Not long ago, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was demonized by leaders of both political parties. Today, just six months after taking office, the 34-year-old democratic socialist’s political strength is surging.
Always a darling of the far left, he has earned praise from both Donald Trump and former Democratic critics like New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. He has emerged as the face of the region’s sports renaissance. And days before New York’s primary elections, Mamdani is testing the limits of his newfound political muscle in a bid to reshape the Democratic Party — in his state capital and in Washington — even if it means challenging his own party’s leadership.
Mamdani will join Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. at a get-out-the-vote rally in Brooklyn on Thursday. The event is designed to elevate a slate of candidates aligned with Mamdani’s values, including two running against Democratic incumbents in Tuesday’s primary.
“the 34-year-old democratic socialist’s”
“Always a darling of the far left”
Social Democracy is only “far left” if your country’s Overtoon Window has its center between Fascism and Oligarchy.
The hero we needed.
Which means it’s time to attack him for the Left!!
The sad thing is that once you’re in the system, you need to make compromises to advance your agenda. However, some people on the left see this as capitulating to the status quo and a betrayal of the movement.
You could argue that pushing for radical change (i.e., a revolution) would be too drastic and that you won’t get any meaningful change made.
But on the other hand, you could say that we’re currently headed toward a massive disaster (climate change), and making incremental changes won’t cut it.
I understand why some people on the left are attacking him. To be honest, as for me I’m already exhausted, I’ll just do what I can to ensure my community has resiliency in the coming upheaval and just hope for the best.
Every little bit counts. Even if what someone is doing is not enough to solve the whole problem, it makes solving the problem easier. Unless the person has literally all the power in the situation and is choosing not to do enough for whatever reason.
I was lucky enough to meet some old school Communists, folks who’d fought in Spain and been blacklisted in the 1950s.
One thing they told me was that back in 1968 they were telling folks that Hubert Humphrey was a million times better than Richard Nixon and they needed to make sure he won.
Or you can go back to Frederick Douglas, who backed Lincoln when Honest Abe was telling folks that preserving the Union was far more important than ending slavery.
Turns out Abe was fucking wrong.
You do realize he ended up doing both…?
I believe they are saying that preserving the union was a mistake.
Yeah but the only reason you need to make those compromises is because the extreme right will not compromise. And the Overton window continues ratcheting to the right.
We need a progressive party that can work without needing to sacrifice its agenda. Unfortunately, the right controls the media.
That would require enough voters supporting them that they have the political leverage to implement their agenda without making compromises.
So attacking leftists for doing what they can while working within the system is not helping anything…
Oh, there are definitely parts of the left attacking him for having flaws. But we’re mostly still appreciating the true and sincere efforts he’s making, while criticising him when applicable.
I am so proud of my home city, and grateful that I got to vote for him before I had to leave
In the same boat, and I miss it every day! Hang in there dude.
its kinda crazy to me some places have primaries in the summer. on the other thand this at least limits the barrage of general election spam.
msms have largely stopped reporting on him for the most part because he was the streisand effect of reveakubg “both sides against the left”
What are you talking about?
He’s in the New York papers every day and in the national news more often than Adams was when Adams was being indicted.
LMBO! Just what we need, a fake leftist plant reforming the already not-left to fake left even more!
Are… Are you an idiot?
Bruh I thought the .ml fake leftist haters thing was a joke lol.
Who would you have preferred? Deng Xiaoping?
Fake leftist? Did he forget his lefty certification? Is he right-handed? What does it even mean to be a fake left???
I recall quite a few democrats switching isles after being elected. That’s a fake leftist. Mamdani… all he did was be honest about his goals. Are you saying being honest makes you a fake leftist? Or is it having goals which means you’re a fake leftist?
Or… oh my god. It’s because he’s a socialist democrat? Dear god, you’re right. That’s not left at all! /s you dweeb.
This account has got to be a propaganda shill, right? One of those accounts financed by foreign states to meddle in online political discourse and increase polarization?
LMBO ?
I think, from context clues, it’s “laughing my balls off”
I think it’s “look, my brain’s off”. He’s letting us know he’s not thinking clearly right up front. I find it particularly helpful.
Licking my boss’s orifices. It’s a dog whistle
Is the dog the licker or the lickee in this scenario?
You’re right. Obviously right.
Thank you for the initial explanation. But I do like this version more !
New York mayors always think that the size of their constituency and budget puts them on the same stage as governors and senators. It’s a rational thought, but people are not rational.
Got curious, nyc has a population of 8.5m and a city budget of 116b$
If nyc was a state seperate from ny, then it would be the 12th largest state by population - just over washington state, and itd be the 5th highest budget in the nation - just under washington state
It feels way more rational after making that comparison - especially when coupled with how culturally and economically center stage nyc is to america and the world
Also, New York is one of the biggest media centers on Earth.
Former mayors John Lindsey and Rudy Giuliani were considered viable Presidential candidates.
The annual Al Smith dinner in NYC is regularly attended by the biggest names in the Democratic Party.
It’s incredible to think about how the city council members in places like Los Angeles have meaningful sway over more people than most governors.
Like I said, it’s rational, but people are not rational. Not sure why people are downvoting it if they all agree.
Lots of NYC mayors have tried to pivot directly to national politics without success. The rest of the country will just see “mayor” and think about their little town without understanding how massively different it is.
Every president since Kennedy has served as a senator or governor.
Yeah the downvotes on yours make no sense to me, i was just adding to your point not even countering it, but the ratio is silly
Unfortunately, Lemmy is also populated by people and rationality is fluid. Hell, even for myself, some portion of my votes are more emotional while others are more rational.
Mamdani might be limited legislatively to the bounds of NYC, but his popularity, charm and thus politics extend far beyond that. He doesn’t think he’s on the same stage, the media is literally putting him on the same stage. His ideals and campaigns are being widespread far far beyond just the city he oversees.
There’s as much coverage of Mamdani as there is of governors/senators, more in many cases. Like, who even knows whotf is the governor of Wyoming? or a senator of South Dakota? You could look it up, but that the point, you have to go find out, they’re not popular. Popularity is politics…
