Elections NYC mayoral race

[Limbo Pete]

The hot stove is his ideas and plans if he in fact does what he says.

So you are not, in fact, wondering how much federal funding _can_ be taken away? Or planning to enjoy watching people lose their jobs?

 

[ShadowRun]

He’s not a Muslim. There’s no way he practices those tenants and genuinely believes in it. He just uses his ethnicity to say he’s a Muslim to get progressive points. I don’t know why progressives love Islam so much though. They really are the dumbest of the dumb.

He’s as much a Muslim as Trump is a Christian to put it into perspective. Honestly I’d vote for a practicing Muslim over a progressive any day of the week. At least muslims have principles and hold themselves to standards.

He’s as Muslim as the ex mod here ..

 

[ShadowRun]

 

[Azure]

You quoted me talking about Giuliani.

As for Trudeau, things haven't really gotten better anywhere in North America, have they?

We are much worse off post Harper.Harper was unremarkable but he was steady. Trudeau was a complete embarrassment and only stayed in power because the city of Toronto is Liberal. The same reason that Carney has won.

City of Toronto is also dying on the vine with the current idiot Mayor. Raising taxes every year to coddle the homeless.

 

[Islam Imamate]

He’s not a Muslim. There’s no way he practices those tenants and genuinely believes in it. He just uses his ethnicity to say he’s a Muslim to get progressive points. I don’t know why progressives love Islam so much though. They really are the dumbest of the dumb.

He’s as much a Muslim as Trump is a Christian to put it into perspective. Honestly I’d vote for a practicing Muslim over a progressive any day of the week. At least muslims have principles and hold themselves to standards.

What makes you say he's not Muslim? Because he's liberal?

 

[Mr Holmes]

The immigration crackdown is one but I also think you were not principally opposed to the tariffs as much as you were Trump giving people exemptions. That's better than the other Trumpers admittedly but not by much.

Enforcing our borders and immigration laws like most others countries. Got it.

 

[Islam Imamate]

Enforcing our borders and immigration laws like most others countries. Got it.

You can feel how you want but I'm just telling you that most orthodox economists would tell you immigration to the US is a net positive and some even argue that America's dynamic growth relative to Europe is primarily due to immigration. You don't have to base your politics on what orthodox economists say but if you're going to cite them I think it's fair for me to point that out.

 

[oldshadow]

When the shoe is on the other foot and we get a Democrat POTUS, would you be comfortable with them withholding funds if a GOP city elected a candidate they don't like?

They are going to so i expect it. The same as i expect the democrats to take every cut made to court.

The same if a democrat gets in the white house i expect the republicans to use all the weapons the democrats have used against Trump against them and even up the bar.

 

[Rob Battisti]

Was he responsible for these trends that were national in scope?



There was a boom that he had nothing to do with, and he was heavily criticized for heavy spending which ultimately left the next administration with a new deficit despite the brief surplus.



None of these things were created by his policies.



Yes.



I disagree. I don't know how old you were when he was in office, but he was always a lunatic. I remember how much damage he did leading into 9/11. For instance, he ignored pleas to update NYFD communications, which led to hundreds of firefighters dying because they couldn't be reached when the towers came down.

He insisted they put the EOC in Tower 7 when he was warned repeatedly that a critical OPs center should absolutely not be put in a known target; when the tower fell, they were blinded. He wanted it there because it was walking distance from his office. The father of my girlfriend at the time was an FDNY chief and they hated him.

He was always crazy; he left his wife in 2000 by announcing it in a press conference before telling her.

Feel free to take my opinions here with a grain of salt, I had a personal connection to his 9/11 failures and it has always irked me that people credit him for anything good and ignore his catastrophes that caused great harm.

Also, I'm progressive and his policies (stop and frisk, broken window) heavily targeted non-white communities, and part of the perception of his success was his reclassification of crimes to juke the stats (crimes were downgraded with showed as reductions in the more serious tables).

Lmao you don’t like him, I get it.

Broken windows was a great policy.

He beat national averages in every category.

 

[oldshadow]

So you are not, in fact, wondering how much federal funding _can_ be taken away? Or planning to enjoy watching people lose their jobs?

Sure I wondering how much federal funding they will lose. Also I dont want the federal government bailing NYC out whe he fucks it up.

Yes I will get satisfaction when business close and rich leave because of his policies.

 

[Islam Imamate]

They are going to so i expect it.

What makes you say that? If anything we saw the opposite, the CHIPS Act and the IRA under Biden sent more money to GOP states than to Democrat ones.

 

[oldshadow]

What makes you say that? If anything we saw the opposite, the CHIPS Act and the IRA under Biden sent more money to GOP states than to Democrat ones.

The way they have gone after Trump and anyone that voted for him.

I expect the war to step up a notch.

 

[Islam Imamate]

The way they have gone after Trump and anyone that voted for him.

I expect the war to step up a notch.

When did the Biden admin go after Trump voters? Like I said if anything the Biden admin disproportionately helped Trump voting states through public investments.

 

[Zazen]

Where did you see me say dangerous? I have not gone because my preference it not to go to a big city for a vacation. But NYC will be heading more towards Chicago than it will to stay in the current state.

Chicago crime is down though as are most cities. It peaked during COVID. Crime has been trending down since the 90s. I think the only exception to this are the mid 2000s. There was a period from like 2004 to 2010 when some of the major cities had very strong police forces including Giuliani's NYC. I'll give him credit for that, when I visited during this period there were far less drug addicts roaming the streets. For me Mamdani's issues honestly are his policies towards crime. I really want to see him make it a safe place for everyone. I'm not completely sold on his approach to have social workers go into some of these areas without backup. I guess we'll find out.

 

[oldshadow]

When did the Biden admin go after Trump voters? Like I said if anything the Biden admin disproportionately helped Trump voting states through public investments.

Start with FEMA. Then the fbi and parents that disagreed with what was being done to their kids.

 

[cottagecheesefan]

Sure, but unlike Bernie, he'll get elected and his wacky shit will actually be implemented.

I don’t think it will matter tho, unless next year is absolutely stellar for Trump, and his economic policies hit it out of the park, along with good messaging. This first year has been nonstop, but mostly dominated in foreign issues. Hopefully dealing with this foreign problems will result in bountiful economic reward.

The next year will be very pivotal in history and JD Vance will really have to step up and pave his way to 2028. He will need to be going around to any and every new factory that is built due to tariffs and investments in America.

Get the 18-35 year olds confidence that their prospects are really improving. Especially in the wake of AI. Get them excited to work. Get the message out that you can skip college and get a decent factory job, benefits, etc. use cool tools and machinery, beats boring office shit.

If they don’t hit the economic and other domestic issues perfectly, the midterms and 2028 will be rough.

 

[Islam Imamate]

Start with FEMA. Then the fbi and parents that disagreed with what was being done to their kids.

What exactly are you talking about? Can you link a news article from a reputable source explaining these cases?

 

[Zazen]

I don’t think it will matter tho, unless next year is absolutely stellar for Trump, and his economic policies hit it out of the park, along with good messaging. This first year has been nonstop, but mostly dominated in foreign issues. Hopefully dealing with this foreign problems will result in bountiful economic reward.

The next year will be very pivotal in history and JD Vance will really have to step up and pave his way to 2028. He will need to be going around to any and every new factory that is built due to tariffs and investments in America.

Get the 18-35 year olds confidence that their prospects are really improving. Especially in the wake of AI. Get them excited to work. Get the message out that you can skip college and get a decent factory job, benefits, etc. use cool tools and machinery, beats boring office shit.

If they don’t hit the economic and other domestic issues perfectly, the midterms and 2028 will be rough.

What are these foreign issues you're referring to?

 

[Mr Holmes]

You can feel how you want but I'm just telling you that most orthodox economists would tell you immigration to the US is a net positive and some even argue that America's dynamic growth relative to Europe is primarily due to immigration. You don't have to base your politics on what orthodox economists say but if you're going to cite them I think it's fair for me to point that out.

And there are studies that show the opposite. If we want more laborers we can setup permit programs and have qualified people apply. Its not like allowing tens of millions of unvetted illegals to just pour into the country is the only way.

 

[Barney Gumble]

You've already said communists and national socialists are the same, so there's nothing we can talk about.

both state loving collectivists. one hates hierarchies, the other loves them. both end up starving and or murdering everyone for the greater good. both scum.