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I hate that I'm already depressed about what they're going to do to him or NYC in general...
I know nothing has happened yet and the election isn't until November, but there isn't a single goddamn thing about this country, especially with the so called leader we have now, that makes me think they will simply allow him to become Mayor. Socialists, Democratic socialists, whatever, simply aren't allowed to hold real positions of power. The entire system is freaking out over the prospect... A single seat in Congress isn't worth causing a mess over, but running "the financial center of the world" and a city that contains the richest people on earth definitely is to them...
Ether Trump takes over NYC like he's already threatened, they deport him, or the Democrats commit political suicide and get caught sabotaging his election. I have 0 faith that he simply wins and gets to be Mayor.
Trump can't take NYC. Even a military/ICE takeover is off the table. Even with a 20x increase in the ICE budget. There are just too many people and not enough random masked ICE "agents".
Just like with tariff negotiations, Trump thinks he has all the cards when he doesn't. He wants you to think he does, though. Fascism is always weaker than it looks.
As long as he can claim some "legal" justification for it like claiming Mamdani is a communist and therefore this is an insurrection/takeover of a city that needs to be defended or declare some kind of emergency (that the courts never seem to argue. Energy emergency as we cut methods of gaining energy for example) then I think people will mostly roll over and accept it, since it's "legal."
It has nothing to do with legal issues. There is no practical way to impose martial law on NYC. The US military and ICE together are not big enough.
It looks bleak. I try to remember that general despair and lack of faith in elections is exactly the aim of many propagandists, and that apathy only serves the aims of those who would destroy us.
It's hard sometimes because of the difficult past the US has had. Anyone trying to undermine America often need not even lie, but they do need to convince you that it's hopeless, and that change is impossible. I see no reason to oblige them.
They'll let him be Mayor. They won't let him do anything, though.
All of a sudden the city council decides they need curb the power of the mayoral office.
I mean what did people think would happen if Sanders became president?
Congress and Supreme Court suddenly cares about checks and balances. Executive Orders getting striked down like less than 1 hour after they get signed.
Don't even need to do any "JFKing" when they just have a perfect scapegoat to blame all the problems on one person about why "sOciAliSm iS eViL"
I think the issue is a single congressperson can't show people that it works. A mayor can, and that's their biggest fear. If people learn how good it is for them they may actually start supporting it, instead of being scared like they've been told to believe by the wealthy who control the media.
I like Mamdani. I rather the Democratic party finish their demise and bring forth 100 Mamdanis.
Don't be depressed. Reality is (probably) not some martial law guns ablazing or vote rigging. Most likely the city council just blocks every policy he tries to implement, then try to blame every problem on the "eViL cOmMUnISt".