▲ 902 ▼ The Smear Campaign Against Zohran Mamdani Failed. That’s a Huge Deal. (www.thenation.com) submitted 1 year ago by psychothumbs@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 98 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] cowfodder@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (2 children) There's a huge Jewish population in NYC, and many mistakenly assume that all of them support what Israel is doing. To a lot of people Judaism=Zionism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Zak@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (3 children) Even if that assumption were correct, the mayor of NYC cannot meaningfully aid or hinder Israel's actions. A politician's position on an issue far outside the scope of the office they're seeking doesn't usually influence my vote. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago The oligarchs can't win on the merits of their policies, so they desperately resort to identity politics to try to divide us. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 year ago There might be some things the mayor could do, like joining boycotts, etc. Certainly he can stop or interfere with the crackdown on pro-palestinian dissent in the city which has been extreme under Adams and Trump. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) A politician's position on an issue far outside the scope of the office they're seeking doesn't usually influence my vote You're probably the minority on that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zak@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago That would be interesting to find out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mcv@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago That's a weird assumption. Many Jews strongly oppose it, including Bernie Sanders, Jon Stewart, Ben and Jerry from the ice cream, and probably millions of less famous Jews. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zak@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (3 children) Even if that assumption were correct, the mayor of NYC cannot meaningfully aid or hinder Israel's actions. A politician's position on an issue far outside the scope of the office they're seeking doesn't usually influence my vote. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago The oligarchs can't win on the merits of their policies, so they desperately resort to identity politics to try to divide us. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 year ago There might be some things the mayor could do, like joining boycotts, etc. Certainly he can stop or interfere with the crackdown on pro-palestinian dissent in the city which has been extreme under Adams and Trump. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) A politician's position on an issue far outside the scope of the office they're seeking doesn't usually influence my vote You're probably the minority on that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zak@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago That would be interesting to find out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago The oligarchs can't win on the merits of their policies, so they desperately resort to identity politics to try to divide us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 year ago There might be some things the mayor could do, like joining boycotts, etc. Certainly he can stop or interfere with the crackdown on pro-palestinian dissent in the city which has been extreme under Adams and Trump. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) A politician's position on an issue far outside the scope of the office they're seeking doesn't usually influence my vote You're probably the minority on that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zak@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago That would be interesting to find out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zak@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago That would be interesting to find out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mcv@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago That's a weird assumption. Many Jews strongly oppose it, including Bernie Sanders, Jon Stewart, Ben and Jerry from the ice cream, and probably millions of less famous Jews. permalink fedilink source parent