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Lesson from New York: Elect the third world, get the third world
American Thinker ^ | 06/26/25 | Monica Showalter

Posted on 06/26/2025 8:38:52 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Like any conservative, I'm horrified to see what New York City has chosen as its top candidate in its primary.

Slick-talking, endlessly cheerful, communist-as-they-come Ugandan-born Zohran Mamdani defeated a weak slate of candidates and now heads to the runoff in a largely one-party city at the end of the year. Low turnout, white trust-fund babies, and the Asian achiever vote are reportedly responsible for the outcome.

Overwhelming majority of the NYC Asians voted for Mamdani—namely Chinese and Indians.

It’s so sad that so many Chinese still prefer socialism/communism after fleeing China as they still believe in free handouts from the government 😱 pic.twitter.com/FlklML3qJ9 — Xi Van Fleet (@XVanFleet) June 25, 2025

Other ethnics, immigrants, and blacks stayed away. The New York Times has a pretty good piece about how blacks avoided him like a bad smell:

For years, the conventional wisdom in New York among strategists and candidates alike has been that in any Democratic primary, the road to victory runs through Black communities.

Then came Zohran Mamdani.

In the race that culminated on Tuesday, Mr. Mamdani forged a new multiracial political coalition to become the likely Democratic nominee for mayor and topple Andrew M. Cuomo, the former governor, who had far more name recognition, financial firepower — and political baggage.

And Mr. Mamdani did so even as he lost many of New York City’s most solidly Black neighborhoods. A New York Times analysis of the results shows that Mr. Cuomo dominated in precincts where at least 70 percent of residents are Black, more than doubling Mr. Mamdani’s support, 59 percent to 26 percent.

So how do we stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor of New York City?


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: mamdani; marxist; mayor; newyork; nyc
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1 posted on 06/26/2025 8:38:52 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
It's all about STYLE vs. SUBSTANCE.

For whites on the left, he had the appeal of the "exotic" as Chris Rufo notes in this excellent tweet-piece here:

The thing about Zohran Mamdani is that he is not an Islamist, but a regime leftist who understands that the symbols of the exotic Other are an extremely valuable currency within the world of the radical Left.

He was able to very skillfully combine the outward appearance of the Third World oppressed with the inward politics of the average white DSA leftist. This is a very powerful formula and Mamdani, like AOC, has the charisma to make it stick. Both shrewdly selected political districts in which this kind of politics is possible, then used those as a mechanism for building the appearance, and eventually the reality, of a national movement. His ideas are utterly destructive, but his presentation is compelling.

He was even able to make "city-owned grocery stores"—an idea plucked straight from the histories of Third World communism—into a meme. If he wins the general election, America might be able to witness a real-time experiment in socialist economics. — Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) June 25, 2025


2 posted on 06/26/2025 8:41:32 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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“So how do we stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor of New York City?”

They deserve him.


3 posted on 06/26/2025 8:41:46 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: SeekAndFind

He was even able to make “city-owned grocery stores”—an idea plucked straight from the histories of Third World communism—into a meme.


I still remember pictures of the soviet union grocery stores................


4 posted on 06/26/2025 8:43:24 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: SeekAndFind

“witness a real-time experiment in socialist economics”

All of which tried in the past have failed and makes things worse.


5 posted on 06/26/2025 8:43:25 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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6 posted on 06/26/2025 8:46:11 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Resolute Conservative


New York City Owned Grocery Stores will make Food Shopping Affordable Again!
7 posted on 06/26/2025 8:47:53 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Who knew “Escape From New York” would become a DOCUMENTARY?

The old “Duke” of NYC, in the John Carpenter classic film, was played by Isaac Hayes. The updated version stars Zohran Mamdani as “The Duke.” I can hardly wait to see him riding the completely trashed streets of NYC in his stretch limo with the chandeliers on the front fenders.


8 posted on 06/26/2025 8:51:00 AM PDT by Gnome1949
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9 posted on 06/26/2025 8:55:22 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
So how do we stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor of New York City?

NY City has turned into an old socialist whore, who survives by 1) skimming off the Wall Street Casino trading in America's debt and financialization, and 2) from massive government welfare and aid, paid for in debt.

So the only way to fix NY City is to end printed, fiat money, courtesy of the Federal Reserve.

10 posted on 06/26/2025 8:55:28 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: SeekAndFind

New Amsterdam-—>>New York-—>New Mogadishu. And down it goes.


11 posted on 06/26/2025 8:55:47 AM PDT by madison10
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To: SeekAndFind

Escape from New York may turn out to be a prophetic movie.

No, it may not become a literal prison, but it just may feel like it, and be just as horrific.


12 posted on 06/26/2025 8:57:31 AM PDT by cuban leaf (2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Well, if a republican serious about winning runs a halfway decent campaign, he won’t have a chance.


13 posted on 06/26/2025 8:58:26 AM PDT by cuban leaf (2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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I predict the dude will be a centrist Mayor. None of his progressive $hi* will be implemented. He will quietly strike deals with the rich and corporations while fleecing the average Joe. He will publicly be soft on criminals while buddying uo to police unions.

More importantly he will make himself a rich dude. I think the AOC crowd just got played. Reminds me of Chile’s president Boric

https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/gabriel-borics-unlikely-legacy/

Now approaching his final year in office, the former student activist often sounds less like Marxist icon Salvador Allende and more like the traditional center-left politicians he once derided. He espouses growing the economic pie, vows “mano dura” against crime, and blasts Venezuela as a dictatorship. Has Boric genuinely moderated his convictions? Or, as his less scripted remarks suggest, is this the tactic of an agile young politician biding his time?

Wherever his soul lies, Boric has been unable to accomplish any of his promised structural reforms of healthcare, education, taxes, and pensions, to name a few. But he might be forging a more durable legacy: from the 2019 protests that propelled his meteoric rise to back-to-back attempts at rewriting the Constitution and the missteps of an administration in search of identity, Boric is unwittingly steering Chile back to the successful moderate politics that preceded him.

“If Boric has moderated, this isn’t about a legacy that he pursued or attempted from the start,” Claudio Alvarado, executive director of the Institute of Studies of Society, a think tank in Santiago, told AQ. “Rather, it’s one of resignation to the strength of the facts.”


14 posted on 06/26/2025 8:59:03 AM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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To: SeekAndFind

IMPORT the THIRD WORLD, you will be IN THE THIRD WORLD!


15 posted on 06/26/2025 9:12:51 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Plus...he’s only been a CITIZEN for 6 or 7 YEARS!!! Does he have a DUAL CITIZENSHIP??? Probably......he considers himself a UGANDAN!


16 posted on 06/26/2025 9:14:34 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: SeekAndFind

There is WAY more you could put on that picture....DEFUND THE POLICE is one of them!!


17 posted on 06/26/2025 9:15:59 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: FreedomNotSafety

We’re just following the lead of our friends across the Atlantic. They’re way ahead of us in England.

Directly Elected Muslim Mayors

- Sadiq Khan – Mayor of London (2016–present)

- Lutfur Rahman – Mayor of Tower Hamlets (2010–2015, re-elected in 2022)

Confirmed Muslim Civic Mayors (Ceremonial Role)

- Birmingham – Shafique Shah (2014–2015)

- Leeds – Mohammed Iqbal (2003–2004)

- Blackburn with Darwen – Salim Mulla (2012–2013)

- Sheffield – Talib Hussain (2015–2016)

- Oxford – Mohammed Altaf-Khan (2003–2004)

- Luton – Nazia Hussain (2021–2022)

- Oldham – Shadab Qumer (2017–2018)

- Rochdale – Mohammed Zaman (2018–2019)

As of 2025, there are approximately 85 Sharia courts or Islamic councils operating across the United Kingdom, with many concentrated in England. These bodies primarily handle family-related matters such as marriage, divorce, child custody, and inheritance within the Muslim community.

As of mid-2025, there are approximately 2,154 active mosques and prayer rooms across England, according to the most recent data from MuslimsInBritain.org.

A substantial portion of the Muslim population may rely on some form of welfare or public support, especially in areas with high unemployment or economic deprivation. Employment data shows that only 48.6% of working-age British Muslims are employed.

According to the 2021 Census data, approximately 26.6% of Muslims in England live in socially rented housing, such as council or housing association homes.

The women’s fertility rates are higher too.

Consider:

- Pakistani women: Historically among the highest fertility rates in England. In past ONS data, they averaged around 2.4–2.9 children per woman.

- Bangladeshi women: Also had higher-than-average fertility, typically around 2.3–2.7 children per woman.

- White British women: Tend to have lower fertility rates, closer to the national average of 1.44 children per woman as of 2023.

And of course, in 2025, the most popular baby name in England is MUHAMMAD.

Zohran Mamdani is a significant step of New York catching up to England’s trends.

And of course,


18 posted on 06/26/2025 9:16:25 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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I read there was only 5% turnout.
If NYers are that lazy they deserve what they get.
Go vote, people. FCOL!


19 posted on 06/26/2025 9:16:33 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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Just wait till RICH people want to LEAVE NYC.....Will he LET THEM?? Without a PRICE???


20 posted on 06/26/2025 9:17:04 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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