Split New York City Mayoral Race

[Jimmy Higgins]

I'd say Mamdami hasn't achieved jack yet, so... maybe want to wait for some results first.

Mamdami[sic] is a rival supervillain though, not a hero.

Again, he hasn't done anything yet! For a guy with so little in the way of actions in governance forget any benefits or costs to them, he has managed quite a bit of scorn and praise.

Also, while Trump wears enough makeup to be a clown, he isn't quite up to the level of antagonist that the Joker is. He is more of a Condiment King sort of villain. He just has remarkably capable henchmen.

Henchman for whom though?

Heritage Foundation and the Russian oligarchy.

 

[Derec]

Maybe better to ask what it means to the people using the label. "Socialism"in the US has long meant something more restrained than big S Socialism.

That's why I asked Zipr what it means to him.

This is a thread about the NYC mayoral election.
We already know what "socialism" means to Democratic Socialists of America. They state in their constitution that they "reject an economic order based on private profit" and that they support a "social order based on popular control of resources and production, economic planning, [and] equitable distribution". That is "big S Socialism" in the Marxist framework.
We also know what "socialism" means to Mamdani himself. He stated, in a DSA conference speech that his goal is to "win socialism" by "seizing the means of production". He talked about "abolishing private property" in the housing market in an interview. He paraphrased Karl Marx' words in a tweet.

Even in the days of Eugene Debs, the socialists weren't looking to seize all the industry. They wanted protections for necessities (such as public utilities) and workers rights. Communists existed in the US, but they fared much much worse than the Socialists.

But Debs was a thoroughly American/western politician. Mamdani is not. His identity is Indian and Ugandan, and "not American at all" as his mother says.
And he himself states himself that his political sensibilities are shaped by the Third World.
For example, this is what he says during that infamous Uncivilized Media interview where he ate rice with bare hands:

Note also his irrational obsession with Israel. What does scarfing down biryani, a South Asian dish, have to do with "defeating occupation"?

 

[Derec]

This is the type of person Mamdani surrounds himself with as he prepares to take over mayor's office:

Bigwig on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team railed against Jews, questioned gay rights in vile unearthed posts: ‘Horror show’

A bigwig on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team spewed hatred against Jews and Israel and questioned gay rights in a series of odious social media posts from a decade ago.
Hassaan Chaudhary, who identifies himself as newly appointed political director for Mamdani’s transition and inaugural committee on LinkedIn, used the word “Jew” as a slur, and even praised former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who infamously said Israel is “a cancer which will be eliminated soon.”
Chaudhary, who was the director of Muslim engagement for the Mamdani campaign, also described Israel as a “bloody country” and a “barbaric nation” in the posts — some of which date back to when he was 18 years old.

Disgusting!

 

[Derec]

Again, he hasn't done anything yet! For a guy with so little in the way of actions in governance forget any benefits or costs to them, he has managed quite a bit of scorn and praise.

We have his record as state legislator, where he spewed unvarnished Marxist rhetoric.

Heritage Foundation and the Russian oligarchy.

Heritage sure, but I think the Russian connection is way overblown. He did not throw Ukraine under the bus nearly as hard as he could have, and would have if he was really Putin's henchman. And he also supports domestic oil and gas fracking, and has reversed Obama's idiotic decision to stop construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline which had almost been completed by then. Since Russia is heavily dependent on oil and gas exports, hamstringing US production greatly benefits the Russian government.

Far leftists who both oppose BOTH domestic fossil energy production and western help for Ukraine are far better candidates for being Russian mooks.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Mamdani put forward 20 legislative bills in the state legislature. That's great. It means he's a hard worker and understands how to write laws. Of course, only 3 passed because he pushed the envelope, but pushing against what we have now is good. There's a whole infrastructure in place that will make things work in a moderate, reasonable manner--Mamdani's not a dictator, nor trying to be Trump. I know that is difficult for some people ( ) to get.

 

[Elixir]

Of course, only 3 passed because he pushed the envelope, but pushing against what we have now is good.

You mean as opposed to getting them all passed by personally threatening the well being and safety of legislators?
What a B-level grifter! Has Trump taught him nothing?