Edward Helmore
Sun 29 Jun 2025 13.06 EDT

"Mamdani said he was inspired by the US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr, who once remarked: ā€œCall it democracy or call it democratic socialism. There has to be a better distribution of wealth for all of God’s children in this country.ā€

He then reiterated his intent to raise taxes on New York’s wealthiest as part of a campaign pledge ā€œto shift the tax burden from overtaxed homeowners in the outer boroughs to more expensive homes in richer and whiter neighborhoodsā€.

ā€œI don’t think that we should have billionaires because, frankly, it is so much money in a moment of such inequality… "

    • cybervseas@lemmy.world
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      States’ Rights!*

      Demand for rights only applies to states, not counties, cities, towns, or villages. Only Republican governors and legislatures are eligible for rights for their state.

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      Sorry, you heard that wrong. It’s ā€œStates! Whites!ā€ they were shouting…

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      When they said states rights, they meant ā€œpeople of statureā€.

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    If he doesn’t turn into a craven lickspittle to power the Zionists will finish him off one way or the other. That’s what happened to Corbyn.

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    I’m waiting to see him elected and some kind of action on his promises before I get excited. This just feels so much like 2008, when we had a young, handsome, charismatic man running for president also making extravagant promises. (Who then ruled as a conservative and a warmonger.)

    Words aren’t enough. I need to see some action.

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      My stepmom always said actions before words. I too will not get excited. Because even if he is for real. I have no faith that both parties aren’t going rat fuck him out of that election. Lets wait and see.