I have only a passing interest in the shenanigans of NY USA because of the insanity of Eric Adams (seriously, people just… let that go on?)
As an outsider it seems that this is a moment that the envelope of what are you are allowed to talk about, what ideas get taken seriously, got pushed to the left. I suspect he will dissapoint, political machines are very hard to shift and no doubt he’ll face a lot of opposition but like: A mainstream pollie got elected saying shit like “tax the rich” and “set up government run enterprise” in a country that is so allergic to collectivism they regularly permit children to be mass murdered.
It shows that left wing populist ideas are still, in fact, popular in the country, and not at all as some Hexbears (and certain segment of terminally online left) have claimed that the American people are a total lost cause. Funny that I’ve been accused of being a “doomer” by some of these same people.
Having said that, the election of a single mayor means nothing if there is no political movement that emerges from this. And nothing is going to get done if there is no movement behind Mamdani that can translate the energy into political action.
I mean, I’d say social-democratic ideas in america are more hurtful than anything, since it inherently doesn’t address the contradiction of the working classes of the global south and the west. Even if they do push the envelope, what success is that when they still inherently work against the interests of the working classes of the world at large? All you’re getting with those ideas is a v*ush worldview.
I have only a passing interest in the shenanigans of NY USA because of the insanity of Eric Adams (seriously, people just… let that go on?)
As an outsider it seems that this is a moment that the envelope of what are you are allowed to talk about, what ideas get taken seriously, got pushed to the left. I suspect he will dissapoint, political machines are very hard to shift and no doubt he’ll face a lot of opposition but like: A mainstream pollie got elected saying shit like “tax the rich” and “set up government run enterprise” in a country that is so allergic to collectivism they regularly permit children to be mass murdered.
Seems like an encouraging sign?
It shows that left wing populist ideas are still, in fact, popular in the country, and not at all as some Hexbears (and certain segment of terminally online left) have claimed that the American people are a total lost cause. Funny that I’ve been accused of being a “doomer” by some of these same people.
Having said that, the election of a single mayor means nothing if there is no political movement that emerges from this. And nothing is going to get done if there is no movement behind Mamdani that can translate the energy into political action.
four shore, I hope that people can keep the momentum going. Basically everyone would benefit from a less… bleak… usa.
I mean, I’d say social-democratic ideas in america are more hurtful than anything, since it inherently doesn’t address the contradiction of the working classes of the global south and the west. Even if they do push the envelope, what success is that when they still inherently work against the interests of the working classes of the world at large? All you’re getting with those ideas is a v*ush worldview.
Yeah it’s selling out the global working class for treats like healthcare
Do you think people will leapfrog from imperialist liberalism to revolutionary communism without a path of political development? Did you do that?
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