A regular Lincoln, eh? Man's got potential to lead.
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I remember when I was in college and people were clamoring on the Ron Paul bandwagon, entirely because he was a high profile politician from a bright red state that wasn't rabidly pro-war. Like, the demand for something that wasn't (Republican: KILL'EM ALL!) or (Democrat: Let's only kill as many people as is fiscally sensible) was so overwhelming that Paul's dogshit economic and social politics failed to register for millions of people who probably should have known better (myself included).
Over twenty years later, I feel like we're getting something of the reverse. A guy whose politics would normally rub GenZ / GenA liberals the wrong way and whose faith/tan would enrage young conservatives is getting a Katamari-like following across the political spectrum entirely because he's outside the increasingly narrow R/D divide.
Almost like there is a large, unmet demand for leftist politicians at the national level. Hmm, no, couldn't possibly be it.
I don't even know if it's that. I wonder how much of it is just "shit is clearly bad... Let's please just try something different and see if it helps."
We've been doing the exact same stuff for so long and everything gets worse. The current administration's solution is to just go backwards and try the old stuff that didn't work again and see if it will work now somehow.
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Definitely. Because where else are we going to find leaders? Not in congress. Bernie's cool and all, but also old as shit. Would've been pretty great if his nomination wasn't stolen. The only other heroes we have are dead. I watched a video by CerosTV about it yesterday. I recommend it.
I'm afraid to ask, but is there a reason you don't mention AOC?
She voted wrong on a single bill amendment that wasn't going to pass regardless of her vote. It's the stupid purity test bullshit.
So if it wasn't going to pass regardless of her vote, doesn't that make it symbolically worse? Her vote had no real effect either way, despite that she chose to give 'defensive weapons' to a nation committing genocide.
Furthermore she barely does or says anything using her incredible momentum, especially since Pelosi gave her the talking to.
I'm not saying I dislike her, definitely a respectable figure, but don't pretend it's all purity test bullshit.
She folded her ambitions to the Democratic party elite, like most entryist candidates end up doing.
I don't blame her, I blame the party elites and donors, but she isn't immune from criticism... This isn't a fucking sports team
Not really. I don't have any problems with her lol
I think it's worth propping her up as a leader with an actual constituency beyond the 1%. Bless Bernie for holding true and setting an example. He knows his star is fading but we will remember him.
He 's been going for such a long time, he honestly deserved to have been nominated over so many different people. Think of how much better the country would've been if he was nominated over Obama, Hillary, or Biden. He would've done better than any one of them. Our country could've existed without the influence of Trump on our everyday lives. We would have a politician that's willing to improve our country.
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This is why establishment dems are as opposed to him as the republicans.
We're seeing in real time how the system does NOT want things to get better for us, and the people who are supposed to represent us are representing their own agendas and preservation of the system that lets the administration dine in gilded ballrooms while we literally starve.
Mamdani got to the national stage through grassroots campaigning and involvement from people who care. You CAN make a difference if you get involved on a local level and get active in your community.
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I'm an old dude, and it isn't just young people who feel hopeless about our elected representaives, and want new, dynamic leadership. I may not have as long a future as they do, but I'd like what time I have left to not be terrifying.
I’m a young dude and biased I may be, I believe socialism is the ideological result of a capitalist society. It’s not a competition the way I see it. It’s as natural an evolution as how containerization arose from the era of virtual machines. Change is slow, but we’re having 5% more debate about the merits of democratic socialism than we were 5 years ago. It’s something that won’t go away, dominos are falling. Trump having destabilized things only helps broadcast issues that have always existed within this society and usher in new ideology that aims to address those issues. Modern politics is becoming more and more like progressives versus traditionalists, with each passing day. That evolution, away from left versus right, is evidence that capitalism is on the defensive.
This guy isn't a socialist. Neither are politicians like Bernie. Also universal healthcare and food stamps aren't socialism either. Likewise countries like Denmark and Sweden aren't socialist either.
The biggest issue with this country is that people just don't know what they're talking about, and this applies to the left and right. The right freaking out over him and the left fawning over him is really baffling. Mamdani's politics are unironically considered centrist in the rest of the developed world.
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Support outside of New York City isn't what matters right now, though. If the people of New York don't choose him first, it's a moot point.
Edit: Thank you New York for coming through, now it's up to the rest in 2026.
But widespread support will matter when they try to deport, imprison, or execute him. The uprising would need to be national.
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The young desperately want someone, anyone, to actually believe in... and it isn't Chuck "strongly worded letter" Schumer or some other limp and ineffectual bureaucrat trying to do damage control for the Democrat party.
Watching establishment Democrats freak out over him has been very satisfying.
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Crazy to think people want representatives who actually put forth ideas to HELP THEM...
oh it hurts to realize i no longer need the caption.
I'm 35, I live in North Carolina, and the only TikTok videos I watch are Zohran Momdani's....... Just give me something to hope for, people. And I'm not unique. There are a Fuck Ton of me.
I saw a DSA Mamdani sign up in a train station in California yesterday, he's definitely got national exposure.
I'm old enough that I look at him and think "oh he would be such a nice son in law" 😄
I met a waitress in Paris who reminded me to vote for him. I was syrprised someone overseas cared that much.
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Good for Zohran. Hope he wins.
I say vote him in and let’s see what happens.
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