▲ 387 ▼ Mayor Mamdani says he has balanced NYC's budget, will not raise property taxes - CBS New York (www.cbsnews.com) submitted 3 months ago by slothrop@lemmy.ca to c/politics@lemmy.world 51 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] normalentrance@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Whitebrow@lemmy.world 55 points 3 months ago* (3 children) Every time I see comments like the one you replied to, this comes to mind: The reality of some people’s situation is so far removed from their understanding they’re basically cheering or jeering for the sake of mob mentality and not much else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jtrek@startrek.website 18 points 3 months ago (2 children) Someone in another thread recommended the book "dying of whiteness" and it's absolutely horrifying. We all know conservatives vote against their self interests. Well, they know too. Many of them know. They're happy to die for their beliefs if it means no {slur} gets anything nice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago* (1 child) This. I grew up in a MAGA incubator (aka private Christian school). These people literally believe that the world is going to end. The ONLY skin they have in the game of life is their own salvation. Many of them are in fact NOT Christians, and worship a god that forgives only them while judging everyone else. We give these people power and responsibility at our own peril. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago (2 children) If the world is going to end, why do they give a flying fuck about taxes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* Because collectively they are christo-fascists. There is a cultural emphasis on voting conservative as a form of spiritual warfare. Conservative politicians have taken advantage of this for decades. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Invisible boogeyman in the sky permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago I think a lot of them do this subconsciously without even realizing it because they have no interest in self reflection permalink fedilink source parent [–] killea@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago Yes that is indeed generally the state of things. It used to be the general american delusion was temporarily embarrassed millionaire; now it seems so much worse, and diversified. How do you break a population of that? Guh what a fuckin mess. permalink fedilink source parent [+] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Whitebrow@lemmy.world 55 points 3 months ago* (3 children) Every time I see comments like the one you replied to, this comes to mind: The reality of some people’s situation is so far removed from their understanding they’re basically cheering or jeering for the sake of mob mentality and not much else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] jtrek@startrek.website 18 points 3 months ago (2 children) Someone in another thread recommended the book "dying of whiteness" and it's absolutely horrifying. We all know conservatives vote against their self interests. Well, they know too. Many of them know. They're happy to die for their beliefs if it means no {slur} gets anything nice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago* (1 child) This. I grew up in a MAGA incubator (aka private Christian school). These people literally believe that the world is going to end. The ONLY skin they have in the game of life is their own salvation. Many of them are in fact NOT Christians, and worship a god that forgives only them while judging everyone else. We give these people power and responsibility at our own peril. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago (2 children) If the world is going to end, why do they give a flying fuck about taxes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* Because collectively they are christo-fascists. There is a cultural emphasis on voting conservative as a form of spiritual warfare. Conservative politicians have taken advantage of this for decades. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Invisible boogeyman in the sky permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago I think a lot of them do this subconsciously without even realizing it because they have no interest in self reflection permalink fedilink source parent [–] killea@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago Yes that is indeed generally the state of things. It used to be the general american delusion was temporarily embarrassed millionaire; now it seems so much worse, and diversified. How do you break a population of that? Guh what a fuckin mess. permalink fedilink source parent [+] KC_Royalz@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jtrek@startrek.website 18 points 3 months ago (2 children) Someone in another thread recommended the book "dying of whiteness" and it's absolutely horrifying. We all know conservatives vote against their self interests. Well, they know too. Many of them know. They're happy to die for their beliefs if it means no {slur} gets anything nice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago* (1 child) This. I grew up in a MAGA incubator (aka private Christian school). These people literally believe that the world is going to end. The ONLY skin they have in the game of life is their own salvation. Many of them are in fact NOT Christians, and worship a god that forgives only them while judging everyone else. We give these people power and responsibility at our own peril. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago (2 children) If the world is going to end, why do they give a flying fuck about taxes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* Because collectively they are christo-fascists. There is a cultural emphasis on voting conservative as a form of spiritual warfare. Conservative politicians have taken advantage of this for decades. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Invisible boogeyman in the sky permalink fedilink source parent [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago I think a lot of them do this subconsciously without even realizing it because they have no interest in self reflection permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago* (1 child) This. I grew up in a MAGA incubator (aka private Christian school). These people literally believe that the world is going to end. The ONLY skin they have in the game of life is their own salvation. Many of them are in fact NOT Christians, and worship a god that forgives only them while judging everyone else. We give these people power and responsibility at our own peril. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago (2 children) If the world is going to end, why do they give a flying fuck about taxes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* Because collectively they are christo-fascists. There is a cultural emphasis on voting conservative as a form of spiritual warfare. Conservative politicians have taken advantage of this for decades. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Invisible boogeyman in the sky permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago (2 children) If the world is going to end, why do they give a flying fuck about taxes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* Because collectively they are christo-fascists. There is a cultural emphasis on voting conservative as a form of spiritual warfare. Conservative politicians have taken advantage of this for decades. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Invisible boogeyman in the sky permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* Because collectively they are christo-fascists. There is a cultural emphasis on voting conservative as a form of spiritual warfare. Conservative politicians have taken advantage of this for decades. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Invisible boogeyman in the sky permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago I think a lot of them do this subconsciously without even realizing it because they have no interest in self reflection permalink fedilink source parent
[–] killea@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago Yes that is indeed generally the state of things. It used to be the general american delusion was temporarily embarrassed millionaire; now it seems so much worse, and diversified. How do you break a population of that? Guh what a fuckin mess. permalink fedilink source parent