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OT: American Politics

Mamdani gonna take it. may not be that close in the end. Dems kinda deserve it for running a candidate as terrible as Cuomo, but I'm definitely at minimum trepidatious about Mamdani.
 
Wayward DP said:
Mamdani gonna take it. may not be that close in the end. Dems kinda deserve it for running a candidate as terrible as Cuomo, but I'm definitely at minimum trepidatious about Mamdani.
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honest question why? i don't know much about these guys tbh, but is it about his "globalize the intifada" comment? I really don't think you have to worry about this guy actually being anti-semitic tbh.
 
he's got a lot of well meaning proposals that don't pass the math test

-- freeze rent in New York City (every economist left or right knows rent control does not work)
-- make buses fare-free,
-- create a “network” of city-owned grocery stores that focuses on “keeping prices low, not making a profit,”
 
zeke said:
honest question why? i don't know much about these guys tbh, but is it about his "globalize the intifada" comment? I really don't think you have to worry about this guy actually being anti-semitic tbh.
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He's not an anti-Semite. He just doesn't lick Bibi's ball sack like the other candidates. He isn't concerned about "donors".
 
CH1 said:
he's got a lot of well meaning proposals that don't pass the math test

-- freeze rent in New York City (every economist left or right knows rent control does not work)
-- make buses fare-free,
-- create a “network” of city-owned grocery stores that focuses on “keeping prices low, not making a profit,”
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as opposed to the well balanced existing math of "cut taxes, spend more on police".
 
zeke said:
honest question why? i don't know much about these guys tbh, but is it about his "globalize the intifada" comment? I really don't think you have to worry about this guy actually being anti-semitic tbh.
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yah as someone on twitter summarized, his comments on globalize the intifada are either incredibly naive or incredibly malicious.

the fear is essentially that he'll turn his back on keeping Jews safe in New York. what happens if he orders the police to stop protecting synagogues? we're at the point where religious Jews require security and policing just to study, pray, and exist. if he puts an end to that, could be terrifying. and I'll admit I don't actually know whether the mayor has this power/influence. I'm also not a New Yorker so I don't feel so bad about not knowing that
 
CH1 said:
he's got a lot of well meaning proposals that don't pass the math test

-- freeze rent in New York City (every economist left or right knows rent control does not work)
-- make buses fare-free,
-- create a “network” of city-owned grocery stores that focuses on “keeping prices low, not making a profit,”
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oh in terms of his socialism I'm mostly actually on board with it. I just don't know that he'll care to keep Jews safe. his comments on globalize the intifada and from the river to the sea inspire negative confidence
 
Wayward DP said:
yah as someone on twitter summarized, his comments on globalize the intifada are either incredibly naive or incredibly malicious.

the fear is essentially that he'll turn his back on keeping Jews safe in New York. what happens if he orders the police to stop protecting synagogues? we're at the point where religious Jews require security and policing just to study, pray, and exist. if he puts an end to that, could be terrifying. and I'll admit I don't actually know whether the mayor has this power/influence. I'm also not a New Yorker so I don't feel so bad about not knowing that
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The guy seems to me to be just a legit earnest guy. I'd be careful of demonizing him just because he's muslim and spoke out in support of palestinians and against bibi's actions.
 
Wayward DP said:
yah as someone on twitter summarized, his comments on globalize the intifada are either incredibly naive or incredibly malicious.

the fear is essentially that he'll turn his back on keeping Jews safe in New York. what happens if he orders the police to stop protecting synagogues? we're at the point where religious Jews require security and policing just to study, pray, and exist. if he puts an end to that, could be terrifying. and I'll admit I don't actually know whether the mayor has this power/influence. I'm also not a New Yorker so I don't feel so bad about not knowing that
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btw one of his election planks is a massive increase in funding for police to specifically deal with hate crimes.
 
zeke said:
The guy seems to me to be just a legit earnest guy. I'd be careful of demonizing him just because he's muslim and spoke out in support of palestinians and against bibi's actions.
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yah I'm not buying it myself. I speak out in support of palestinians and against bibi's actions too, but I don't try and tell minority groups whether or not slogans targeting them are harmless, despite oodles of clear evidence to the contrary.
 
zeke said:
btw one of his election planks is a massive increase in funding for police to specifically deal with hate crimes.
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I mean I support this in theory. there's just no good explanation for his comments about globalize the intifada - again, either indefensible naivety, or malice.
 
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