I've always been skeptical of Mamdani, but I think this disgusting zionist reporting is going to continue as long as he's in office. It's a gift for zionists and bigots everywhere. Every single thing he does is going to be labeled antisemitic and the over 40 liberal NY Times crowd is going to eat it up again and again. They are continuing with the insanely out of touch narrative that antisemitism is on the rise and it's not safe to be Jewish in New York city. Absolute alternative reality these people have constructed.

I think some people are probably going to see through it. But, I can tell you from talking to my parents that they think that he's "already failed" because of this incident. Absolute fucking brain worms. Glad I'm not having Thanksgiving with them. No critical thinking whatsoever.

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[–] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Im going to be honest, a “pattern” of like… a handful of unforced foreign policy errors as a local politician who has almost no say in foreign policy is mildly disappointing at worst when the reality is that they will probably make effectively governing in a way that actually matters more realistic.

Yes, we should be fighting antisemitism btw, but Zohran’s policy is an 800% increase in funding for hate crime prevention programs, not just for antisemitic violence. Zohran is not Donald Trump, and the entire meeting was pretty much there to secure halfway decent federal funding for NYC, which is critical. If you think Zohran is going to use antisemitism as a cudgel the way Trump or Eric Adams have, you are not making an argument based on reality. I fail to see anything in his history as an organizer, elected official, or statements as a mayor-elect that could possibly lead to the conclusion that he’s planning to “crack down” on anti-Zionist protestors at all. In fact, in the screenshots you’ve shared he clearly says the anti-Zionist protestors are allowed to exercise their first amendment right

[–] SickSemper@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Nobody brought up the local politician argument when he was promising to arrest Netanyahu.

He’s mayor of New York City, the nexus of world finance and world Zionism. We know what Bernie did re: fo po as mayor of Burlington VT, why is mayor of New York a smol bean who can’t possibly influence international politics in any way? Internationalism and solidarity with the workers of the world is key to socialism.

To confirm, you think the below policy is a benign one that definitely won’t make wearing a keffiyeh within 500m of a synagogue a hate crime (prosecuted with the new funding provided by the Mamdani gov)?

I don’t think he’ll use it as a cudgel. Jessica Tisch will be doing that. He just kept her around, but I assume that was also “a strategic move to be able to effectively wield your governing coalition in a way that can actually make a dent through BDS”?

You actually made that point twice: “will probably make effectively govern he can actually do something about NYC’s financial ties to Israel”

Has Mamdani actually stated he will fight Israel via the financial ties? Has he said he’ll do BDS?

[–] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

First, people brought that up literally all of the time regarding arresting Netanyahu and still do, including people on the left.

Second, I’d probably say Israel is the nexus of Zionism. Not downplaying that NYC is important, but let’s be serious. Yes, internationalism and solidarity are the key to socialism. It would be really concerning if he was calling himself a communist and not expressing these things, but he ran as a democratic socialist local politician in the heart of global capital. There’s a certain balancing act to getting anything done effectively while also achieving the other main idea of undoing decades of antisocialist propaganda tied to the very word socialism itself. Zohran detractors here seem to be under the impression that people who supported him expected him to secede from Amerikkka and declare a protracted people’s war or something. Nobody expected socialism in one city.

Third, what policy? You keep posting this screenshot as if Zohran said this for sure and committed to a policy in it. It’s an article quoting a rabbi who’s “quoting” Zohran. We don’t know exactly what he said, and you’re again just assuming worst intent from Zohran sourced from the third step of whisper down the lane that first went through a Zionist rabbi and then the Zionist, openly anti-Zohran press.

Fourth, NYC is already slated to divest at least from Israeli bonds, and Zohran hasn’t made any indication he’d be urging his comptroller to reinvest in them, so I’d say yes, he does seem interested in at least that much.

Don’t these endless arguments based around your assumption of worst possible intent exhaust you? He hasn’t even been inaugurated yet. No policy has been implemented. You haven’t seen one day of a Zohran administration, and you’re saying shit like

“you think the below policy is a benign one that definitely won’t make wearing a keffiyeh within 500m of a synagogue a hate crime (prosecuted with the new funding provided by the Mamdani gov)?”

What policy? The policy Zohran is never confirmed to have even mentioned, that came to print after a Zionist rabbi and Zionist, anti-Zohran media put it into print? And then you just go next level on it and throw down that his increase in hate crime prevention funding (which is good), not just for antisemitism (which still would be ok), is going to make wearing a keffiyeh within half a kilometer of a synagogue a hate crime? What are we doing here? What are you even talking about? PLEASE, for your own sake, give it a rest.