I truly hope he doesn't turn out the way I think he will turn out. I know we have a lot of people on here who love Mamdani, and I'm not trying to pick a fight. But goddamn, he's not beating the allegations these days.

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[–] Cat_Daddy@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

He has already won the nomination in a blue city; November will be just to make it official. Yet even though he is essentially the de facto mayor already, he has made significant slides to the right since winning, all to appease the dnc bosses. I'm not sure how old you were during Bernie's first presidential run, but that shit burned most of us on so-called "progressives". I guess you all will just have to experience it for yourselves.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 22 points 2 weeks ago

half or more of the dem establishment are still trying to stop him, there was another socialist mayoral candidate who won a primary in Buffalo, NY who the party undermined and backed their shitbag guy who she beat.

let him break fucking campaign promises before dooming.

[–] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 21 points 2 weeks ago

Not going to comment on policy positions, but he certainly has not won the race outright. He won the primary handily, but an independent Cuomo is still a threat to him especially if Adams drops out. Trump was literally offering Adams a federal position to do so and Cuomo is the media favorite. The establishments of capital are organizing to sink Mamdani in the general and he has to run to make it past the finish line, not victory lap.

[–] MemesAreTheory@hexbear.net 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don't think it's a clear race yet with Cuomo and Silwa still trying to triangulate some kind of spoiler upset. Winning a broad election means appealing to a broad base. Democrats lie about how progressive they are all the time and then carry the status quo, it's about time the reverse happens. Either way, coming out into a general campaign with the idiocy of the average American and preaching about the merits of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism is a recipe for losing no matter the underlying circumstances, whether you won the nomination of the blue party or not. I'm not going to deny that the strategy and messaging moderated going into the general, but isn't that exactly what you would do if you were a committed communist trying to get into a major political office to use its power to advance the workers struggle? Who cares if you have to lie and smile next to some ghouls if it let you do real good? Still though, the allegations are all tea leaf reading and speculation until proven. Awfully silly to start counting rotten eggs before they've even been laid.

And I was old enough, don't you worry. I'm on a 5 year old account after all. I just find doomers dooming to be tiring and will point out the unfalsifiable nature of the allegations until they're settled, because that's all we can do. Don't see the point in casting such venom on a hypothetical.