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[–] mhague@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

Mamdani pulled off a surprise victory less than 30 days ago and he's already gaining support.

[–] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 42 points 1 day ago

But you don't understand, in 1992 the Democrats won the Presidency with like 40% of the vote on a message of "Republican but with less bigotry," which proves that Americans love their basic economic message of "fuck you get your own food, shelter, and medical care!"

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 88 points 1 day ago (2 children)

he won four times. FOUR! they made a rule that you cant win more than twice because he never would have lost!

[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

You do realize he died during his fourth term right

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

he still could win a fifth term!

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Some say he would still be president to this day without that rule.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Roosevelt's bones for prez 2027!

[–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago

I mean you could do worse, clearly.

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Damnit, I've been saying constructed opposition. I had the phrase wrong!

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[–] barkingspiders@infosec.pub 179 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Just read his Address at Madison Square Garden, New York City, October 31, 1936. The whole thing still feels very relevant and is a worthwhile (and not too long) read. The quote that stuck with me today was:

We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.

We could use another FDR I think

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 65 points 2 days ago (6 children)

If we got another FDR, I think I would have a heart attack from joy. Someone who will fucking fight for us. Jesus the bar is so low at this point.

[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

FDR was a member of the ruling class (aristocracy really) and did those things because of a very real fear of socialist revolution given the relatively recent Russian revolution and the ongoing Great Depression.

If we want capitalists to give some ground to working class standard of living, it will be because they are afraid of losing the whole game

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 3 points 21 hours ago

I used to want them to give some ground. Now I want us to take it. It's become absolutely clear that they don't just beat us down for advantage, they hate us and want us dead or suffering.

We have the power, but they have us using it to fight each-others. It's time for the people to unify and use our power to tell the wealthy what the new rules are going to be.

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Honestly, something akin to the French revolution wherein we instil a cultural, physical FEAR of too much wealth that would stay for several generations, at least, would be beneficial for humanity on the whole.

So if we can get them to fear us and run on "hey we don't wanna die. What do you want?" that would be welcome.

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 31 points 1 day ago (3 children)

honestly i had no idea that FDR was a Muslim.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Dude get this, a rightwing youtuber I follow that uncritically spouts rightwing vomit that I dutifully swallow and regurgitate for other incel babies told me the indigenous people of the US are secretly muslim!

This got me scared enough that I decided to just unquestionably believe it and now I am hiding in my lifted pickup watching Dirty Jobs on repeat to try to calm down, what should I do Grok?

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 5 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Hey now, I liked Dirty jobs when I was a kid. Is Mike Rowe a bad guy?

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

If the timing for a show about infrastructure feels political, it is. Democrats are trying to pass a trillion-dollar public works package, the debates around which have often devolved into arguments about the definition of the term infrastructure. It’s clear which camp How America Works falls into. Rowe recently told Maria Bartiromo that the show’s goal was to remind Americans of “what infrastructure really is.” Six episodes in, that includes lumber, oil, waste, electricity, fish, and, somewhat oddly, entertainment. While no one would argue with the inclusion of landfills and the Hoover Dam as critical infrastructure, many of the episodes, like one on the Circus Circus Hotel and Casino (owned by Trump Hotels business partner Phil Ruffin), read as pro-business propaganda. Add in the episode’s repeated references to “mandates,” but never the coronavirus itself, and you get messaging that’s perfectly in step with the network that airs it.

https://newrepublic.com/article/164230/mike-rowe-dirty-jobs-how-america-works

I mean, yes... has he been accused of crimes? Not as far as I know but yes absolutely Mike Rowe is a bad person.

[–] mad_lentil@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago
[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 8 points 20 hours ago

The TV star who jerks off business owners every chance he gets and says worker safety should be third priority is a bad guy.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

grok: sounds like you got woke in your blood, you should do meth about it

[–] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

You already know what you must do, Alpha king. You must cuck and simp for your rulers

[–] oyo@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A communist Muslim. You know, that famous combination.

[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago

No kidding: they spinned that one in France: "islamo-gauchiste" (something like "islam-leftist"). For real!

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[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago (24 children)

But hear me out, let's just give the current racist fascists a chance first.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 59 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Watching Mamdani interview Trump voters in NYC really woke me. Tired of all the hateful takes on these people. They want politicians to listen and act and thought Trump would do that. No, they weren't paying attention the first go-round, but Trump got their emotions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7FcVCYqQNs

If you really want to understand Trump voters, and what we need to do to get progressives in office, have a look:

https://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-talks-about

True now as it was 8 years ago.

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[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago

“Oh, so you’re here to take my picture. Should I smile or someth–“

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