Zohran The Destroyer (of class inequality, oligarchy).
this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2025
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Lol. New Yorkers be like: this guy scares rich people. ✅
I’m low key pretty concerned about Mamdani’s safety - between (essentially official, government-supported) expressions of stochastic terrorism, to weaponization of immigration law and enforcement, to straight up assassination attempts by far right wing-nuts, I will honestly be very pleasantly surprised if he makes it to the election without someone trying something pretty serious.
And to be clear, I do hope he makes it to the election, and wins, and that his term as mayor makes it blindingly obvious to the vast majority of people that Mamdani’s tactics are the clear way forward. I’m also just fully aware that we’re in the “kicking and screaming” phase with reactionaries, and that those same people are running shit now.
The realistic thing that's gonna happen is that Mamdani is gonna win, then city council is gonna block every policy he proposes. Then next election (if the country doesn't fall apart by then) the billionarie ads be like: "Mamdani can't do anything!"
Like Obama for the most part.
By this point, the world is like that, eagerly watching if the guy can upset such a corrupt, biased system.
So he will definitely be the democratic nominee, right? And now he's going against a republican in the general election? When is it?
He is the Democratic nominee. As the post says, he's mostly going against the former Democratic, current independent, mayor Andrew Cuomo more than the republican candidate.
Now it's time for the "vote blue no matter who" crowd to put up or shut up. So far, party loyalty doesn't seem very important to a lot of the establishment.
That's because they only support "democracy" when it is ruled by a corporate oligarchy. Neolibs will not abandon neoliberalism when it becomes unpopular, they will abandon the illusion of democracy; just like conservatives did.
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Ah I missed that, sorry. But that's hilarious, I can imagine the Republican-level mental gymnastics that many democrats are now required to pull off so they can still support Cuomo.
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13% undecided? I'm not holding my breath. The fascists and the faithless Democrats are gonna do whatever it takes to tank him.
NYC get out and knock on some doors!!!
It'll be really telling if Silwa drops out to support Cuomo
I have been told to Vote Blue No Matter Who and I am a loyal democrat. Zohran has my vote.
There is going to be a LOT of Republican fuckery. I hope he's up for a fight.
There's going to be a lot of rat fucking on BOTH sides. He isn't any more popular with establishment Dems than he is with Republicans.
I think it's great that people like David Hogg and Mamdani are scaring the Trad Dems into exposing their true nature.
I think you mean Democrat fuckery. The Republicans already said they want to deport him to his face.
Republican don't have fuckery they just say what evil thing they are gonna do then go ahead and set it in motion all on Twitter for everyone to see.
Democrats run a primary to pick the candidate to run then when it's not the guy they want behind closed doors they start the fuckery in secret.
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In NYC? This is heavy (D) turf. Blue municipality. Blue state. Overwhelmingly Blue House Delegation. Two Blue Senators. Most of the legislature from the area is DSA, ffs.
Trump might make noise, but the tip of the spear is going to have to come from the establishment Democratic Party, at least until the election is over. If anything, Trump wants Zohran to win the general, so that he can pull the institutional Dems in next to him when he announces his plan to take over the city, like he's done with LA.
I really hope he's got independent security. Because New York's biggest gang has already started making threats.
Remember, polls aren't votes. Go vote (when it's time).
Imagine doing such a bad job as mayor that even as an incumbent, you're polling behind Curtis Sliwa.
Who the fuck would vote for Adams at this point?
r/conservative:
"Better a crook than a ..."
checks notes
"... person who want to give people living wages, free buses, childcare?! pff, these evil commies"
It's so funny to see institutional democrats turning on Zohran and institutional republicans turning on Silwa.
Democracy means absolutely nothing to these people.
Nothing has exposed the hypocrisy of the Establishment Democrats than David Hogg getting into the DNC, and Zohran crushing the Chosen Democrat in the primary.
The Tea Party had to take control of the Republican Party before it could evolve into MAGA, and the Progressives are going to have to take over the Democratic Party before they can establish a true Constitutional government.
"The poor get all the breaks!" - Mr Burns
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Don't mess with the Zohran!
Good! May it not only continue, but increase!
This is HORRIBLE News!
-The Democrats!
Yes. But unironically. We finally found out what it would have been like if Bernie has won the primary. The Dems would have thrown everything at him losing the general. Probably calling him antisemitic along the way.
So what? That doesn't mean it would've worked.
I think maybe you should use less pronouns when replying and be more specific about what you're disagreeing with.
When people reply to me like this I reread my comment. Your reply could be interpreted in multiple ways. So I won't just jump to the wrong conclusion.
I hate that I'm already depressed about what they're going to do to him or NYC in general...
I know nothing has happened yet and the election isn't until November, but there isn't a single goddamn thing about this country, especially with the so called leader we have now, that makes me think they will simply allow him to become Mayor. Socialists, Democratic socialists, whatever, simply aren't allowed to hold real positions of power. The entire system is freaking out over the prospect... A single seat in Congress isn't worth causing a mess over, but running "the financial center of the world" and a city that contains the richest people on earth definitely is to them...
Ether Trump takes over NYC like he's already threatened, they deport him, or the Democrats commit political suicide and get caught sabotaging his election. I have 0 faith that he simply wins and gets to be Mayor.
Trump can't take NYC. Even a military/ICE takeover is off the table. Even with a 20x increase in the ICE budget. There are just too many people and not enough random masked ICE "agents".
Just like with tariff negotiations, Trump thinks he has all the cards when he doesn't. He wants you to think he does, though. Fascism is always weaker than it looks.
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It looks bleak. I try to remember that general despair and lack of faith in elections is exactly the aim of many propagandists, and that apathy only serves the aims of those who would destroy us.
It's hard sometimes because of the difficult past the US has had. Anyone trying to undermine America often need not even lie, but they do need to convince you that it's hopeless, and that change is impossible. I see no reason to oblige them.
I like Mamdani. I rather the Democratic party finish their demise and bring forth 100 Mamdanis.
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I can’t wait to see what nefarious shit awaits us knowing how popular he is and how many powerful the unpopular have become
Adams losing to a guy who spent half his life wearing a starter jacket and a beret . Lmfao what a joke. He’s gonna go to jail when he’s of no use to trump .
They all do
Vote NYC, vote!
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