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[–] MohammedTheCommunistPalestinian@hexbear.net 37 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)
[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 49 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Man I am as cynical as the next 40 year old anarchist, but the amount of people shitting on Zohran because he didn't literally say "Death to Israel, Death to America, unlimited genocide on the first world" when being hounded by liberal journalists for a damning soundbite has been so fucking tiring.

I just start asking these people "Do you actually live in Palestine? Or are you just an edgy baby ML speaking over actual Palestinians?"

And sure him winning the mayoral race won't fundamentally change anything on that front materially, but it's a pretty good indication of a major sea change in US politics and a rare opportunity to push people further left. I think much like the liberals think somehow electoralism alone will magically improve things, a lot of western communists are content waiting for someone else to start a vanguard for them while they smugly play armchair revolutionary from the sidelines.

I am not saying their analysis is necessarily wrong when they point out that he's still no Lenin but like look where we are. Nobody in places like this are under any illusion that he is actually a revolutionary, it's just nice to see someone with at least a baseline of correct politics to get a victory in this fascist shithole.

[–] Chulk@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

YEP

  1. He supports a one-state solution in Israel (not that a mayor should have a to answer this question, but here we are)
  2. He will arrest Netanyahu if he enters New York
  3. He talks about splitting emergency services into multiple disciplines to handle things like mental health crisis. This is straight from the Defund Police platform.

On these issues, he's to the left of 99% of politicians in the US.

Even if the ONLY thing he accomplishes as mayor is free transportation in New York, that's infinitely better than an Adams or Cuomo term. I have a feeling he'll accomplish a hell of a lot more if people actually organize around him. We have a unique opportunity to support a socialist in the largest, most expensive US city. Don't let perfection get in the way of progress.

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