omg this is absolutely epic and made me laugh out loud several times... PERFECT example of #NotTheOnion. What's so crazy is that a lot of convo about Mamdani within leftist circles is focused on the (real) issue of his policies being more mainstream than one would hope. (NYC DSA does not have the best track record in lefty circles.) That being said, PLEASE VOTE FOR ZOHRAN!!!
if they thought he was going to 'fail', they'd just sit back, keep their fucking pie-holes shut and LET him fail. No, they're worried that he might succeed..
The weird part is that they've actually been *more* moderate in their op-eds this year than the Post. (I didn't expect Jeff Bezos to be an even bigger dick than Rupert Murdoch, but here we are.)
Mamdani is the obvious exception, and their McCarthy-esque hysteria is almost sad in its needless desperation, but they've been far more critical of the Trump 2.0 regime than the Post, and nearly as critical as the Times.
But it's almost like Americans over 55 or so have a Pavlovian reaction: socialism = SOVIET-STYLE MARXIST-LENINIST TOTALITARIANISM!!! (And as others have pointed out, people under 40 don't have any lived experience with the Cold War, and are presumably less predisposed against it for that reason.)
And like I was saying below, they KNOW that the hate directed at the .001% is 100% justified. THAT'S what scares the shit out of them. Liken if you spent your teenage life beating up on some little kid and one day that kid is bigger and carrying a baseball bat, you KNOW he's not there to play baseball. And you KNOW you have it coming
Ridiculous. Most of these words could only be written by people who don’t see that unfettered capitalism leads to the very real problems they imagine for a socialist future.
Let the wealthy elite flee to their safe spaces then if this, the mildest possible incarnation of social democracy, frightens them so. They can have the rich cultural offerings of Darien CT all to themselves on a full-time basis
And I laughed out loud at the “breadlines” comment. What do they think is happening TODAY, as Trump’s/MAGA’s economic visions are made manifest, with thousands of job losses nationwide, and SNAP benefits ending?
Since I'm a news junkie and apparently a masochist, I still read my longtime news trifecta each day: NYT, WaPo, WSJ. While yes, I'm as appalled as everyone else is by the Post's rightward lurch on Jeff Bezos's orders, that doesn't change the fact that the news – meaning the fact- and reality-based version rarely seen on Fox News - is more necessary than ever.
Op-eds are another story, however, and while I knew the Journal was overreacting to the prospect of a Mamdani mayorship, unlike Hamilton I didn't stop to count all of them. But HOLY SHIT is that a lot! The oddest part is getting used to the Journal having *better* op-eds than the Post for most of Trump 2.0, though Mamdani is obviously an exception. They've been outright savage in their attacks against Trump's tariff insanity in particular.
And while a WSJ meltdown over anything remotely "socialist" is predictable (with extra fuel from anti-Muslim bigotry), the reactions from leading Democrats are another story. Rahm Emanuel – Obama's first chief of staff as president, and a two-term Chicago mayor – wrote one of the slams, and Cuomo's barely even bothered to hide his rank Islamophobia. Even Hakeem Jeffries withheld his endorsement until the last minute.
It's hard to believe how oblivious the Democratic establishment remains – even now – to the surge in Palestinian support among younger, mostly Gen Z progressives disgusted by Israel's handling of Gaza. But instead of actually fixing their own intraparty issues, they've gone on the attack – AND against a younger Muslim, and obvious Palestine supporter, at that.
The WSJ is being ridiculous, but unfortunately so are far too many of Mamdani's fellow Democrats.
omg this is absolutely epic and made me laugh out loud several times... PERFECT example of #NotTheOnion. What's so crazy is that a lot of convo about Mamdani within leftist circles is focused on the (real) issue of his policies being more mainstream than one would hope. (NYC DSA does not have the best track record in lefty circles.) That being said, PLEASE VOTE FOR ZOHRAN!!!
Love, a NY Jew <3
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Unhinged, frothing-at-the-mouth coverage. He's not even mayor yet.
That's how askeert they are of him...baby LIKE!
if they thought he was going to 'fail', they'd just sit back, keep their fucking pie-holes shut and LET him fail. No, they're worried that he might succeed..
No question. The billionaire’s rag is terrified.
The weird part is that they've actually been *more* moderate in their op-eds this year than the Post. (I didn't expect Jeff Bezos to be an even bigger dick than Rupert Murdoch, but here we are.)
Mamdani is the obvious exception, and their McCarthy-esque hysteria is almost sad in its needless desperation, but they've been far more critical of the Trump 2.0 regime than the Post, and nearly as critical as the Times.
But it's almost like Americans over 55 or so have a Pavlovian reaction: socialism = SOVIET-STYLE MARXIST-LENINIST TOTALITARIANISM!!! (And as others have pointed out, people under 40 don't have any lived experience with the Cold War, and are presumably less predisposed against it for that reason.)
warms my cold cold socialist heart!
(:
Lol
And like I was saying below, they KNOW that the hate directed at the .001% is 100% justified. THAT'S what scares the shit out of them. Liken if you spent your teenage life beating up on some little kid and one day that kid is bigger and carrying a baseball bat, you KNOW he's not there to play baseball. And you KNOW you have it coming
I would expect exactly that from the wsj
Ridiculous. Most of these words could only be written by people who don’t see that unfettered capitalism leads to the very real problems they imagine for a socialist future.
But they all imagine these problems would only happen to THOSE people, so it's ok.
Let the wealthy elite flee to their safe spaces then if this, the mildest possible incarnation of social democracy, frightens them so. They can have the rich cultural offerings of Darien CT all to themselves on a full-time basis
Wow. Talk about hysterics.
And I laughed out loud at the “breadlines” comment. What do they think is happening TODAY, as Trump’s/MAGA’s economic visions are made manifest, with thousands of job losses nationwide, and SNAP benefits ending?
WSJ should consider a rebrand to "Rich People Lying Poorly"
Opinions are like assholes — everyone has one. In fact, some have more than one! And, they get theirs exposed on the WSJ Opinion page.
Everyone has one, and they all stink.
“Well I guess the voters will decide.” 🤌
“Manhattanites are warning that Mr. Mamdani’s ruinous utopianism could prompt a flight of talent and capital"
Capital? theoretically 'yes'...TALENT? Definitively NO
He may be too progressive for you but my bottom line is…. FUCKING HEALTH
CARE FOR ALL!
No one else has a way to make that happen so My vote goes for Mamdani.
The Democrats and Republicans have
Fucked up and now will allow hungry Americans to starve.
I’m voting for the candidate who cares about me.
Mamdani is the only choice.
That was A LOT.
The lady doth protest too much. Almost like they’re existence is threatened by his presence.
I think they're finally beginning to realize JUST HOW MUCH they and their kind are JUSTIFIABLY hated...
that's the real kicker...That they KNOW this hatred for the .001% is justified
So anyone claiming the OWS protests didn't 'do' anything, need only look to Mamdani's run and popularity in America's greatest city and rethink that.
Its a process
THEIR existence.
You responded to the wrong comment
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And, like FDR, he welcomes their hatred...
The end of the world if Mamdani is elected? Hmm.
Anything to make a buck or a trillion bucks.
Since I'm a news junkie and apparently a masochist, I still read my longtime news trifecta each day: NYT, WaPo, WSJ. While yes, I'm as appalled as everyone else is by the Post's rightward lurch on Jeff Bezos's orders, that doesn't change the fact that the news – meaning the fact- and reality-based version rarely seen on Fox News - is more necessary than ever.
Op-eds are another story, however, and while I knew the Journal was overreacting to the prospect of a Mamdani mayorship, unlike Hamilton I didn't stop to count all of them. But HOLY SHIT is that a lot! The oddest part is getting used to the Journal having *better* op-eds than the Post for most of Trump 2.0, though Mamdani is obviously an exception. They've been outright savage in their attacks against Trump's tariff insanity in particular.
And while a WSJ meltdown over anything remotely "socialist" is predictable (with extra fuel from anti-Muslim bigotry), the reactions from leading Democrats are another story. Rahm Emanuel – Obama's first chief of staff as president, and a two-term Chicago mayor – wrote one of the slams, and Cuomo's barely even bothered to hide his rank Islamophobia. Even Hakeem Jeffries withheld his endorsement until the last minute.
It's hard to believe how oblivious the Democratic establishment remains – even now – to the surge in Palestinian support among younger, mostly Gen Z progressives disgusted by Israel's handling of Gaza. But instead of actually fixing their own intraparty issues, they've gone on the attack – AND against a younger Muslim, and obvious Palestine supporter, at that.
The WSJ is being ridiculous, but unfortunately so are far too many of Mamdani's fellow Democrats.