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New York Mayor Eric Adams did not mince his words about his disapproval of what he called the large number of “nasty” Gen Z voters supporting Zhoran Mamdani, the democratic socialist candidate leading the race for NYC mayor.

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[–] mondomon@lemmy.world 1 points 6 minutes ago

Well maybe Eric Adams should mind his own fucking business.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

Nothing like a senior citizen yelling at kids for checks notes wanting to vote for their preferred candidate.

[–] goombakid@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago

This sounds like an "OK, boomer" kind of moment.

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 2 hours ago

Turd coloured potato with a gross cartoon face.

That's what 'nasty' actually looks like, Eric.

[–] NerdyKeith@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Same rhetoric Trump voters used against non-trump voters. So weak minded

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

He is just afraid of ending in the unemployment line. As a professional politician, he has no real moneymaking skills in the real world.

[–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

The use of the word "nasty" . I mean when do intelligent people say that? When's the last time anyone reading this post said " that salesperson is nasty" or " that price point is nasty"? Five year olds say shit like that ...Trump has dragged down language for the dumber half of the country and now they all have poopy pants. Freaking grow the hell up and get some eloquence in your conversation. /Rant

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

In other words, a Donald Trump wanna be.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Is anyone except Donald Trump himself with Eric Adams?

Everyone saw his open corruption and as near as I can tell he has some nothing to endear himself to anyone and his platform is basically "well I should be mayor..."

[–] TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 hours ago

"Hey, I'd really like to afford a house and a family some day while staying in the city I grew up in and live"

"Fucking radicals"

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 16 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

How the fuck did this idiot fool an entire city?

Why did so many people vote for adams?

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

Lotta stupid people out there.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

He had the support of a major New York gang.

[–] LoafedBurrito@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, they hate what you turned it into. They want affordable living and politicians and the rich have no desire to reduce any of their massive salaries to help Americans.

We are all just cattle to them. So it's surprising to them when the cattle get tired of the same pen and break out.

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago

I dare you to try and make Mamdani sound more based. I fuckin dare you

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 hours ago

This asshole is almost identical to Donald Trump. Who the fuck would vote for this guy?

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 13 points 12 hours ago

Wow, Adams. I read that in Trump's voice.

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 14 hours ago

I'm Gen Z, and Mamdani is the better candidate. I don't live in NYC.

In typical Democratic fashion, the Democrats blame the voters for not "Voting Blue No Matter Who™" rather that adopting progressive, popular policies.

Vote these skeletons out

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 15 points 13 hours ago

Hmmm, nasty, now where have I heard that word before...

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago

Did he just switch sides? He has to know that a corrupt scumbag like him condemning Mamdani is an endorsement.

[–] Runaway@lemmy.zip 10 points 14 hours ago

Really not giving much reason to love the country lately

[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 25 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

They hate your country? Just because its a fascist dictatorship exploiting the rest of the world and committing genocide every chance they get? How could they.

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[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 23 points 20 hours ago

If I was American, I would hate my country too and demand change.

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 17 points 20 hours ago

That'll win them over for sure!

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 23 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Eric Adams is an evil sack of shit in a skin bag and should have been drowned at birth. And I'm not even a Gen Z.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 13 points 22 hours ago

eric adams being islamaphobic too, by calling people"radicalized and nasty" which have been attributed to muslims for decades.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They hate your country, huh?

Smart kids

Who would want to live in the US right now?

[–] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago

Oh well. I see an Uncle Tom when I see one.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 day ago

Bold thing to say for someone backed by a traitor. Its a patriotic duty for Americans to hate tyranny, that includes this administration. If you support this illegitimate administration, you are a traitor to the constitution and the enemy of America. For that matter, the "junta of 6" on the supreme court are also traitors.

[–] tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 64 points 1 day ago (4 children)

upvote if you're nasty radicalised and hate the us

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[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 21 hours ago

The capitalist in decline screams for attention yet the worker knows what they have done and affords them no sympathy.

[–] Roopappy@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

nasty, radicalized and hate our country

Man, wouldn't it be telling if that was a majority.

[–] Sunshine@piefed.ca 50 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo are closer to Trump.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 10 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

they been trying to get trumps attention to restart thier political career.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 15 hours ago

Adams literally has a job lined up with the administration for after he loses

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 28 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Trump is explicitly holding a legal gun to his head. Adams couldn't be any deeper in his pocket.

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[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Every accusation a confession.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 217 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I'm not a Gen Z voter, so I certainly can't speak for them, but I hate our country. I hate that so many Americans are being left behind. I hate that we are falling so far behind other democracies. I hate that our democracy is so flawed and corrupted, that I'm not sure it's accurate to even call it a democracy anymore. I hate that so many Americans believe that being greedy, selfish, and indifferent to human suffering is not only acceptable, but somehow "rational." I hate the manipulation and the misinformation that is very intentionally disseminated to the American people. I hate the violence, I hate the war mongering and war profiteering. I hate a lot of what IS right now, because I DEMAND better for myself and ALL other Americans.

[–] buggybug@sh.itjust.works 8 points 13 hours ago

i am a gen z voter and although i dont live in nyc (i live in ny state tho so close enough i guess), i was gonna leave a separate comment. but you said pretty much exactly what i was thinking 🤷 i hate the selfishness that’s been so ingrained in people, they’d rather perpetuate cruelties than hope for anything even slightly better. i hate this country? what has this country ever done for me, a woman of color, other than prove time and again that everything i have can be taken away in an instant due to the greed of the rich and spiteful? this shit is all so fucked, if my so called “hatred” for this country is the only thing i can truly own, then let me own it with all my heart. i’d rather that than submit to apathy and ignore the struggles of those around me

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[–] selkiesidhe@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 day ago

Bite our collective asses, fascist. The People don't want billionaires in charge of our lives.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

Maybe Eric can arrange for his supporters to, y'know, sit it out in protest of this flagrant display of anarchy! Yeah, that'll work!

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Actually Mamdani's government would improve the country in a lot of ways, and would also be a big win for the economy of the owning class. That is because if people have more money, that stimulates consumption and that drives the economy forward. It's like a big engine, you gotta put fuel in it to drive it.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 8 points 22 hours ago

the rich controls NYC, thats why they have a wierd prediliction towards republicans, or DINOs like adams, and cumuo.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 135 points 1 day ago (3 children)

If Eric Adams doesn't like NYC, he can just stay at home in his Jersey apartment.

Even better, he can move down to Mar Lago and see how MAGA would really treat him.

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[–] MangioneDontMiss@feddit.nl 12 points 1 day ago

Eric Adams is a corrupt piece of shit and it amazes me that he has not been forcibly dragged from his office by now.

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 80 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

This reminds me of the famous post about estranged parents the missing missing reasons edit: fixed link

In it, the author writes about how like one of the estranged parents will be like "My child yelled at me and said all these horrible things for 20 minutes. I've never heard such cruelty!" But when pressed for exactly what the child was upset about, no reasons are provided.

So here Adams is saying these 'gen z" people are nasty and presumably have demands, but spends no time on what their demands are, on if they're reasonable. They're just nasty and wrong and to be dismissed.

Maybe there are reasons people are upset at the country right now. Could be the fascism, the corruption, the economic chaos, the climate crisis being ignored, the anti-vaxxers in power, the economic inequality...

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