Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
No. of Recommendations: 1
Unlike Sheeple. I'm not scared of giving my opinion and unlike Sheeple, I don't need to wait for my masters to tell me what to think. No Substack needed here. No finger in the wind. BUt then again I'm a voter. An American. NOT a Sheeple. So as usual there is stuff for all sides to dislike here but regardless, yes, I'm hoping Mamdani wins for some reasons sincere. Some reasons of curiosity. And yes, some reasons - of animus and ill will.
Sliwa: He's tried to do too many good things for NYC -- so I don't want him to win.
Cuomo: Entrenched, Smug, Entitled Establishment power. The Sheeple Democrat who is so arrogant and entitled -- I can't stand that stuff ever since my Ross Perot 1992 days.
MAMDANI
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Why I want him to win, and I'm curious:
*I feel your country, is becoming a poor country. I've said it since the mid 2000's when you 401K'ers were cheering your stupid stock market. I think ue to bade socioeconomic trends, bad culture, bad immigration policies and digital lifestyles run amok, your country is getting angrier, poorer, more violent and more desperate. "I made my bills this month, and I didnt get shot" is now - the american dream if you go outside of 401K-Ville .
*Haves and have nots are so far apart and Sheeple's dumb "$15 an hour!' "get the oligarchs" doesn't do shit. SOMETHING will ahve to happen as you people try to put more and more Americans into Hunger Games as i predicted would happen. To that end....I'm genuinely curious:
*Taxing wealthy New Yorkers. OK, these aren't the 401K'ers (who think they are rich lol) -- these are truly rich Manhattan folks and most of them are Liberals so tax their greedy asses, i'm fine with it.
*Would free bus fare help the people? Sure.
*Would some sort of child care help the people? Sure (can't have disgusting 50's family structures, so you have what you have now haha:)
*Would government grocery stores with cheaper prices help people? Sure. Do I think it's possible? NO WAY but *if * in case it works.....we have a country that is SO run by Wall Street, where every single penny is squeezed out f every single organism....I'm sort of ok if there's an alternative....and maybe Wall Street and Club 401K has to *gasp* make a few less pennies in earnings per share. Again I don't think this will work but i am so curious to see it play out.
Fun reason
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*If Mamdani goes Progressive on crime - I feel crime WILL INCREASE in New York. I'd love that, and would hope the crooks go after affluent New Yorkers. Fine by me ----punishment for CLub 401K.
The 2 cohorts
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1.)Cohort 1 - i feel is BAD for the world, especially the Western World just ask France, Sweden, and Germany to name a few while Poland doesn't have such problems caused by certain people. Part of me has this reservation about Mamdani, but part of me wants MORE of this chort at all levels in the Western World to punish you people. And they know just how to do it be it with a pen, a dollar bill, or, well, other.....tools.
2.)Cohort 2 - is a bit irked that someone with Mamdani's views is rising and I LOVE how Mamdani thus far hasn't kissed that ring. I WANT him to win so it shows young aspiring politicians - be it Progressive, Conservative, or MAGA -- that you DON'T have to kiss a certain cohort's butt to win elections. and...the sentiment that Mamdani is accused of is quite acceptable on the Left. And a certain cohort always supports the Left. So given all that, I don't give a shit and hope Mamdani wins for this reason too.
ALSO, well, IF all thru centuries of human history. If people every century from the beginiing till now. If peoples of many stripes had it in for me....well...i'd look in the mirror. Maybe change my aftershave. Maybe change how i do things, treat people. do business, etc. So for this reason too - -good for Mamdani as a potential win by him weakens a certain cohort -- if only a little.
So for reasons sincere, and reasons - fun -- - I really hope this guy wins. I'm genuinely curious to see how it plays out because worst case 0 NYC is punished and i'm happy. BEST case, maybe NYC will be a study sample for policies that America WILL NEED as your people get more ecnomically displaced, more culturally non traditional, and angrier and hungrier and more violent like it is.
Mamdani-ism has possibility to either speed up your march into a 3rd world-esque nation, OR it can possible cushion the blow.
I'm excited we might get to see a large city pilot test this, versus having to roll the dice on a whole country and more me the risk is zero, i dont give a shit if NYC is ok or not.
So, Mamdani 2028
No. of Recommendations: 7
Unlike Sheeple. I'm not scared of giving my opinion and unlike Sheeple, I don't need to wait for my masters to tell me what to think. No Substack needed here. No finger in the wind. BUt then again I'm a voter. An American. NOT a Sheeple. So as usual there is stuff for all sides to dislike here but regardless, yes, I'm hoping Mamdani wins for some reasons sincere. Some reasons of curiosity. And yes, some reasons - of animus and ill will.
Just skip this.
*If Mamdani goes Progressive on crime - I feel crime WILL INCREASE in New York. I'd love that, and would hope the crooks go after affluent New Yorkers. Fine by me ----punishment for CLub 401K.
If you let your resentments guide the remainder of your life, that's what you really value.
No. of Recommendations: 1
The ones with resentments are the ones shooting, bombing, raping, from NYC to Sweden.
Not me.
But, go personal all you like :)
I'll reply with your climate change getting worse, or maybe some more debt, or both. I'll toss in a few troops in your cities. So be nicer please.
At least I can state my views, unlike some.
No. of Recommendations: 4
Mamdani will cause a massive capital flight out of New York and to several red states. And I’m here for it!
No. of Recommendations: 1
Mamdani will cause a massive capital flight out of New York and to several red states. And I’m here for it!
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Indeed.
I think you are right -- and i'd applaud it and love it.
BUT in the odd chance it works, I have no problem with Manhattan Liberals paying up a bit.
For me this is a win win.
Mamdani 2026
No. of Recommendations: 5
When he wins, Mamdani WILL piledrive New York. It's inevitable.
Process weenies will jump in here and try to say, "But he doesn't have control of the city council, he can't pass any laws!". And that's true. But that take vastly underestimates any Mayor's power to affect everyday life in a city.
First off, you'll see a wave of police retirements and voluntary separations. Do you know how demoralizing it is for cops to work for people who openly hate their guts? The ones at retirement age will just retire. The ones with young families who want rewarding careers will do what anybody who wants a rewarding career would do - they'll move to Long Island, Jersey or someplace else for a better opportunity.
Next you'll see the activist community feed at the trough of grants as their favored policies are enacted and their causes shoved in the face of the ordinary voter. Won't be long before you start seeing homeless encampments on Wall Street and in and around Times Square. After all, they need housing, right? In Seattle we call that the Homeless Industrial Complex. They'll suck up all the grant dollars in the city and act as a magnet for more drugs and crime.
And then the spiral begins. Watch the amount of graffiti in NYC. When you let the little crimes go, big ones follow. I can tell from first hand experience how demoralizing it is when your town stops giving a rip and allows criminals to roam around doing what they want.
The near final stage is when residents are fed up with the crime and the lawlessness and start taking matters into their own hands. Not a Daniel Penney situation but something else.
No. of Recommendations: 8
Do you know how demoralizing it is for cops to work for people who openly hate their guts?
No, I don't. But as a recently retired federal employee, I know how demoralizing it is to work for a President who openly hates my guts. It feels like shit.
No. of Recommendations: 5
When he wins, Mamdani WILL pile drive New York. It's inevitable.
Give hum a chance before rendering judgement. I haven't paid too much attention to him, but I gave Trump a chance in his first term. I kept waiting for him to be presidential, but he never did. Always this low life crusty pile of resentment, bile, and grandiosity. I think we may have seen twice in his career glimpses of what he could be, but he nearly always fails. Trump makes Obama look great - underscoring it. Yet, here you are building up your froth of hate, resentment, and schadenfreude. You're welcome to that pile of ...
No. of Recommendations: 2
Lapsody, I agree with much of what you wrote.
But why must you say Dope was expressing "hate"?
He feels that Mamdani's policies will hurt NYC ---that's a fair thing to say. Why is that "hate"? *sigh* are you a lead contributor on Truth Social?
No. of Recommendations: 4
But why must you say Dope was expressing "hate"?
He feels that Mamdani's policies will hurt NYC ---that's a fair thing to say. Why is that "hate"? *sigh* are you a lead contributor on Truth Social?
Because to him and people like him Disagreement With What He Wants == hate. There's nothing more to it than that.
It's gotten boring, which is why I don't respond to most of them anymore. They don't respect/respond/understand/can't process the points being made so all they do is...that.
No. of Recommendations: 2
But why must you say Dope was expressing "hate"?
He feels that Mamdani's policies will hurt NYC ---that's a fair thing to say.
I don't like having to unblock you. Schadenfreude is a word you need to understand. It doesn't occur without someone feeling extreme dislike, which is a shade of hate. You both have expressed schadenfreude that NY will be hurt and damaged. You both need to come to terms with your hate and resentment. Back to blocking. :) Have a nice day!
No. of Recommendations: 4
You both need to come to terms with your hate and resentment.
Sorry, no hate here. You're mistaking analyzing a situation and predicting the future with your own interpretation of the situation.
No. of Recommendations: 4
And here's yet more great stuff from Mamdani:
https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1982974662175752646...Zohran Mamdani: "We have to make clear that when the boot of the NYPD is on your neck, it's been laced by the IDF."Antisemitic to the core, this guy is.
Always comes down to Da Joooooos with these guys.
No. of Recommendations: 1
Lambo at least I can and have articulated a clear preference FOR mamdani.
Many Sheeple on the Left can't do that :)
If you dont like Mamdani hurting NYC, deal with it :)
I hope he does haha --and i will reply to further attacks from you with real events. Mamdani will help me
No. of Recommendations: 0
Because to him and people like him Disagreement With What He Wants == hate. There's nothing more to it than that.
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This is a Democracy. Tell him that discussion and disagreement is ok.
#NoKings!
No. of Recommendations: 1
England still has a King, Einstein.
No. of Recommendations: 4
Trump doesn't hate your guts, he doesn't even know who you are. Check the narcissism now and then, it will be good for you.
