MicroWaveNov 5

Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race

https://lemmy.world/post/38345041

Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race - Lemmy.World

Zohran Mamdani has won the race for New York City mayor, according to Decision Desk HQ, ushering in a new era of progressive politics in the city and reigniting the debate over the Democratic Party’s future. Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, is poised to become the first millennial and first Muslim to lead New York City, after a campaign that pulled off one of the most stunning political upsets in recent memory. He defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who mounted a long-shot independent bid after losing to Mamdani in the Democratic primary, and Republican Curtis Sliwa in his bid to succeed Mayor Eric Adams.

Show threadWhatThaFudgeNov 5
The first thing my conservative acquaintance wrote was “I hope you re ready for another 9-11” because now its coming" They are really scared eh
Show threadFosterMolassesNov 5
Why do you have conservative acquaintances?
Show threadRekorseNov 5
Because thats what adults do, they are capable of communicating and being near people with different values and opinions.
Show threadblackwateropethNov 5
Demonizing people “not like us” is exactly how we got Trump. Not every conservative is a racist monster, most of them are just confused, or heavily gaslit from years of Fox News style propaganda. I’ve personally got a few of my conservative friends and family to see the problems with Donnie Cheeto and openly rebuke his decision making. “Punching someone in the face” for making a poor choice isn’t going to do shit for us when shit gets real, changing their minds will. Not saying everyone on that side of the fence is clear, and I sure as hell hope people complicit with these horrific ice raids etc get locked the fuck up for a long time. Same with all of trumps lap dogs.
Show threadRampantParanoia2365
Nah, at this point there’s no excuses. If you’re uninformed today, it’s malicious. If you actively support a party of traitors and domestic terrorists, you’re super malicious. All nuance has been strangled and trampled down to mush about 9 years ago.
Nov 5 at 5:50pmWeb
Show threadblackwateropethNov 5
I don’t want to live in a world where we find others with opposing views as hopeless. Anger and hate only lead to darker places. We need to hold people accountable but we should never let blind rage control our decision making.
Show threadRampantParanoia2365Nov 6
I agree with you. But how many times does a friend need to bicycle kick you in the balls before you stop calling them, and possibly call the police?