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[-] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 156 points 1 month ago

Yes but what about his goal of implementing Shakira Law in NY???

What will you do if it’s illegal for hips to lie?

[-] SparkyBauer44@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

Wait, that's illegal? Mine lie... Whenever! Whereever!

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[-] Tomassci@sh.itjust.works 84 points 1 month ago

Since this is the Pragmatic Leftist Theory, I will say this:

Mamdani is not really enough, sure, he's doing a lot, but I don't think he can carry the movement alone. But that's fine. What the Left desperately needs is to regain trust lost after the decades of being run by authoritarians that didn't give two shits about workers. The Left needs someone who can attract and unite different people. We need a surplus of left-Liberals that can be radicalized. And I don't think Mamdani is doing a bad job in that.

[-] PugJesus@piefed.social 87 points 1 month ago

Yeah, Mamdani isn't a savior, but he's an extremely positive figure for the left's PR in the USA, and a sign of hope for the younger generation's views, the same way that Bernie's surge of support in 2016 was after decades of 'socialism' being a poison word in US politics.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

So naturally the "no matter who" wing of the party tried to sink him, after the primaries.

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[-] Avicenna@programming.dev 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Mamdani is how you rebuild that trust and then get to "really enough". After decades of normalizing extreme right and corporate oligarchies, he is even a quite large jump in the correct direction as can be measured by reaction of other politicians, including democrats, to him. Purism is the enemy of change.

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[-] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 59 points 1 month ago

Having been a rapper works well for him. The dude has way with words and knows how to roast others.

[-] sjimsjimmeneer@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

He is absurdly eloquent

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