in a vacuum he seems like a great guy but it’s hardly relevant in the grand scheme of things. at best he is going to implement policies that marginally improve NYC people’s lives, which is something i could hardly care about. heck even if lenin himself were to become mayor, it straight up doesn’t matter, the imperial core won’t be reformed through liberal democracy.

I think Mamdani the idea is infinitely more valuable than Mamdani the man - no matter how good Mamdani the man turns out to be. The fact that Zionists across the aisle decided to make this a referendum on “”““anti-semitism””" (read: anti-Zionism) only to get utterly humiliated was not only hilarious, but serves as proof of the popularity of the pro-Palestine movement to all the holdover liberals who made excuses for Biden / Harris by saying, “but Palestine isn’t popular! They’d be committing political suicide!” - now it’s clear that it is political suicide not to support Palestine. Ditto for trans rights, and also just socialism in general - like, we’ve heard Democrats say they can’t support trans rights because they’ll lose votes over it, and then Mamdani has a blowout victory after going out promising to give 65 million to healthcare for trans kids.

So if nothing else, I feel like Mamdani is a good avenue through which to radicalize liberals against Democrats. You’ve got a bunch of people looking at Mamdani and realizing that better things are possible… and if Mamdani ends up getting ratfucked by the Democrats or just disappoints, it’ll be very easy to welcome them into the fold.

Also, all of the Islamophobic attacks on Mamdani by right wingers and fellow Democrats alike have got liberals I wouldn’t normally so much as acknowledge calling for the resignation of Hakeem Jeffries. If nothing else, the man is a golden opportunity for establishment Democrats to end their political careers.

The fact that he is running as a dem is a red flag. They are using him to rehabilitate the dem brand. Participation in bourgeois elections only helps the cause if it is done under the banner of communism. He’s a sheepdog rounding up the “progressive” liberals who are disgusted by the support for the genocide.

He is the dem’s way of saying “I’m sorry baby. I’ve changed. I’ll never hit you again. Please take me back”

He’s still a politician in the Third Reich and nowhere near a revolutionary marxist that some people make him out to be. When the other candidates are genocidal maniacs you can see the ‘maybe let’s not do that’ candidate as a good guy but ultimately we need much more than what Zohran is.

We’ll see what he turns out to be. Hopefully the comrades in the NY area use this as a way to get in touch with more people.