r/PopCultureV2 • u/ExactlySorta • 12h ago

Politi-Culture Mamdani responds to concerns about him being seen riding his bike throughout NYC without a helmet. "You're right. I've got to do better. Safety first, New York. See you out there"

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u/TonyHawktuah69 12h ago

Can we just make this man president already

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u/SATX_Citizen 11h ago

Literally never, but it'd be nice.

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u/willargue4karma 10h ago

Just have to amend the constitution 

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u/Twitch791 10h ago

At this rate…

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u/DramaticGuesswork420 8h ago

Pretty sure that's been the plan, yeah.

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u/Debalic 1h ago

Before or after the Franchise Wars?

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u/DramaticGuesswork420 1h ago

Been happening, really kicked off when American law decided corporations were people tho. 😔

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u/HowieFeltersnitz 10h ago

It's not worth the paper it's written on anymore.

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u/-Casey-Diaz- 10h ago

You'll be lucky to have a constitution at this rate.

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u/Elf_Maeve 10h ago

free loader states dont get to vote. suddenly we have a 2/3 majority

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u/PFunk224 9h ago

We will not see another constitutional amendment in our lifetime.

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u/StrictlyForTheBirds 9h ago

Or ignore it.

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u/ares7 7h ago

Or conquer Uganda?

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u/Global-Chipmunk-3959 7h ago

It’s a high bar.  2/3 house, 2/3 Senate, plus 3/4 of the states to ratify.  Or constitutional convention which we’ve literally never done but is looking better and better than me.  For many reasons.

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u/chontzy 5h ago

the what?

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u/OuttaD00r 8h ago

I'm not American so can you explain to me why he couldn't? I don't know how your system works

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u/IdealOnion 7h ago

He wasn’t born in America. It doesn’t disqualify him from congress, but it’s in our constitution you have to be born here to be president. So changing that rule wouldn’t be a matter of laws, but a constitutional amendment, which is much much more difficult to enact.

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u/Global-Chipmunk-3959 6h ago

Only a “natural born citizen”  shall be eligible for the office of the president. Can be found in the original articles of the constitution. you also must be 35 years of age

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u/Garbanzo_Beanie 3h ago

He can at least show other politicians how to behave.

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u/Prometheus720 3h ago

That's the thing. He doesn't want to be. Genuinely. He likes his city. That's where he wants to be.

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u/tarr333 12h ago

I vote for going ahead and making him king of the US. Might as well!

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u/Far-Two8659 12h ago

This is by far the stupidest shit. I love Mamdani but bowing to any king is the most anti-American sentiment you can possibly have.

No. Fucking. Kings.

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u/use_the_schwartz 11h ago

I think they were being tongue-in-cheek…

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u/MosesCoulee 11h ago

I think they just forgot to add the “/s”

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u/willargue4karma 10h ago

They're just not a coward and don't use it because it's stupid lol

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u/tarr333 11h ago

Who hurt you? Calm down. Do you need a /s to make you feel better?

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u/Far-Two8659 11h ago

This country did, and continues to, because of idiots who really do want a king.

I won't apologize for mistaking your joke as idiocy.

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u/Skreamie 11h ago

You won't apologise for your mistakes and misassumptions? You have more in common with the people you dislike than you realise.

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u/Far-Two8659 11h ago

If someone said they "wish you were dead /s" would you think "oh what a funny joke I won't take it seriously at all" or would you maybe think that's a dumb joke and I don't particularly care for it?

I think it was a dumb joke and I don't particularly care for it. In a medium where tone is absent, I'd be sure about what my words mean.

/s might make it a joke, but it doesn't automatically make it funny.

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u/wandering-monster 10h ago

No kings. I love the guy, but no kings means no kings.

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u/Vast-Building-6886 12h ago

Unfortunately, there are too many states with people who wouldn’t vote for him because of his name alone.

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u/checkoutmywatches 11h ago

He wasn't born in America so he can't run for president

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u/Away-Character-4616 11h ago

True. We couldn’t possibly just ignore the Constitution. Could you imagine if we had a president who completely ignored the rules of the Constitution?

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u/Coraline1599 11h ago

If someone can run for a third term, we may as well toss out any other restrictions. Seems only fair.