I find it really annoying how Communist and Socialist are two words used interchangeably by these people.
They're two very different ideas.
I was at the grocery the day after he won the primary, and I saw the New York Post stack of newspapers, with a sensationalized headline about him. I nearly bought all the copies to throw in the trash-
Despite all the headlines, I really hope Mamdani’s team has a damn good plan, because they’re going to be attacked pretty hard from all sides in the general. I wish they guy success, but the establishment’s going to fight him tooth and nail.
Yeah, it's going to be crazy. The scariest part is that most people communicate using platforms that (being generous) will not benefit from his policies.
I'm still optimistic they can get people hyped up for the class war.
When every democratic politician left of Pat Buchanan for the last 30 years has been called a RADICAL SOCIALIST LUNATIC, not sure what impact “no, but really this time!” is expected to have.