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[-] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 173 points 1 day ago

Also, it’s incredibly simple. Mamdani is getting stuff done but even attempting to get stuff done makes people happy.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 96 points 1 day ago

And getting stuff done implies in some part that it could have been done before. So why had it not?

He's the politician that didn't get the memo to try and look like you're doing something, but don't actually do it. As if we'll run out of problems to solve and campaign on. Maybe it's that simple - having to shift to new messages is hard vs. sticking with the old ones.

[-] FoxtrotDeltaTango@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago

Turns out Mamdani many other people like him got the memo, it’s that the corporate centrists didn’t get it and have been ignoring for a long time

[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 33 points 1 day ago

but even attempting to get stuff done makes people happy.

Meanwhile, mainstream Dems: "We can't do that. If we tried to do things, the Republicans would be mad at us."

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago

The corporate donors would be mad

[-] FoxtrotDeltaTango@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago

We don’t give a shit about the corporate donors lol

[-] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 day ago

Yeah even good intentions are rare

this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2026
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