Talked to somebody who was there and she said it was an spontaneous response that was angry.
Rather a typical political rally supporters at which supporters just boo the capacity crowd there of 13,000 people knew very distinctly that the Governor held the power to sign off on Mamdani’s platform to do so.
In that sense things in NYC are proceeding in a way not seen in a very long time. In other words the argument Occupy Wall St was making in 2011, that the 1% own the country and its elections, seems now to be becoming even more mainstream in the philosophy of the proles.
It’s easy to be cynical now, and there’s things to be concerned in this campaign. It’s not gonna be perfect. But man, you really do feel like something is afoot around these parts.
I think there’s huge upside in this election. Beyond the powerful symbolism of a Socialist being elected in the Financial Capitol of the World the potential of the success of real material transformation in people’s lives can and will reverberate around the world.
People ain’t playing anymore.
They’re being played right back into thenDem establishment where things fizzle out and never materialize because the leadershit actively stomps out leftist policies. Even with supermajority veto proof numbers as in the case of California, the Governor and speaker squash policy after policy that gets past and then no one fights back and there is no political price to be paid.
As long as people see the DNC as the vehicle for change, then nothing will change. This is just AOCIA
all over again.
reminder that the other half of socialist electoralism is using the inevitable legislative lockout as evidence to agitate towards revolution
Literally this, the goal is to win by all means necessary.