electoralism

the full-on discursive assault against Mamdani on twitter has been astounding to watch the last few days. It's a barrage of histrionic fear-mongering, which blankets my feed even though I exclusively follow communists. It's a: Vile resurgence of Bush-era Islamophobia, fiery 9/11 imagery, Thomas Sowell quotations, "1 million residents pledge to flee New York," Michael Rappaport's annoying voice, AI-generated actresses in burqas, digs at his wife, Orientalist forensics on how he eats dinner, vulgar nativism, pro-Zionist talking points... the works! I hope someone data-mines all this mania and puts out an analysis one day.