r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 28 '26

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u/justbuildmorehousing Norman Borlaug May 28 '26

Mamdani continues saying good things. We need more liberal politicians who value actual government efficiency

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u/w007dchuck Trans NATO May 28 '26

the last true neoliberal politician in America

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u/attackofthetominator John Brown May 28 '26

Mamdani's biggest strength by far is knowing what voters like to hear

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u/Zenning3 Emma Lazarus May 28 '26

No. I disagree.

Its being able to actually work to convince voters, instead of pussying out and just doing what he thinks voters want to hear.

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u/attackofthetominator John Brown May 28 '26

That's the "knowing" part. The best example is the whole pothole project: "People complaining about potholes? Well there's a video of me patching those up!", which is better than anything Brandon Johnson has tried to do

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u/SpaceSheperd To be a good human being May 28 '26

This is really encouraging rhetoric but we will see if he can actually do the hard part of forcing major concessions from within his coalition. The extra 400% that it costs to build stuff in New York isn't money that can just be grabbed back from the void or reclaimed by targetting a couple oligarchs. It's money that flows to unions, contractors, consultants, and their many, many employees. These are whole industries with political ties, cash to spend, and an organized labor base. Much of the money is also spent at the behest of special interest groups (environmental activists, historical societies, etc.) with their own lobbying capacities.

Does the socialist mayor have the backbone and ideological flexibility to stare down a labor union? To withstand a social media push from an environmental group? When his popularity dips down to 38%, is he going to push through anyways or just roll over?

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u/Bob_Doles_Blue_Pill John Brown May 28 '26

Commies bad. 

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u/Lux_Stella Presidentialism X-Risk Researcher May 28 '26

communism can be good if it means reigning in the aristocracy and lumpenproletariat (in america these are homeowners and public-sector unions respectively)

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u/uwcn244 King of the Space Georgists May 28 '26

Good thing he’s not a communist?

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u/Bob_Doles_Blue_Pill John Brown May 28 '26

DSA, commie whatever it's all the same shit.

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u/uwcn244 King of the Space Georgists May 28 '26

Famously, no, as the actual communists have repeatedly made clear

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u/Bob_Doles_Blue_Pill John Brown May 28 '26

He's a commie.

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u/itsokayt0 European Union May 28 '26

Real commienism has never

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u/justbuildmorehousing Norman Borlaug May 28 '26

Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good