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Why is it such a big deal who is mayor of NYC? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 months ago by ech@lemmy.ca to c/eli5@lemmy.world

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I get and agree that more progressive candidates are a good thing, but how much unilateral power does the mayor of one city really have, even if it's NYC? Why is everyone, up to the top of the US government, chiming in on it?

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[–] yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To add on to this, it puts a seriously progressive candidate in a position to actually implement some of the changes progressive folks have been championing, which has basically never happened before. If things work out well, it will serve as a real-life demonstration of the merits of leftist policy, which will hopefully force moderates/centrists to maybe confront some of their deeply held assumptions and start pulling in the right direction.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Results are a HUGE thing the opposition is scared of. They're making sounds like Mamdani's plans are bound to fail. They sound like bullies when you stand up, "I'm not afraid of you!" Well, if you weren't scared of me, you wouldn't have to announce the fact.

If they weren't afraid of positive results they'd be laughing, "Fuck him. Let him burn NYC to the ground and everyone will see how these policies work out."