Chapotraphouse

Oh fuck off. A Socdem mayor of NYC will be nice for new yorkers but this shit is tiring.

cultural capital of the world

Wait 10 years and Shanghai will show you what is the cultural capital of the universe

New Yorkers really believe they are the center of the universe lol. And I say this as someone who used to live there for years.

New Yorkers will spend hours talking about how unique and special bodegas like other cities dont have grocery stores

well, i watched some mormon missionaries speak about their missionary experience in the totally exotic culture of uh... new zealand. and they were just absolutely in love with the idea of a small grocery store on the corner, in walking distance. just in awe at this eldritch cultural practice. they'd never encountered anything like it (i guess they came from utah?)

so... uh... y'know.

China doing a revolution which leads to 1.4 billion people under communism? Nah have you considered New York elected an urbanist

It appears that the left is divided among those who consider Xi Jinping its most important global leader, and those who hold the same esteem for Bob Esponja.

Back on my "wishing new yorkers would shut the fuck up about new york" arc

most importantly cultural

What zero materialism does to a mf.

Also that's just not true. Before social media, Hollywood was the center of global cultural production. Nowadays it's too chaotic and individualized to have a center, but if it had one it'd be Silicon Valley.

This probably doesn't even scratch the top 50 of "global left wins" lmao, and even that might be generous

cultural capital of the world

Lol, lmao even

Kind of a fun question, though. What is the "cultural capital" of the world? For the West, at least, I'm thinking Rome just for the historical value placed on it? Or maybe Hollywood because they just be pumping out slop

"Mamdani who?" ~93% of the world

Sorry Lenin, reshaping politics and international relationships for centuries to come isn't such a big deal compared to promising food for people in one city and failing to deliver

New York isn't even the cultural capital of New York

im coming to hate mamdani just from him causing new yorkers to do the most annoying thing in the universe, which is talk about new york

The whitest thing I read all day.

Outdoor cats

Indoor cats

Bodega cats

"Maybe ever"

ok chill

Inadequate rent control > Eliminating the landlord class

Edit: I'm happy for the people that made this happen, I'm sure it was really hard work. I'm also pretty sure most people, outside a few internet weirdos, don't actually place this above the Russian Revolution or even something like the 1930s UAW strikes.

"Cultural Capital"

Ayyyy, I'ma fucking culturally walkin' ova' he'a

Main City Syndrome from the evil empire, nice. /s

USians try not to ignore the rest of the world exists challenge (impossible)

Eeyyyy I'm doin peoples protracted war over here

how long do you think it'll be before the am*rileft unironically call nyc AES?

I don't know, i think the Oktober Revolution was probably a tiny bit more important

Almost every culture has a bug up their ass that what they have is unique.

Here in rural nowheresville, people will pat themselves on the back for “food, family, slower pace of life”…as if Southern Italy doesn’t also do that and in much more style.

Spätis in Berlin >>> Bodegas in NYC (I've been to both)

Spätis started in the DDR and encourage loitering/drinking/socializing, rather than calling the pigs on you. A späti (translates to "latey") is a 24hr convenience store, usually with benches/seating outside, that's a major part of Berlin late-night culture

It's considered a meeting place like a coffee shop, but for beer/food/snacks at 2am. It's the first place every drunk goes to wind down after clubbing. A lot of them function as basic grocery stores by day and a more laidback party/bar spot by night

Most Spätis are run by Middle Easterners, especially chill Turkish uncs if you're in Kreuzberg (Berlin's "Little Istanbul"). so yes, they often have a store cat like bodegas do

and people wonder why no one takes the yankee "left" seriously

muricans trying to make everything about themselves challenge LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE

I'd love to hear @ KaoticLeftist explain to me what exactly is New York going to do in order to change the "global left". Come on you say you are a real leftist so just must be on Hexbear, answer me.