getting politically unsophisticated people to vote for him.

It works though! His goal is selfish— to get elected off falsities.

Most politicians are not able to do most things that they run on. Only when it's Mamdani that's somehow "selfish"? He is sharing a platform, vision, discrete goals. No one is able to accomplish it all.

And in interviews he has been very clear that he is flexible..if some policy doesn't get results or fails, he will try something different. People like to hear that kind of honesty--that something might not work but it's at least worth trying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All working people should be taking note of this. Why exactly are BOTH establishment parties so very threatened by this guy and this win in particular? He was democratically elected/nominated by a majority of voters, and BOTH parties are having a meltdown.

Whether you agree with the feasibility of Zohran's policies or not, he ran on a platform of helping the average person. Ask yourself why that is such a threat that the Dems are supporting 3rd party candidates. Ask yourself how they would've reacted had Bernie pulled the same crap. Ask yourself why we're discussing stripping him of his citizenship and deporting him. Ask yourself why both parties are terrified of a candidate with a platform to give something to regular people instead of more handouts to corporate donors.

Hopefully this will open some folks eyes to the reality that our entire political system has become hostile to the very people it is supposed to represent, and that it is not in fact red team vs. blue team, good vs. evil, etc. In reality, it's a bunch of rich liars serving the interests of even richer people and lying their pants off to you about it. One person comes in rejecting those rich people, saying he wants to help regular people, and the system wants him destroyed.

His victory was based on college educated male voters and higher earners. Blacks and Hispanics and lower income voters broke for Cuomo.

I think the freak out is over the fact that he espouses luxury beliefs. For example, yes, rent freezes are great *for people fortunate enough to be in rent stabilized units* but it is accepted consensus that rent freezes are terrible for everyone else and overall increase the cost of housing.

His proposal on corporate taxes carries the potential to either drive out business or be inflationary as corps pass the tax cost to their customers.

His policies are likely well intentioned, but just misconceived. They are Bill de Blasio 2.0 and will be interesting to see them play out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All working people should be taking note of this. Why exactly are BOTH establishment parties so very threatened by this guy and this win in particular? He was democratically elected/nominated by a majority of voters, and BOTH parties are having a meltdown.

Whether you agree with the feasibility of Zohran's policies or not, he ran on a platform of helping the average person. Ask yourself why that is such a threat that the Dems are supporting 3rd party candidates. Ask yourself how they would've reacted had Bernie pulled the same crap. Ask yourself why we're discussing stripping him of his citizenship and deporting him. Ask yourself why both parties are terrified of a candidate with a platform to give something to regular people instead of more handouts to corporate donors.

Hopefully this will open some folks eyes to the reality that our entire political system has become hostile to the very people it is supposed to represent, and that it is not in fact red team vs. blue team, good vs. evil, etc. In reality, it's a bunch of rich liars serving the interests of even richer people and lying their pants off to you about it. One person comes in rejecting those rich people, saying he wants to help regular people, and the system wants him destroyed.

His victory was based on college educated male voters and higher earners. Blacks and Hispanics and lower income voters broke for Cuomo.

I think the freak out is over the fact that he espouses luxury beliefs. For example, yes, rent freezes are great *for people fortunate enough to be in rent stabilized units* but it is accepted consensus that rent freezes are terrible for everyone else and overall increase the cost of housing.

His proposal on corporate taxes carries the potential to either drive out business or be inflationary as corps pass the tax cost to their customers.

His policies are likely well intentioned, but just misconceived. They are Bill de Blasio 2.0 and will be interesting to see them play out.

That's not true. Cuomo won poor and higher earners. Zohran won the middle.

It seems like he's working with smart people, and they are open to trying things and shifting strategies if they don't work. I'm sure their policy ideas aren't merely a rehash of policies already known to not work, but Cuomo and Adams' definitely are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He found his wife on Hinge, and was married just a few months ago. She’s an artist, with family in Dubai, but has Syrian roots.

Oooh a greencard wedding to a rich mideastern!!.

Met 3 mos before the wedding?
An artist on no visa program?
Hmmm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Democrats have ruined New York so much that the solution is more Democrats.

Mamdani promises lower rents after previous Democrats caused them to go so much higher despite half a million people leaving New York.

He does not promise jack anything.

Keeping the paltry number of old rent controlled units at a lower rent increase per year only propagates the fraud there where leases NEVER change hands. They just go from family member to family member still under the original lessors name.

He’s not talking about all rental units. Just current rent controlled ones. It’s a small piece of the market. No one can move to the city and get those. You’d have to bribe someone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know how Mamdani won? He didn’t talk about values. He talked about ideas.

Will the DNC learn from this? Of course they won’t. The fact that they thought Cuomo or Newsom would be leaders in 2028. Lol

He won bc he did the loud, catchy AOC thing in a very similar district as she did, wore a suit, smiled, and brought professional lighting & photographers everywhere he went.

Oh, and he filmed himself screaming at ICE in March.

ICE sucks and people hate ICE and it’s the right thing to do, so yeas, he did that and it helped. He did a popular thing in standing up for people.

You think this is a bad thing for a politician?

Sorry whats his stance on illegal immigration and all of its problems? (Crime, safety, black market, hospitals, public schools, housing, city budgets)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He found his wife on Hinge, and was married just a few months ago. She’s an artist, with family in Dubai, but has Syrian roots.

Oooh a greencard wedding to a rich mideastern!! Hate to do their taxes, good thing it’s zero income.

Rich with zero income?

Don’t quit your day job

Yeah rich like Daddy pays all your bills and you walk around with his Amex card whilst working at your free activist protest campaign “job” rich.

Go check it out in person.

Maybe you get a piece of the 70% overhead to pay yourself some treats from the donations.

Sounds fun

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know how Mamdani won? He didn’t talk about values. He talked about ideas.

Will the DNC learn from this? Of course they won’t. The fact that they thought Cuomo or Newsom would be leaders in 2028. Lol

He won bc he did the loud, catchy AOC thing in a very similar district as she did, wore a suit, smiled, and brought professional lighting & photographers everywhere he went.

Oh, and he filmed himself screaming at ICE in March.

No. He won as part of a slate of candidates all working together against the establishment. Zohran happened to be the further left candidate in that coalition, and he won. But you wouldn't actually know anything about the reality of the ground campaign. You're just shooting off your mouth about stuff you know nothing about. The definition of reactionary.

Ground campaign where he got a bunch of white underemployed college grad SJW kids to knock on doors and canvas the boroughs, plus be all over social media w professional photos.

We agree, it works for 20 something voters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Republicans are way closer to Fascism than any Democrat is to Socialism.

For some reason they want to worry about the one that helps people and not the one that hurts them. I think that’s all we need to know about maga.

How do you not understand that Mamdani can't do much of anything he has promised. He has no ability to raise any tax other than property tax, which would hurt the middle class and make the top 5% flee NYC--and they pay a significant % of the income tax. NY constitutionally has to balance its budget. He will have to take services away or decrease from the very people who actually use them. He (and his team) are creating a fairy tale and getting politically unsophisticated people to vote for him.

It works though! His goal is selfish— to get elected off falsities.

Most politicians are not able to do most things that they run on. Only when it's Mamdani that's somehow "selfish"? He is sharing a platform, vision, discrete goals. No one is able to accomplish it all.

Lol. Career politician then is. Say whatever, do nothing. Live off donor funds raised or taxpayers.