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<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 6147513" data-attributes="member: 48469">[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/26/mamdani-new-york-mayor-socialism/[/URL]<h3>Zohran Mamdani’s victory is bad for New York and the Democratic Party</h3>New York cannot take its greatness for granted. Mismanagement can ruin it.6/26/25&quot;Zohran Mamdani, the charismatic 33-year-old who is now the front-runner to be the next mayor of New York, might seem like a breath of fresh air for a Democratic Party struggling to move past its aging establishment. In fact, New Yorkers should be worried that he would lead Gotham back to the bad old days of civic dysfunction, and Democrats should fear that he will discredit their next generation of party leaders, almost all of whom are better than this democratic socialist.&quot;-----------&quot;Adept at social media and voter mobilization, Mamdani claimed the most first-pick votes in the New York Democratic mayoral primary as the leading alternative to Andrew M. Cuomo. The contest became a referendum on the disgraced ex-governor as he sought a comeback four years after resigning amid allegations of sexual harassment. Cuomo, a throwback to a bygone era of machine politics, should have stayed retired instead of clearing the field of potentially more appealing center-left candidates — and opening the way for Mamdani to nab disillusioned voters.Now, a man who believes that capitalism is “theft” is in line to lead the country’s biggest city and the world’s financial capital. His signature ideas are “city-owned grocery stores,” no bus fares, freezing rent on 1 million regulated apartments and increasing the minimum wage to $30. No doubt these might strike some voters as tempting ideas. But, as with so many proposals from America’s far left, the trade-offs would hurt the people they are supposed to help.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 6147513, member: 48469"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/26/mamdani-new-york-mayor-socialism/[/URL] [HEADING=2]Zohran Mamdani’s victory is bad for New York and the Democratic Party[/HEADING] New York cannot take its greatness for granted. Mismanagement can ruin it. 6/26/25 "Zohran Mamdani, the charismatic 33-year-old who is now the front-runner to be the next mayor of New York, might seem like a breath of fresh air for a Democratic Party struggling to move past its aging establishment. In fact, New Yorkers should be worried that he would lead Gotham back to the bad old days of civic dysfunction, and Democrats should fear that he will discredit their next generation of party leaders, almost all of whom are better than this democratic socialist." ----------- "Adept at social media and voter mobilization, Mamdani claimed the most first-pick votes in the New York Democratic mayoral primary as the leading alternative to Andrew M. Cuomo. The contest became a referendum on the disgraced ex-governor as he sought a comeback four years after resigning amid allegations of sexual harassment. Cuomo, a throwback to a bygone era of machine politics, should have stayed retired instead of clearing the field of potentially more appealing center-left candidates — and opening the way for Mamdani to nab disillusioned voters. Now, a man who believes that capitalism is “theft” is in line to lead the country’s biggest city and the world’s financial capital. His signature ideas are “city-owned grocery stores,” no bus fares, freezing rent on 1 million regulated apartments and increasing the minimum wage to $30. No doubt these might strike some voters as tempting ideas. But, as with so many proposals from America’s far left, the trade-offs would hurt the people they are supposed to help." [/QUOTE]

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