On your Marx, get set, Zo!
Yesterday was off-brand election day, in America. One of the three off-brand election days every four years where the big potato presidency is not up for grabs and, thus, generally not as gripping. Except, yesterday had some intrigue. Namely, would Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, beat establishment democrat-turned-independent Andrew Cuomo in the race to rule America’s largest city.
Not only did Mamdani win. He won decisively.
The Uganda born Muslim stunned by seemingly coming out of nowhere with promises of city-owned grocery stores, free transportation, rent freezes etc. which, in turn, sent right-leaning media and pundits into an apocalyptic tailspin. The New York Post ran a photo of Mamdani hoisting a hammer and sickle on its morning cover with the tagline “On your Marx, get set, Zo! Socialist wins race for mayor.” Billionaire real-estate investor Barry Sternlicht declared that New York would soon be turned into Mumbai. President Trump stopped gilding his living space, for a moment, to add, “The decision facing all Americans could not be more clear – we have a choice between communism and common sense.”
Much fear. More fear-mongering.
Now, I grew up in the ground down teeth of the Red Scare. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics the “Evil Empire” and bad. No blue jeans. Long lines for bread. The west a beacon of personal freedom and opportunity and McDonalds. I remember checking The Communist Manifesto out from the library as if it were forbidden fruit, in high school, reading the opening stanza about “a spectre haunting Europe” whilst trying to figure out what it all really meant. In college, I’d go on to read anything Che Guevara had written plus whatever other revolutionary business I could get my hands on, particularly enjoying “Marxism and the Philosophy of Language,” seeing as I got my master’s degree in Applied Linguistics.
I self-described as a communist in those days, but only, really, to take whatever food I wanted from the shared college house fridge and calling it redistribution of wealth.
The rebellious thrill of thinking on Marxism, Communism, Socialism faded over the years, for me, as thinking on Islamic radicalism took its place. Its return as boogeyman no. 1, though, has me re-pondering and wondering.
Are you scared of Pinkos?
If so, why?
Interesting.
So are you saying that the grocery stores will be mandated to only provide “Primary products with minimal processing.”
Will the government establish the prices, and quantities a shopper can purchase?
Who will be the buyers that negotiate with the manufacturers and food processors? Ar they government employed.
I am no fan of the processed food industry, but am truly interested in how these new grocery stores will be operated and regulated, and if there will be government regulations imposed on what food products people can purchase and consume.
I have lived and worked in Norway in the Oil and Gas sector. They will drain the last drip of oil out of the North Sea and every day between then and now, their sovereign wealth fund will keep getting larger. In the meantime they provide worldwide health cover for their citizens, build infrastructure that we can only dream of, educate their citizens to a high level (for free), and basically become the poster child for how a country should spend its money.
Meanwhile the richest country in the world spends more money on the military than the next top 10 combined.
Yeah, Norway are “absolutely fucked” aren’t they.
Mind you, I could have used Finland (or Sweden) for the example, those socialist countries that don’t have a drip of oil, yet are on par with Norway.
reality is Norway has the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world….$3Trillion AUD
I has taxed the ming industry and banked the wealth so it can divest into long term national benefit, for all the people…so I call that a world class plan!
Have you heard him rap?
He’s a natural!
money in the bank.
they’ll be right.
Until the banking system collapses.
they’ve got the fjords and some beautiful women- they’ll be fine.
Praying for a secular world, enough of this bullshit.
As an atheist can I pray for 2-3s Sunday and Monday?
that was one of the best episodes
There’s always whale meat.
Chas cashing in those nasty shekels for being a nazisraeli man-whore….A go getter indeed
That’s Derek!
Yes! We’re all Zohran Mamdani now!
True….I apologize
Just tired of how many children we watched get butchered the last 24 months and seeing surf dudes praise the nazisraelis is too much for sanity
I’m doubling down on my investments in Popcorn.
No surf news so its politics now at the grit? Get Chaz a HamSammish.
Surfing real old.
I think I see a nipple
Knowing this is a family friendly site, Chas covered up the nipple ring.
Are there any real commies in US?
I thought it was just a fashion statement for kids.
Everyone’s a commie until they see it up close.
#1 thing Marxists, Communists and Socialists are best at, is decreasing populations.
BTW- what are “basic food stuffs” and whose supposed to pay for it?
Its good to see a social conservative in charge of NYC again!!
Flick John a email. He needs your email & phone number for the freight company.. [email protected]
Ok
Mate. You’re allowing people to use the word “chinks” instead of Chinese people in this thread?
I think that overt racist language could be a line that we don’t step over while having our fun here. There are some things that don’t need to be said out loud and in public, despite what the user says in their own home.
People are using it? I skimmed the thread and didn’t see it .
It’s kind of like the BG version of where’s waldo.
there’s a chink in the armor.
Jordy’s Nipples might have something to say about this. Striders Attack Dog Tits too…
The Gulag Archipelago
Mamdani graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and received a bachelor’s degree with a major in Africana studies from Bowdoin College in Maine in 2014. After working as a housing counselor and musician, Mamdani entered local New York City politics as a campaign manager for Khader El-Yateem and Ross Barkan.
He was first elected to the New York State Assembly in 2020, defeating five-term incumbent Aravella Simotas in the Democratic primary. He was reelected without opposition in 2022 and 2024.
………and is now Mayor of the most important city in The United States.
break out the lube and bend over NY….you’re about to get seriously fucked.
The majority chose him so the majority is happy. The majority wants change. And you question that majority – who are these people, what these people are thinking, where we’re all heading and recommend copious lubrication.
I agree 100% , as it is exactly what i feel about Trump being elected twice and all his populist by-products rising across Europe.
Hes a cunt. The Orange Godzilla is a cunt. We are all cunts.
Cuntry Singer #2028
I went to that guy’s page because I have never heard of him. He’s a massive anti zionist so wouldn’t take his word as any kind of indicator of popular opinion.
I’m no zionist either by the way. Basically I think both sides are fuckwits.