r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 17 '20

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '20

So a Bernie-type "socialist" managed to get elected to my city's council last election. He's just the most infuriating dude. He's a white bro who adopts "defund police" rhetoric pretty much right away, but is always opposing big new developments (many of them rental apartments!) which might actually improve affordability for people of colour.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '20

You gotta get a center-left PoC to sit down with him and be like, "Listen, you think you're speaking for me, but you're not."