
They just elected somebody with zero executive experience to what is considered the 2nd hardest job in America, and gifting the Republicans the 2026 midterms. People don’t understand the rich are portable and the governor said she won’t raise taxes to pay for his plans. But voters only care about the easy giant promises I guess.
I side more republican but that’s solely based off ode a few views I have. I don’t pick and choose based off of a labeled party, I pick what I believe is best, helpful, and right. Of course I would like the less fortunate to be able to afford certain things, but that is just unrealistic. Freeze rent? Free Gov controlled grocery stores (hello USSR p2)? And DEFUND THE POLICE? IN NYC? These are NOT smart things. The cons far outweighs the pros, not to mention some of these things are empty promises
These comments be like: ItS gOnNa CoMe FrOm OuR tAxEs like that’s the point of taxes. The happiest nations in the world have high taxes to pay for things. But who has that money, you ask? The billionaires. The only reason you get hurt by these new policies is because you vote in people who would rather buy a fourth boat than have the atrociously wealthy pay their fair share.
This guy is a 🤡🤡, good bye NYC enjoy socialism. When the city goes to shit, don’t move to another state, stay in NYC. People are idiots for voting for this guy. This ain’t about republican or democrat, this is about electing a lunatic into office. That has no experience, and was a DJ before this. Now he’s running the biggest city in the county. NYC is going to be a shit hole.
He’s on popular bc no one wants to work and wants everything free. Socialism won’t work because it required people to not have any self interest. People aren’t wired that way. If you are already getting everything provided for you then why would you be incentivized to work? And then when no one is working who is providing everything for free. And when you’ve taxed everyone into oblivion and they end up moving then where is this money coming from to fund everything?
Absolutely the most ignorant decision to make . If voted for him .. because for the hatred of one man ….. you are despicable. You don’t know what it really means to live under a communist government .. or socialist government . As for being Muslim .. all Gays.. transgender .. are doomed .. they want you dead ☠️ .. as for women you are not to be seen or heard . Only man will control you .
He got no credibility and can’t even do half the things he says he gonna do 😭 cuomo wasn’t very good either, but a lesser of two evils. Either way woulda been a loss for nyc, but Mamdani winning is much worse. Nothing comes free and/or easy without consequences. I ain’t even tryna sound like a hardass and I HATE politics, but this isn’t a good outcome. Regardless, I respect peoples decisions, after all an opinion is a personal belief, not something that everyone must abide by. 67
People can say Socialism is the worst thing ever. But guess what: Socialist principles already exist in our society!!! Those food stamps you use? A socialist principle. Obamacare? Socialist principle. If we were a pure capitalist society, it would literally be every man for himself IF he can afford it. Be grateful the government is helping you at all!
Free buses go brr when they get overcrowded "Please, sir. I need a good place to live." "And these people need to not pay $1 to go buy groceries" "Ik we stopped the funding for this pertinent program, but it's worth it seeing the people happy from not having to pay $1 to ride the bus"
Not gonna lie, why would we elect a Muslim for a governor position when he wasn’t born in America and also aren’t Muslims the ones who caused 9/11 and other events? Also what happens if we keep electing Muslims? Have you ever seen how they live in the Middle East? WOMEN DONT HAVE RIGHTS!!!! Even children goes to husband not the women. But hey let’s have fucking terrorists run our states! What a great idea!
Study the Muslim religion and you will see how it is evil. This is not someone we want in charge. Did you forget what happened on September 11th 2001? And now you idiots have elected the opposition. This guy is a liar and a communist he will bring this city to shit you will see soon enough
I love seeing all of these stupid women celebrating the victory of someone who ran as a "democrat" whose culture and religion says women are men's property and are treated like dogs. "Gays for mamdani" is the biggest joke I've ever seen. His culture, islam, cuts the heads off of homosexuals in their country. His culture kills people like you dead in the street because they woke up on the wrong side of the bed but you will vote him in because you think anyone running thats against trump is right.
Well good for you then. You still don’t live there now, and it still has no affect on you. You won’t have to suffer through all those cheaper groceries and apartments. I said whatever because about 90% of what you said was bs and you haven’t offered any kind of actual fact behind it, so it really isn’t worth my time to debate. I didn’t say you were a republican, I was just quoting them. Though I would assume, given the whole Baptist uni in Texas thing, but I did not
If bus fares are free, who will pay extra for maintenance and wages? If rent is free, how can property owners maintain and upkeep the building? If there are government owned stores, who will pay the extra taxes on that? There isn’t private ownership of businesses, running families out of business. It’s not just the big rich billionaires that would be affected by socialism. Believe it or not, you don’t need to be brainwashed to have a different opinion
brother…mudslingers? First of all, what year do you think this is? Second of all, the GOP has been nonstop crying and slandering him for his entire campaign and so have a bunch of corporate democrats for that matter and he still skyrocketed in popularity and is popular with pretty much all democratic voters and even many republicans and swing voters
Have you even talked to a European? Bc there are foreign exchange students here at VSU gang. Like, those long wait periods already happen in the states? Have you never made a Dr or dentist appointment? Most people wait 3-6 months just to get a fucking cleaning at the dentist. Also, they are actually able to move more quickly and swiftly to help patients since there is more government funding for the hospitals in Europe. They are taxed more, but it’s less expensive annually than our healthcare
On the one hand i was homeless for about two years, i know what it’s like to be poor. On the other, you weren’t saying anything about poverty, you were spouting shit about how he doesn’t like Jews or Christians. I was asking what evidence you had to back that up. Just to clarify things for you
I mean yea? All of his policies are communist and socialist leaning. I’m not saying overall he is, but that’s just not smart for the city especially in the long run. I’m very empathetic and want the best from everyone, but taking from people who have worked very hard for it, regardless if you’re the 1% rich, or a middle class family, isn’t right.
Government run grocery stores. Waiting for the government to put money on your EBT card so you can eat. Welcome to socialism. No kings but begging the king to release that EBT money. 59 percent of EBT recipients are immigrants. Happy a communist has been elected. New York is done for it.
Brudda does your arm twitch when you stim? He is openly stating he wants to enact socialist ideal into NYC. He wants government run grocery stores. Free transportation. Rent control. Before you slander someone how about you know anything about what’s happening in the city before you comment. He is going to destroy NYC…never forget🇺🇸
A lot of them are, more so socialist, but they share communist values. Maybe I’m wrong on a few? But regardless they’re still there, and history shows socialism leads to communism. Can you share with me some of his policies that you like? (I’m genuinely asking and being respectful, just wanna learn more)
Wow yes I hate it when my landlord doesnt charge me an absurd amount for rent! I hate it when I can get to places without paying! Stupid government, it should only be for giving the military guns to shoot its own citizens when they say they dont like it when the military shoots them with guns!
Thank you for your comment. We are all now dumber. Landlords own the building and can charge whatever they want. It’s their building. Getting to places can’t be free because cars and busses run on gas and that’s not free. The person driving the bus is an employee and needs a paycheck. How do we all not understand this. Nothing is free.
libraries and public schools are state owned. public universities are state owned. parks and roads are state owned. none of this is socialism because it’s operating under a capitalist framework. if we wanted to get socialist we would seize every corporation from every bourgeois capitalist and give democratic ownership to its employees. that’s socialism. but we aren’t there, yet.
if a woman gets raped now half the time nothing happens. just the other day there was a guy that raped multiple high school girls and got off having served no time. there are better ways to utilize those fu ds that keep the city safe, like investing in rehabilitation programs and mental health resource officers. people that ca n help in a crisis and not shoot first ask questions later
so u honestly believe a rapist is going to attend a mental health meeting rather than rape a girl. boy r u dumb. and also ur 100% not from NYC. people like me who r, know that the city has been unsafe now for a while. a defundment in police is detrimental to the cities safety and welfare.
Actually I am from New York City. Grew up in Manhattan. Our city has been completely overrun by illegal immigrants living in all our hotels and causing a major spike in crime. We hate it and want our normal city life back. We didn’t deserve Biden putting thousands of criminals in the city. You don’t live there. You have no clue.
so people shouldn’t be thrown in jail for theft? and if drugs were illegal at the time, is that not a criminal offense? so you believe the justice system shouldn’t apply for you and your “community?” if your a woman, you should be grateful for a system that you can call if you are being threatened by a rapist.
no. if the material conditions aren’t addresses than prison will never be the solution to crime, especially when it comes to drugs and theft. the goal should be to rehabilitate, not endlessly punish’ squeezing labor out of prisoners, then releasing them shells of the person they once were back into society. that makes everything worse
hate to tell u but if u commit a crime, u get punished. it’s the same system everywhere. don’t commit a crime, u will be fine. but you shifted the convo here, my claim is that defunding the police leads to more violence. if u don’t believe me now, watch it in the next four years. the city has high crime rate, criminals r not interested in attending “mental health” programs 😂 like be so fr
again. in honors college. willing to bet ur not. and everyone says poly sci… that’s not incorrect so ur correction is unecessary. every argument u has is an insult so it j makes u look loud and wrong. all u do is name call and ur arguments lack accuracy and sound as if you do not live in NY. - a non white poly sci major
i’m also in my honors college, along with many people i know. it’s very common. don’t big your head. i don’t care about your race. please feel free the go back and study my previous comments to understand the intricacies of policing and incarceration i think you could really learn something, maybe write about in your next poly sci paper
just want to be safe at night in my city. police being defunded is going to become a mess. but we can j watch over the next few months and see who knew who they were talking about. and it’s great ur in the honors college, if i were u i would be proud and not trying to make it sound less impressive. not everyone gets in. have a great night and maybe use less name calling in ur next argument. it just makes it look like u don’t have actual facts to say. and once again go tigers
that’s not my concern here, nor did i say i’m a staunch believer in all his policies. if you want an answer, prompt someone who said something more fitting for that question. what i’m saying is that you guys always love to group socialist policies with the soviet union, and this same attempt at demonization of socialist policies is older than some of your parents. not only is it absurd, it’s also incorrect. mamdami’s policies are not communist. that’s just a fact. sorry.
1 he’s socialist, 2 out stores are all owned by 7 monopolies, 3 who fucking cares the police have plenty of money they need more damn training, plus your daddy trump literally did DEFUND THE POLICR, 4 he’s not antisemetic just because he’s Muslim, 5 you really just couldn’t think of anything, 6 we all see Oklahoma is after being under control of republicans for years and now we’re damn near lowest in every category from education to health care. So maybe just use critical thinking
landlords commodify a human need for survival and it has gotten to a point where more people are homeless because of unchecked landlords. Solution? if they won't be nice on their own, they need regulation. Busses would be 'free' jn the way libraries are. Paid for by taxes, so you dont have to directly pay every time you use it. Mamdani isn't stupid, he has directly explained this. Most people aren't stupid and understand that when something is 'free' govt wise its paid for by taxes.
Fascism often puts a race of people above others (historically, the race is often Aryan or White), is strongly nationalistic, often has a dictator and or is run by an autocracy, attempts to supress opposition, and has overregulated social and economic policy (ex; this group of people are forced to wear something to identify that theyre apart of said group, this group of people are banned from opening bank accounts, etc) and theyll dehumanize the targeted groups to make people feel more okay with
the violence. Fascism is also typically run by an authoritarian government. However, Fascism doesn't usually happen overnight. It will start at a time of turmoil when people are looking for someone to blame for their problems (ex: jewish people, queer people, political opponents, POC). And the propaganda starts slow. "Vote for me if you take pride in our country" but then theyll manipulate data from studies to seem like their hatred of a group is valid and theyll start blaming said group.
By actual New York State law, it was not past the statute of limitations. Trumps lawyers tried that angle. And while they were I think technically misdemeanors due to some weird wording in the law, the judge determined that it fit the modern definition of rape, and thus charged each as a felony. But I’m shocked at how hard you’re trying to defend that
did u j compare oklahoma to the city of NYC and then tell me to use critical thinking. yeah sure buddy. ur not from ny clearly. people r killed and raped every day the very last thing we need to be doing is defunding what keeps us safe. and look into it, he’s said many anti semetic comments.
No need to be a dick dawg. You’re genuinely trying to make the argument that Trump will take even the slightest disobedience as an excuse to “take action” and go after him, and you don’t see the problem with that? If you allow him to have that kind of power, because for the record he does not, that is a verrrry slippery slope
Okay? So you made a very specific prompt to an easily fallible AI. How about instead of just using your new favorite buzzword, socialism, you actually prompt it to look into his policies and analyze them? And don’t worry, I even did it for you. At the end of the day, if he can get the state on board and create a sustainable tax plan, everything he’s said is perfectly viable and helpful for New Yorkers
what is wrong with any of that 😭 the money the government receives in taxes should go towards making the standard of living more affordable which includes lower rent, cheaper transportation, and affordable groceries. Like do you like when things are expensive for people wtf is wrong with you. NYC makes billions every year and its citizens deserve to feel the benefits of that not greedy billionaires
True, but you don't think about why he did it. In the U.S., groups of identification on forms tend to be vague. Mamdani was trying to find a way to say that he’s of Indo-Kenyan descent and to honor his identity. He may not be African American, but he’s African; he was born on African soil, and all he was trying to do was highlight that.
Fascism is a single-party state and far-right authoritarian political system run and characterized by a dictator leader who creates a political and social environment where they forcibly suppress any ideas and/or parties of opposition from both the inside and the outside of their political system that they created to pursue the idea that their system is the best in the existing world. It is rooted in the rejection of democracy.
And if the dude was really involved in 9/11, he’d be jailed or six feet under. Instead of conspiring and discussing a man who didn't commit a crime as if he did, focus on those who do commit crimes! Oh, sorry, I forgot that getting away with crimes you've actually committed is a notion only received by our President, the majority of white men, and O.J. Simpson.
'Free buses', 'free healthcare'. Yes, I understand housing can't be completely free, and I'm for cheaper, but we still need to stabilize the hospitals and other public institutions. Doctors ain't using their salary to keep running equipment, carpenters ain't making coffins for free, etc.
people are wired that way. look at literally every first world country that has socialist policies. Finland, Iceland, Switzerland, Japan, Britain, Canada, Germany, France, and so many more. each country has some sort of socialist policies and they are doing just fine. the idea that everyone is selfish and greedy is strictly an american ideology to keep the working class divided, to degrade the poor, and to keep the rich people rich
yeah cuz the veteran who got arrested while on his way to work, pepper sprayed and detained for 3 days in an ice facility with no access to new clothes or a shower isnt literal abduction? they refused to look at any documentation before snatching him up. not just a legal citizen but a us veteran purely based of his looks. because thats should be okay what is wrong with people
Yeah and failed many more. An airport. Trump the board game. Trump burgers. Trump the board game 2. A casino. How THE FUCK do you fail at a casino? The house always wins. If you have several businesses, and a rich daddy, one’s bonus to succeed. Doesn’t mean your a good businessman
Yes, nothing is free. That’s why the GOVERNMENT is paying for it. It’s not that hard of a concept to understand. If they would just tax the rich the way they’re supposed to, the government paying for shit wouldn’t be an issue. But nah, let’s just keep the status quo—yknow, the one that ruins people’s lives for the sake of keeping the elite assholes rich.
1) mayoral position, not governor. he is not running the state i really hope you understand that 2) by your logic we shouldn’t elect any men either because they’ve caused every war 3) he’s not from the middle east, he was born in uganda…. why would he emulate their style of living? 4) this is just an incredibly bigoted and incorrect comment that is so clearly a bot. i’m only replying to stop other people from thinking the same
Are u stupid he’s literally saying he’s gonna let all immigrants come into the US. As a person that comes from an immigrant family, my family came to the Us with a fucking visa and on a plane not hopping the boarder. If ur gonna here come the right way. He’s letting all immigrants come here shall I remind you guys about the 50+ people that have gotten raped, children, getting killed and raped because of immigrants that Biden let in that without even making sure they weren’t criminals……
Damn I hate it when my utilities won’t work or when pests r in my wall. Lemme reach out to my landlord to fix it, wait he’s broke bc he doesn’t make a profit so he can’t. Lemme see if the government will pay for it, oh wait we are alr 2 billion over budget rn and the top 1% who funds 48% of the budget for NYC just left and went to the south/different city
What r u gonna do when the government can’t fund it bc all those rich ppl who work their ass off 80+ hr weeks only get paid for half the year when they r working a fully year, they all move so theirs no money for the government (I’m not even rich, I’m on student loans at a state school, you gotta look at both sides and think logically)
“Most people incarcerated are not white” yeah that’s the fucking point of the prison system & republican policies. They WANT to disrupt minority neighborhoods so create policing & judicial systems that crack down on minority neighborhoods far more than white ones. Then, they have excuses to not fund quality of life in those neighborhoods, furthering the cycle. And then they get to say “these are subhuman crime fanatics” and get to perpetuate the cycle…
…When, in reality, most of the black people you’ve ever seen in America were descended from innocent people violently dragged from their homes, placed on disgusting ships to be sold & killed like cattle. You’re a fucking idiot if you think that this process of dehumanization and rampant violence, for centuries, would have no effect on its victims less than 60 years after the formal end of Jim Crow laws.
Please humor me and tell me what happened to the Bronx in the 60’s the last time rent control was enacted. I bet you can’t. Bet you didn’t know even heavily left leaning economists think rent control is the dumbest thing ever. It will destroy NYC. It will drive the rich out and the middle class is the one left paying for everything. “Free” doesn’t mean free. It means he uses the middle class people to drive out the large businesses. And before you know it all his large donors and buddies own NYC
You’re looking at these ideas without looking at the background. Yes this all hypothetically sounds good, but you have to look at how the sausage is made. You’re going to have all of this happen and businesses are going to flee NYC, taxes are going to skyrocket, and the quality of the entire city is going to flee because without businesses, you don’t have any way to pay for all these “free” things.
Hell yeah to a socialist? Yeah gl Mandani is going absolutely destroy NY and all these people that voted are just ignorant people voting in opposition towards the other party, rather than policies. NO socialist country has ever fucking worked. Look at Cuba, Venezuela, how’s that working out for them?
I know that there is a lot yelling in the comments, but I’m genuinely curious, do you really believe Mamdani is going to implement Sharia law? What do you think Sharia law is, and have you looked at Mamdani’s platforms and listens to him directly, or have you just listened to other people talking about him?
i dont believe he is, but i believe this is their first step in taking over our country for the muslim agenda. the more political leaders they have the easier its gonna be for them to come behead all of the christian men and rape all the christian women and not get called out for it. I just dont wanna see that happen, unlike all the liberal white women apparently…
Exactly what I always say but people just don’t realize their own power and they rather have someone tell them what is and what’s not, rather than looking for themselves. I have no hope in our race. However, the New York made me happy to see a different ethical person in office congrats big achievement. And most of my family still lives there so he better be on his peas and cues and don’t embarrass 🤨
I’m brainwashed? You voted for a man that’s called black lazy thinks he should decide who looks Indian, he ran on releasing the Epstein files now he’s begging the media to forget, ice is holding our own people captive, he opened a charity and a university and both went out of business for fraud and stealing? He’s convicted of rape, he’s talked about how hot his daughter is. Are you actually stupid?
donald trump and his administration at minimum are using fascism as inspiration. he is rounding up 'illegals' (any brown person or immigrant legal or not), they want to end the right to gay marriage, there is a lot of anti trans rhetoric and laws, and they are the reason SNAP doesnt work this month, and they're trying to increase health insurance premiums. Which targets the poor and disabled members of society. He supports the genocide of Gaza. +the trump admin are incredibly unltranationalistic
Look at any interview with the bus drivers, they hate this idea. All of this looks good on paper until the busses are overcrowded and unsafe for the locals to get around you’ll have the homeless and migrants attacking people with no police to come save you. You’re just another idiot who’s watching from their phone and not actually aware of what NYC is like and how it will crumble because of this
Your family lives there and you’re happy he’s been elected? Just wait till they can’t get around bc the busses are overcrowded and unsafe and then what did you think will happen when they tax the rich? Those billionaires have multiple homes they’re gonna leave and then the middle class if going to be left picking up the pieces. The city is going to turn into a ghost town, businesses will be pulling stores and your family will be stuck in the dark but it’s okay your happy bc he’s a Muslim mayor
Have you ever been outside? Or a matter of fact to NYC? People like you are the problem you hear policies that sound good until you see what actually happens when they are implemented. Mamdani is not for THE people he is for HIS people of the Muslim faith. The busses and streets are gonna be unsafe and unfortunately he wants to defund the police so no one will be coming to save you.
Some of us have and a good portion of them sound good on paper but in practice aren’t remotely plausible and historically crash and burn hard if he can make it work then that would be great but things such as free transport and rent freezes tend to have consequences that are unsavory just look up the Bronx Fires for an example of what rent freezes can lead to as for free transport we all know nothing is free someone has to pay for the service and that will show in newyork having a hike in taxes
Lmao, you can tell NYC is thriving cause the mayor is begging its people for money🙃. You’re the primitive brain you fuckin +1 chromosome dumbass. How could you ever think his communist/islamic bullshit could ever work in the western world. He has no power to enact anything he promised. But I bet you his net worth and the net worth of all his friends will skyrocket. Wake the fuck up and realize your woke BS is just a narrative the left uses to control and extort you.
As an actual New Yorker. This guy is right^. NYC is a hell hole and not safe by any standards. Mamdani said that if landlords don’t comply with his pricing and rent freezes that the government will come and take the building away. That’s seizing means of production…communism. So as previously mentioned by the above guy…If you’re not from NY and don’t understand NYC politics. Then stay the fuck out of it
This the old logic of “if you pay workers more prices will go up” well we didn’t pay them more and prices more than doubled so there goes that theory. Why are you so quick to defend billionaires? They will let you die in the street rather than approve your insurance claim even if you have paid into it for 20 years. They do not give a fuck about us . We’re in this together stop defending them and open your eyes my guy. It doesn’t affect you now but it will eventually and the. It will be too late