Split New York City Mayoral Race

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

No he's not going to turn NYC into a caliphate, I didn't suggest that.

Then why did you bring up Mamdani's religion as if it was some kind of disqualifier?

I'm going with muscle memory. It's kind of like when you type your password out. You are just so used to it that your muscles and fingers do it without much thinking. Then, later on you might wonder, "wait a minute, is a that a capital A or a lower case in my password" and you honestly cannot remember. This is kind of where we are as a society. They've called people Islamist so much that it naturally happens when they type and they can't even explain why they did it.

 

[TSwizzle]

Yes, NYC Mayors are quite known for seeking bigger things after holding the Mayoral office. I mean, I can't actual recall a single one, but I'm certain you might find someone from the 19th century who went on to bigger things after being Mayor.

What is your point?

No he's not going to turn NYC into a caliphate, I didn't suggest that.

Yes, you did "suggest" that of sorts. You didn't "say" that, but you brought it up, quite out of the blue. The term "islamist" is quite loaded.

No I didn't suggest it and I am not suggesting it because it would be a fucking absurd suggestion. Mamdani and his wife are anti Israel, Hamas supporting islamists.

Someone from out of the country on the west coast talking about how they think NY'ers are. Adorable.

I don't think it's true, so shoot me.

 

[TSwizzle]

Mamdani won because he spoke to the real world struggles many New Yorkers have

And by the way, what the fuck would this privileged posh boy know about real world struggles? He comes from a wealthy back ground, has never had a real job and wasn't even brought up in the USA? How the fuck this demagogue is held up as some sort of working class hero is risible. He's about as working class as King Charles.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Yes, NYC Mayors are quite known for seeking bigger things after holding the Mayoral office. I mean, I can't actual recall a single one, but I'm certain you might find someone from the 19th century who went on to bigger things after being Mayor.

What is your point?

NYC Mayor job is typically a political dead end. I'm pretty certain that was obvious.

No he's not going to turn NYC into a caliphate, I didn't suggest that.

Yes, you did "suggest" that of sorts. You didn't "say" that, but you brought it up, quite out of the blue. The term "islamist" is quite loaded.

No I didn't suggest it and I am not suggesting it because it would be a fucking absurd suggestion. Mamdani and his wife are anti Israel, Hamas supporting islamists.

Uh huh.

Someone from out of the country on the west coast talking about how they think NY'ers are. Adorable.

I don't think it's true, so shoot me.

It is something, you are suggesting that you didn't say or suggest that Mamdani was going to turn NYC into a "Caliphate or something" yet, seem to also suggest the NY'ers are incapable or would be unwilling to resist it when he does. That is really how full of it you are.

Mamdani won because he spoke to the real world struggles many New Yorkers have

And by the way, what the fuck would this privileged posh boy know about real world struggles? He comes from a wealthy back ground, has never had a real job and wasn't even brought up in the USA? How the fuck this demagogue is held up as some sort of working class hero is risible. He's about as working class as King Charles.

Funny how that works. George W. Bush was sold as a common cowboy guy who grew up with a lot of comfort, went to two Ivy League schools and vacationed in the family place in Kennebunkport, Maine. Trump was sold a guy that gave a fuck about anyone other than himself.

Are you shocked that candidates can sometimes have political personas that appear to contradict the truth?

I'm not saying Mamdani would have been my preferred choice, but there are reasons why he won. I've gone through those. I also don't believe his election is the end of capitalism in NYC. There is a good deal of gnashing of teeth from the right-wing with this guy. Effectively they are trying to use him to paint the Democrat Party as communists for the mid-terms.

 

[TSwizzle]

Yes, NYC Mayors are quite known for seeking bigger things after holding the Mayoral office. I mean, I can't actual recall a single one, but I'm certain you might find someone from the 19th century who went on to bigger things after being Mayor.

What is your point?

NYC Mayor job is typically a political dead end. I'm pretty certain that was obvious.

So fucking what? It doesn't necessarily mean Mamdani won't move up. After all, if an insufferable prick like Gavin Newsom can be considered presidential material then I wouldn't rule it out.

No he's not going to turn NYC into a caliphate, I didn't suggest that.

Yes, you did "suggest" that of sorts. You didn't "say" that, but you brought it up, quite out of the blue. The term "islamist" is quite loaded.

No I didn't suggest it and I am not suggesting it because it would be a fucking absurd suggestion. Mamdani and his wife are anti Israel, Hamas supporting islamists.

Uh huh.

Well at least we agree Mamdani and his wife are a couple of Israel hating Hamas supporters.

Someone from out of the country on the west coast talking about how they think NY'ers are. Adorable.

I don't think it's true, so shoot me.

It is something, you are suggesting that you didn't say or suggest that Mamdani was going to turn NYC into a "Caliphate or something" yet, seem to also suggest the NY'ers are incapable or would be unwilling to resist it when he does. That is really how full of it you are.

Oh bore off.

Mamdani won because he spoke to the real world struggles many New Yorkers have

And by the way, what the fuck would this privileged posh boy know about real world struggles? He comes from a wealthy back ground, has never had a real job and wasn't even brought up in the USA? How the fuck this demagogue is held up as some sort of working class hero is risible. He's about as working class as King Charles.

Funny how that works. {snip irrelevant screed}

It's funny alright but not "ha ha" funny.

 

[ZiprHead]

Ooft, him and his wife are out and out islamists. How on earth a never had a job commie/marxist posh boy got elected is strange but then again, his main opponent was a dirt bag. If Mamdani had been a white Christian there would have been much wailing on here about his faith and white privilege but I guess Mamdani gets a pass because of his dusky complexion and he’s a muslim.

The vast majority of the people atheists vote for in the US are Christians and we do so mostly without complaint about their religion.

 

[TSwizzle]

Ooft, him and his wife are out and out islamists. How on earth a never had a job commie/marxist posh boy got elected is strange but then again, his main opponent was a dirt bag. If Mamdani had been a white Christian there would have been much wailing on here about his faith and white privilege but I guess Mamdani gets a pass because of his dusky complexion and he’s a muslim.

Mamdani is a very liberal Muslim who has clearly stated that religion should not influence government.

Hardly. Mamdani and his wife are anti Israel Hamas supporting islamsists. He's a commie/marxist.

Biden was a Catholic and Obama was a liberal Christian but I had no problem voting for either of them as they both obviously respects the SCS. Trump, on the other hand, besides only worshiping himself is allowing the White Christian Nationalists to have great influence over the country. That is what alarms me, not what any politicians personal beliefs might be, even if I think it's all mythology. As long as it's not being used to end the SCS, I don't care.

What on earth are you blathering about now? White Christians are a concern for you but islamsists are not? You are so inconsistent and contradictory.

 

[ZiprHead]

Mike Johnson
@MikeJohnson
Democrats in New York City have chosen a true extremist and Marxist, and the consequences will be felt across our entire nation. Zohran Mamdani’s election cements the Democrat Party's transformation to a radical, big-government socialist party.

House Democrats endorsed Mamdani's dangerous policies - including defunding the police, seizing private property, and massive tax increases. Now, every House Democrat incumbent and candidate will co-own Mamdani’s disastrous record in the 2026 midterms.

Meanwhile, Republicans are fighting alongside President Trump to lower costs, make streets safer, secure our border, and deliver peace through strength. With exactly one year to go until the 2026 elections, the contrast between our parties has never been more clear.

Mayor-Elect Mamdani's extreme agenda is the future of the Democrat Party - but we will never allow it to be the future of America.

 

[ZiprHead]

Michael Adams, KY Secretary of State
@KYSecState
We’re getting calls about polls being closed. They are closed because we do not have elections today. Kentucky votes next year. You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City or the Governor of Virginia. Sorry.



God, MAGAts are stupid.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Yes, NYC Mayors are quite known for seeking bigger things after holding the Mayoral office. I mean, I can't actual recall a single one, but I'm certain you might find someone from the 19th century who went on to bigger things after being Mayor.

What is your point?

NYC Mayor job is typically a political dead end. I'm pretty certain that was obvious.

So fucking what? It doesn't necessarily mean Mamdani won't move up.

No, it just means it isn't likely as the NYC electorate is not representative of the state of NY or the United States as a whole. It would be one reason Democrats won't be strapping on communist symbols in hopes this will get them elected in the suburbs of Atlanta.

Someone from out of the country on the west coast talking about how they think NY'ers are. Adorable.

I don't think it's true, so shoot me.

It is something, you are suggesting that you didn't say or suggest that Mamdani was going to turn NYC into a "Caliphate or something" yet, seem to also suggest the NY'ers are incapable or would be unwilling to resist it when he does. That is really how full of it you are.

Oh bore off.

I'd say you are "suggesting" something, but you are apparently a bit slow on "words mean something" so I could just be mistaken.

Mamdani won because he spoke to the real world struggles many New Yorkers have

And by the way, what the fuck would this privileged posh boy know about real world struggles? He comes from a wealthy back ground, has never had a real job and wasn't even brought up in the USA? How the fuck this demagogue is held up as some sort of working class hero is risible. He's about as working class as King Charles.

Funny how that works. {snip irrelevant screed}

It's funny alright but not "ha ha" funny.

More funny in the sense that Ocasio Cortez comes from that, and she is ridiculed for not being qualified to be in Government because he origins are too simple. Then "posh boy" comes in and he isn't a viable candidate for the average struggling New Yorker because he just isn't poor eough.

 

[ZiprHead]

Bannon’s WarRoom
@Bannons_WarRoom
BANNON: New York has been so indoctrinated by its schools that voters just elected a neo-Marxist jihadist.

Mamdani is Sadiq Khan 2.0. The Red-Green alliance taking power. Give it five years and New York becomes London.

Mamdani MUST be denaturalized IMMEDIATELY.

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Marsha Blackburn
@VoteMarsha
Tonight, in America’s largest city, New York City elected a communist to be its next leader.

His policies threaten not only the future of New York but also the values that make America strong.

As the next Governor of Tennessee, I give you my word: we will never allow this kind of radical thinking to take root in our state. Under my leadership, Tennessee will be the freest state in the nation, where life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are encouraged, not diminished

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Fox News
@FoxNews
KAYLEIGH MCENANY: "We are in uncharted waters with this Democratic Party."

"As we sit here, in New York City — 9% of the entire American economy — could be setting out on a grand social experiment of socialism that has demonstrably failed in the Soviet Union and beyond, but let's try it here."

The panic is setting in.

They cannot have a social democrat show problems can be solved.

 

[GenesisNemesis]

I guess I should start calling all Christians Christian nationalists. After all every Muslim that gets elected is somehow also an "Islamist", so it makes sense.

 

[TSwizzle]

So fucking what? It doesn't necessarily mean Mamdani won't move up. After all, if an insufferable prick like Gavin Newsom can be considered presidential material then I wouldn't rule it out.

No, it just means it isn't likely as the NYC electorate is not representative of the state of NY or the United States as a whole. It would be one reason Democrats won't be strapping on communist symbols in hopes this will get them elected in the suburbs of Atlanta.

It's not about the post of mayor, it's about Mamdani and HIS aspirations. He has to start somewhere. Like Newsom did.

I'd say you are "suggesting" something, but you are apparently a bit slow on "words mean something" so I could just be mistaken.

You are not mistaken. You are just making shit up. Bore off.


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More funny in the sense that Ocasio Cortez comes from that, and she is ridiculed for not being qualified to be in Government because he origins are too simple.

She's ridiculed because she is an idiot.

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Then "posh boy" comes in and he isn't a viable candidate for the average struggling New Yorker because he just isn't poor eough.

The question is what the fuck would privileged posh boy Mamdani know about the average New Yorker's struggle other than what he hears about from college campus?

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Odd, they didn't seem to complain about the US electing a rapist who isn't allowed to run a charity anymore because of fraud.

 

[TSwizzle]

Odd, they didn't seem to complain about the US electing a rapist who isn't allowed to run a charity anymore because of fraud.

The TDS is strong in this one.

 

[TomC]

Mamdani won because he spoke to the real world struggles many New Yorkers have

And by the way, what the fuck would this privileged posh boy know about real world struggles? He comes from a wealthy back ground, has never had a real job and wasn't even brought up in the USA? How the fuck this demagogue is held up as some sort of working class hero is risible. He's about as working class as King Charles.

Compared to Trump?
Ya know, the President that you support? The Christianist? The philandering bankruptcy expert, who's greatest achievement was a reality TV game show? Which had the famous tag line "You're Fired!"

I don't much care about who New Yorkers choose for mayor. But frankly, if someone like Mamdani ran for high office here in Indiana I would almost certainly vote for them.

Because I believe in American values. And the Christianist teapartiers like you and Trump do not.
Tm

 

[No Robots]

Religion and socialism only work when they work together. Glad to see NYC gets it.

 

[Elixir]

Mamdani won because he spoke to the real world struggles many New Yorkers have

And by the way, what the fuck would this privileged posh boy know about real world struggles? He comes from a wealthy back ground, has never had a real job and wasn't even brought up in the USA? How the fuck this demagogue is held up as some sort of working class hero is risible. He's about as working class as King Charles.

That doesn't mean you have license to repeat right wing lies about him.
New York City Mayor-elect has not AFAIK, ever publicly expressed support for Hamas, yet you attribute it to him.
I did see that he described the group's October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel as a "horrific war crime" or something.
He criticized Israel, Bibi and genocide. For that crime you paint him as the Unabomber.

 

[Don2 (Don1 Revised)]

Mamdani won because he spoke to the real world struggles many New Yorkers have

And by the way, what the fuck would this privileged posh boy know about real world struggles? He comes from a wealthy back ground, has never had a real job and wasn't even brought up in the USA? How the fuck this demagogue is held up as some sort of working class hero is risible. He's about as working class as King Charles.

You do realize that most of the criticisms also apply to Trump. But what is interesting here is that you right-wingers also attacked AOC because she used to be a bartender, i.e. real world struggles. Anyway, the real reason that Mamdani won is that it was a vote against Trump. Trump is losing popularity for the moment, but the pendulum will swing again very soon and Hair Furor will keep grabbing more power anyway. This small road bump won't stop the fascism. He will just denaturalize Mamdani or cut funding to NYC until he gets his way. All choices lead to the same result.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Mamdani won because he spoke to the real world struggles many New Yorkers have

And by the way, what the fuck would this privileged posh boy know about real world struggles? He comes from a wealthy back ground, has never had a real job and wasn't even brought up in the USA? How the fuck this demagogue is held up as some sort of working class hero is risible. He's about as working class as King Charles.

You do realize that most of the criticisms also apply to Trump. But what is interesting here is that you right-wingers also attacked AOC because she used to be a bartender, i.e. real world struggles. Anyway, the real reason that Mamdani won is that it was a vote against Trump.

I don't think that is accurate seeing that Cuomo was a Democrat. It was Populist v Democrat v some fucking crazy right-winger. The Populist and Democrat got over 90% of the vote. Mamdani won because he wasn't the establishment nor had the baggage of Cuomo. Mamdani spoke to struggling people who wanted to be heard.