his geopolitics can suck, he's running for mayor. It's disappointing and we certainly shouldn't lionize the guy but if he actually does a rent freeze he's automatically better than 99% of liberal politicians and that would be a material improvement in the lives of thousands of people. I don't see a mechanism where the effort that went into the campaign could cause a rent freeze in a more principled manner, at some point you're interacting with an elected official you might as well have one that promised to do it.

[–] WildWeezing420@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

no. this chauvinist apologism needs to end. he's calling for war. he's no better than any american politician, and if americans are willing to sell out the global south and kill them all for some rent freezes then I wish infinite high rents on American chauvinists.

The primary contradiction is imperialism, not rent freezes. Until Americans figure this out they will keep betraying the global working class.

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

i think it is difficult for someone barely surviving to concern themselves with issues that do not directly affect them. reactionary thought breeds in precarity. if you've got some realistic way to address both at once and help a similar amount of people with the same immediacy then you know some secret techniques i don't.

fuck mamdani but fuck everybody else in his position more.

[–] WildWeezing420@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

except the most poor people aren't involved in politics. Electoral Politics is the realm of the middle class, the educated, the comfortable. Social Democrats don't appeal to the poorest, they appeal to the middle class.

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago

the proposed rent freeze applies to units owned by the city, who is living in those? who would benefit from a broader political movement putting pressure on landlords?