Honestly, IMO the walking back with the NYPD was already the final nail in the coffin of any radicalism from Mamdani. That's probably the single most important issue (or close to it) for a socialist in New York that the mayor can affect. A lot of the other issues depend on it.

IMO the "well he didn't want to be killed" response is cope, keeping Tisch is a solid indicator that nothing at all will fundamentally change with the NYPD. I'd be happy to be proven wrong, but I don't expect it.

[–] jack@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Like, if the NYPD is going to kill you, offense is the best defense. Maybe you need some kind of compromise pick, but to retain the billionaire hyper-zionist who might actually kill you? Foolish.

[–] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Like, if the NYPD is going to kill you, offense is the best defense.

Thank you! This is what always bugged me about that argument. "They're going to kill me so I'm going to roll over and play dead" is not a strategy. First, what's the point of winning if that's your solution (do nothing when threatened)? Second, if they were going to kill you and you roll over, they'll probably just kill you anyway. All you've done is make it easy.