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a tale in establishment arrogance
Even some of his supporters say Andrew M. Cuomo ran an aloof campaign for mayor that underestimated his chief rival, Zohran Mamdani.
Cuomo didn't lose, Mamdani won.
Yes people hate Cuomo and if you want to take it as an indictment of him, fine. But even moreso than that this is an endorsement of Mamdani and progressive values. Don't undermine Mamdani's accomplishment by acting like this was a failure of Cuomo rather than a success of Mamdani
We all knew who Cuomo was. His backers have no one to blame but themselves for thinking so little of voters that they would simply forget his many scandals.
He should blame himself. He's such an shit politician.
I already liked Zohran for his policy positions but it was a joy watching him parry what would be carrier ending questions for lesser politicians by giving irrefutable and also very much common sense answers. He is a politician head and shoulders above the failson that is Cuomo.
I think hes ok but I also think it was a layup victory for him. There was no way he would lose. The other candidates were awful and the only other progressive one was Jewish.
The other candidates were awful and the only other progressive one was Jewish.
What are you trying to say here?
Progressive hate Jews rn
I thought that was the disgusting smear you were driving at.
Sorry my bad actually Progressives love Jews rn.
You seem confused, it's the right wing maga dipshits marching with swastika flags. Not progressives. It was the Republican inauguration that had musky boy seig heiling the crowd. Twice
You're not sorry at all. You deliberately spread hateful misinformation.
nothing I said was misinfo or hateful. I fully understand why progressives arent to fond of jews at the moment. I know they arent out in the streets attacking jews and its just sentiment bleeding over from the war. The same thing happens to Russians living outside of Russia, its expected.
nothing I said was misinfo or hateful.
All of it was.
I fully understand why progressives arent to fond of jews at the moment.
They aren't fond of netanyahu. You are deliberately misinterpreting that in order to smear everyone to your left as anti-semitic.
I know they arent out in the streets attacking jews and its just sentiment bleeding over from the war
You keep calling it a war. Because you love that it's a genocide against the Palestinians you want extinct.
Its clearly not just netanyahu. Be honest and at least say all Jews that support the state of isreal because thats actually what it is.
Conflating netanyahu's genocidal administration's policies with the very existence of the state of Israel so you can smear progressives is disgusting behavior.
You refuse to call it a genocide. Genocide denial is gross.
OK so you only hate the admin and once netanyahu is gone and a ceasefire signed your hatred will be quelled? I highly doubt thats the case you strike me as an "isreal has the right to exist except not with a Jewish government and not called isreal" type person. Just admit you dont like them, no one says you have to. Stop virtue signalling and hiding your power level.
OK so you only hate the admin and once netanyahu is gone and a ceasefire signed your hatred will be quelled?
Yeah.
I highly doubt thats the case you strike me as an “isreal has the right to exist except not with a Jewish government and not called isreal” type person.
Israel has the right to exist; they do not have the right to commit genocide.
And netanyahu is committing genocide. If you refuse to say that netanyahu is committing genocide in your inevitable reply to this comment, this conversation is over. I'm not going to waste more time on a pro-genocide-and-nothing-else troll.
You are confusing Jews with Israelis.
I understand the difference and its not being confused here. Peoples hatred isnt limited to the administration as originally claimed or isrealis as you claim.
The same thing happens to Russians living outside of Russia
no. are you going to say the same about muslims after 9/11?
Yea also Muslims after 911.
i would say progressives were less islamophobic than non-progressives
I'd completely agree.
which is not what "progressives hate muslims" sounds like. progressives don't hate jews more than most people do, which isn't high at all either, and nowhere near "most hate 99% of jews"
No I was referring to sentiment bleeding over from a conflict not specifically progressives hating the group. Examples being Russians who dont live in russia getting hate and Muslims who aren't terrorists after 911 getting hate.
Only for Jews am I saying Progressives hate them. Russians as well but I CBF arguing that.
That's such an idiotic misunderstanding of literally evening happening in the world. Hating a genocidal administration is not the same as hating the people who have an ethnic ancestry related to those working in the genocidal administration.
Holy shit.
Progressives dont "only hate the administration" and I think its completely disingenuous to even pretend thats the case.
You're the only one being disingenuous here.
Progressives hate Jews rn. Why do you even pretend like this isnt the case? The people in this thread are bending over backwards to find outlier Jews so they can say they only hate 99% of them.
Lmao
Not only did he quote you incorrectly, he left out the "genocidal" part
So you'll have no issue with isreal once the war is over and bibi steps down?
Once it obeys UN resolutions and restores the territorial integrity of West Bank and Gaza and respects Palestinian statehood, sure
war
That's a deliberately dishonest way to spell genocide.
Bibi has been provoking wars to remain in power for a long time now. Once they've finished murdering everyone do you really think it suddenly becomes ok just because they're done?
dude mamdani and lander cross-endorsed
So? A ton of Jewish people supported Mamdani that doesnt change my point.
it goes both ways. a ton of progressives supported lander
I know but there is a ton of sentiment that bleeds over and I think there was no way lander would win in the current landscape.