• MayoPete [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    19 days ago

    I don’t believe we can afford to be strict right now. Yeah, I want Zohran to have better policy on AES nations and I want him to spit in NYPD’s faces as much as the rest of you. But I am willing to bite my tongue because rent control is more important than perfection, better public transit is more important, Municipal grocers is more important, etc.

    Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good, especially when every other politician is Hitler-lite…

    • SickSemper [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      19 days ago

      Does this not sound like actual democrat rhetoric? “Yes I want Biden to support universal healthcare as much as you do, but control of the NLRB is important, stopping fascism is important, room to organize is important. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good, especially when every other politician is Hitler-lite”

      • MayoPete [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        19 days ago

        Does Zohran have a history of being a segregation lover and voting for Conservative policy? Does he have decades of imperialism and pro-capitalist votes you can point at? These are not the same people.

        Seriously, the guy has a record as a NY state rep? Are there any real red flags or are we just sad that he isn’t perfect on a set of issues that he isn’t going to have control over?

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      19 days ago

      I’m not saying he isn’t the better choice for mayor, but that doesn’t make him a socialist or someone who truly wants to enact socialism, even if he thinks of himself that way

      • MayoPete [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        19 days ago

        So? I want our lives to get better. I’m not as dogmatic as others on here when it comes to who is doing the improvement.

        I know I’m not as left as this site and that’s fine. When “perfect” commies start winning seats and making real change I’ll switch but until then I will work with who I got.

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          19 days ago

          Wanting lives to get better and so reaffirming capitalism by supporting Democrat libs has gained us nothing but sure, maybe Mamdani will be the first to make our lives better. Maybe somehow Mamdani becoming mayor leads to a total shift in our economic and political realities. Maybe Marx was fundamentally wrong about how change happens and the liberal idea of vote is the answer to truly making our lives get better. This is a leftist position.