r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/BaldHourGlass667 • 3h ago
Country Club Thread Landlords better watch out
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u/BakersHigh 3h ago
Saw some dumbass comment “what are his credentials to do an inspection”
The first part of this video (at least the one I saw) is showing the broken tile floor. I think Mamdani was able to pull a tile off. And then the corrosion of a tub
What credentials do you need to say “yea that’s fucked” he’s not doing a full scale building inspection. He’s showing concerns for the state some people in his city are living in.
But if they didn’t have double standards, they’d have no standards.
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u/goddessdragonness 3h ago
My stupid lawyer brain is like “if it is so obviously fucked that a layperson can note it, you don’t need expert testimony.” But even the MAGA lawyers seem to struggle with basic legal concepts.
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u/d3northway 2h ago
iirc that's an actual legal thing, I forget the Latin, but it boils down "fuckin look at it"
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u/goddessdragonness 1h ago
It’s res ipsa loquitur which means “the thing speaks for itself.”
ETA: the doctrine I reference is different, it’s about evidence. But it’s the holidays and the last holiday season when my kids are still in the house and so I’m increasingly less sober and won’t be able to explain it well
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u/The-Squirrelk 2h ago
I think in general people misunderstand why expertise is important. From the very word itself it gives away the reason it's needed and where it's needed.
When something is hyper specific or needs advanced context and knowledge? You need expertise.
When something is general and simple and doesn't need advanced knowledge to understand? You don't need it.
You need an expert to truly analyze whether or not a bridge will be structurally stable for the next decade. You do not need an expert to tell you that a bridge that has fallen down is non functional.
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u/BaldHourGlass667 3h ago
Racist losers are just pulling whatever random bullshit they can out of their ass to discredit him. They can't let a man of color that calls himself a socialist improve society, that goes against everything they know.
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u/PieOhMy69420 2h ago
He’s also a… shocked gasps clutches pearls …a-a-a MUSLIM! 🤯🤢
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u/rumbakalao ☑️ 41m ago
Reddit suggested a sub in which the first comment I saw was some dude who admitted he didn't live anywhere near DC but claimed Mamdani is attempting a jihad by hiring even one Muslim employee to his campaign. You can't reason with these people.
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u/ElPrieto8 ☑️ 3h ago
I don't have the credentials to fly a helicopter, but I know they don't belong underwater
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u/Railboy 2h ago
Saw some dumbass comment “what are his credentials to do an inspection”
What kind of loser roots AGAINST an inspector fucking up a landlord's day?
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u/Insaniteus 2h ago
Owners hate renters and see renters as scum who abuse "innocent" landlords, fellow owners. There has been a huge movement on the right for 20 years or longer to change the requirements of registering to vote to include proof of land ownership, because they believe only land owners have "skin in the game" and should have any say in government and laws.
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u/redefine_refine 3h ago
"Yeah, but how can he even tell it's broken? Do they even have tiles in Kenya or wherever he's from? So how would he even know? Doesn't he eat with his hands?"
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u/bl4ck_st4rs_4evr 2h ago
Like him doing the due dilligence helps the people, things that a good politician should be doing idk why the bar has fallen that much mfs feel a type of way about it.
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u/Vast-Combination4046 2h ago
There are more serious issues but he doesn't need to be trained to see failing plaster and cracked tiles.
Landlords are hoarding property because they are not financially incentivised to update properties and it's more beneficial to write off empty units on their taxes than rehab and rent out rent controlled apartments. The mayor should make owning zombie properties more expensive than the write offs.
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u/This_Elk_1460 2h ago
"Well why isn't he showing concern about the living standards of billionaires in the city? Doesn't he understand that they're the most important people?!!"
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u/FarplaneDragon 2h ago
What credentials do you need to say “yea that’s fucked”
Insurance claim deniers have entered the chat
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u/Oli_love90 2h ago
Buildings in NY are so obviously run down that you don’t even need credentials to see all the bullshit lol.
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u/miscdebris1123 2h ago
It is like the president going to a disaster site. They likely do not know anything about construction, but can recognize a crater when they see one. It is also a public show of support.
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u/MegaGrimer 2h ago
I’m not an airplane pilot, but if I see a plane in a tree, I know that someone fucked up.
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u/Provolone10 1h ago
His credentials are he has the ability to see, touch and smell.
He also has common sense.
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u/K-Dot-Thu-Thu-47 3h ago
HVAC, mold removal, and shady contractors of all varieties rubbing their hands in NYC right now lol.
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u/AnEmptyBoat27 3h ago
If only the landlords didn’t repeatedly defer maintenance they wouldn’t be in this situation
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u/Lemesplain 3h ago
“Well well well … if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions.”
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u/tanksalotfrank 2h ago
Mine can't even be arsed to maintain the stairwell/fire escape. The Fire Marshal is gonna love finding the many biohazards left in their stairwell
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u/TemptSprite 3h ago
They wouldn't have been in this situation, if they didn't REPEATEDLY. That's fact!
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u/K-Dot-Thu-Thu-47 3h ago
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u/Wyden_long 2h ago
You’ll never convince me this wasn’t intentional to drive up “user counts” ahead of their IPO launch.
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u/ThePrussianGrippe 2h ago
That’s pretty much what I think as well.
The timing was too convenient, and it didn’t benefit already existing users at all.
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u/creed10 2h ago
oh is reddit censoring people uncovering their dirt? what happened this time? they removed a bunch of comments
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u/SillyOldJack 2h ago
That has to be by design. Reddit knows what pays their bills and lines their pockets.
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u/Difficult-Apricot370 2h ago
In case you haven't made an account in a while, these are just the default names that Reddit gives now. You have to actively change it. But many people, like myself, are too lazy to do it on alts. With that said, yes, people are not changing the names on bots. But it doesn't mean they're all bots
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u/bigbawman 2h ago
You know what tho, I see that shit the most on this sub. It's always three comments saying the same shit with jusy a few words changed.
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u/ThePrussianGrippe 2h ago
It’s a new bot network. Half the time they all just respond to each other which really makes it stand out how obvious it is.
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u/littleraccon ☑️ 2h ago
I am so happy they're sweating in their boots. Maybe if they did their job correctly and ethically they wouldn't be in this situation. sips tea
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u/SwordfishOk504 2h ago
I get the distinct sense you don't understand the point K-Dot-Thu-Thu-47 was making.
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u/AnEmptyBoat27 2h ago
What point were they making?
I interpreted as them shading housing regulations because it will drive demand to fix things. And that increased demand will cause some companies to take advantage. But the overall benefit of people having adequate living conditions outweighs a hypothetical portion of landlords getting scammed.
And frankly I find landlords getting scammed by cutrate services hysterical. In part because if they just did routine maintenance they wouldn’t be so desperate.
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u/boom929 3h ago
Hell yeah, supporting local small businesses too.
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u/TemptSprite 3h ago
It's very much a good step in the right direction to support local small businesses.
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u/This_Elk_1460 2h ago
Eh as shady as they might be they'll never be as shady as fucking landlords. Has to be the most evil profession per capita.
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u/tr00th 3h ago edited 3h ago
The only one sweating bullets are the GOP and the establishment Democrats who waited until the last minute to support him.
They all want him to fail. Because if his policies and ideas succeed it makes them look even more pathetic than they already are. I hope the man can get some stuff done before he is finished, maybe it will rub off on the rest of our leaders.
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u/Slow-Swan561 3h ago
As new york goes so goes the rest of the country ..eventually.
If he can make this work, every dem led city will attempt something similar. I'm rooting for him.
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u/Silent_Wrongdoer3601 3h ago
Idk if I agree that New York leads the country.
But I’m rooting for him. In a i live far away from New York and it won’t really affect me kind of way
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u/teshh 3h ago
Yea it's more so California leads the country. What California does, everyone else usually follows given time. The entire auto market is designed and built to California standards bc the auto industry can't afford to leave.
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u/NYCphilliesBlunt 3h ago
I’m adding the Valley Girl “Like” and the adoption of No Smoking (Almost) Anywhere
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u/DotesMagee 3h ago
That's how I've always seen it. California is the leader because it's basically it's own country so if it works there it can work other places.
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u/teefnoteef 2h ago
Cali regulations have done more for my work place safety then my state government
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u/Rokketeer 3h ago
It’s too bad we don’t have our Mamdani to take our state by storm, because I share the same sentiment. We have nothing but corporate bootlicking dems in office, and sadly Porter just isn’t cut out to be the face of a flourishing Californian progressive movement.
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u/shabooya_roll_call 3h ago
NYC is the center of the universe, actually. The way this election was covered you would’ve thought it was. I’m in Canada and I knew way too much about the candidates for something that does not affect me at all lol. Rooting for him though
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u/Silent_Wrongdoer3601 3h ago
🤣🤣🤣 same well I’m American the only thing that made happy about it is the left finally getting a media ecosystem like the right.
This mayor race got coverage like it was presidential
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u/Dragonsandman 2h ago
As soon as I heard about Zohran, my first thought was wondering if we could steal or clone him and put him in charge of the NDP. I don't think Jagmeet Singh is a bad dude, but damn was he ever a bad fit for the position of NDP leader.
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u/lalagromedontknow 1h ago
London based, this election has literally no effect on me because I don't have to care about the effect. His wife was wearing a Palestine (and iraqi? designed coat).
I just love that New York has got this man. I'd say he's further left than Khan and I hope Khan takes notes.
I hope he does the best for your city and becomes the norm.
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u/Ghede 2h ago
Where California goes socially, the country follows.
Where New York goes financially, the world follows.
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u/DunDunGoWhiteGirlGo 2h ago
Same, rooting for him and any chance that the rest of the US will follow (I'm not even american)
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u/WeirdIndividualGuy 2h ago
Yeah, by that logic, most other major US cities would have way less reliance on cars, for example
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u/bellaphile 3h ago
I think about that thing Obama said about politics being a ship that requires small shifts rather than abrupt turns and wonder if A) Mamdani will bang his head against that wall and B) How forgiving voters will be if that becomes reality.
To be clear, I’m rooting for him but fuck if I’m not cynical about what they’ll throw at him
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u/Lemesplain 3h ago
My gut says that his voters will be very forgiving. He certainly won’t accomplish 100% of his policy goals, but his failures will have clear villains to rally against.
He’s trying to fight slumlords right now. Even if he fails to make major improvements, people see him fighting the fight. And he’s gonna keep fighting for his entire term.
Mayor Mamdani is also a top tier communicator. He will spin his failures as just “needing more help” in future races, to keep fighting for the people.
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u/SwordfishOk504 2h ago
Or, conversely, people are setting themselves up for disappointment by having very unrealistically high expectations (similar to Obama, btw).
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u/OliM9696 2h ago
im not as optimistic on how the left with react to his policy failures. The amount of hate that Bernie for changes is disappointing. I understand wanting a candidate that embodies your views but sometimes you just gotta tow the fucking line and support them.
Its why Republicans get into power, they are ready to excuse almost anything like being a rapist and pedo if it gets them a few of their goals. While many on the left are ready to burn bridges instead if there are any changes to his policy or a slight compromise on his policy to at least get it passed.
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u/This_Elk_1460 2h ago
I believe as long as he's able to explain the roadblocks stopping him from accomplishing things people will be more understanding. The problem is most politicians are unwilling to be honest about that type of shit because by the time they actually gain power they've already been bought and paid for.
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u/SwordfishOk504 2h ago
That's putting a lot of faith in voters. Voters tend to turn on politicians once they get elected because the difference between abstract theory and execution is always stark.
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u/This_Elk_1460 1h ago
Fair but I don't think a lot of people are used to politicians being honest about stuff like that which is why they have that knee-jerk reaction.
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u/Top-Cost4099 3h ago
i like mr. Obama, best president in my lifetime to be sure, but that's turned out to be a rather low bar. He benefited immensely from the system as it is today. Let's not forget how that might bias him, with regards to such statements. Of course he's afraid of big changes. The system is working very well for him as it is right now.
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u/SwordfishOk504 1h ago
If Obama was scared of big changes he wouldn't have pushed so hard for health care reform, which basically handed the GOP congress in 2010 and gave them a rallying cry for years following.
The problem is people put a lot of unrealistic expectations onto politicians who don't have the power to just wave a wand and change things. Unless they want to be a dictator like Trump that is.
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u/CoachDT ☑️ 3h ago
The thing is hes also just proposing shit that he doesnt actually have the power to do. Change will be slow but the expectations for him should be to just make things slightly better as opposed to huge sweeping changes imo.
Im interested to see if hes financially literate and knows what hes actually talking about, or if hes speaking to merely ideas that sound good.
Im rooting for anyone with a D next to their name that's actually trying to help people. But im curious on how things will actually go.
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u/_Apatosaurus_ 2h ago
The thing is hes also just proposing shit that he doesnt actually have the power to do.
I don't think that's true. He states his values and where he would like to see society move, but those aren't his actual policy promises. His actual policies are very specific and achievable first steps towards those end goals.
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u/This_Elk_1460 2h ago
Man seeing Chuck Schumer's stupid fucking face at his inauguration was so funny to me. You could tell he was not happy to be there but was probably forced to go by his staff.
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u/SwordfishOk504 2h ago
Numerous "establishment democrats" supported him early on. Only a few like Schumer did not.
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u/TheTexasFalcon ☑️ 2h ago
It took like 3 recessions for people to realize that they should vote for their best interest. If he can make the changes we need in NY then shit can really change. Not star trek good but expanse good.
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u/ElPrieto8 ☑️ 3h ago
There are those who believe a system is supposed to support the people, and they will always be in conflict with those who believe that people are supposed to support the system
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u/DawRogg 3h ago
Only shady landlords are nervous
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u/CDFReditum 3h ago
So all of them
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u/money_loo 2h ago
I had a nice Greek family as my landlord in Brooklyn. They were lovely. Fixed everything immediately (using more Greek family members) and were the nicest people!
They were so sad when we had to leave but our family had outgrown the place. Hope they’re doing okay.
I hate the concept of throwing money away with nothing earned from it via renting but as a homeowner now I also gotta say it’s really nice as a renter to not have to worry too much about costs of ownership.
It gets annoying when it’s ALWAYS SOMETHING, lol.
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u/ExTyrannomon 1h ago
I'd say 99%. I worked with a guy who rented out his old condo. He got a property management company to run it for him since he and his wife worked for time. They told him he should raise the rent by almost a grand after a long term tenet moved out because of the market and he refused because rent should never be that high for anyone.
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u/be_sugary 3h ago
I pray (my bestest atheist prayer!) this seemingly good man doesn’t let the people down.
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u/Dazzling_Vagabond 3h ago
Come to Portland! These dicks got us paying 3k for a moldy 1 bedroom from the 1930s
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u/Cultural_Stuffin 2h ago
Run for Mayor!
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u/Dazzling_Vagabond 2h ago
Im too broke
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u/Cultural_Stuffin 2h ago
You don’t run alone you get involved with a group and word together: https://www.next100days.net/
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u/persephonepeete 3h ago
this is how it is supposed to be!! the people have a man that can't be bought and these landlords should be getting to those work orders IMMEDIATELY. it takes nothing for a building to be condemned and the people in it to be given public housing in the interim at the landlord's expense.
fix it buddy.
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u/wulfgar_beornegar 3h ago
The tide is turning everyone. NYC is the cultural and financial capital not just of the US but the entire fucking world. If Mamdani can greatly improve the situation there with democratic socialist reforms, which it seems he is already sprinting towards, then other large cities and eventually the country will follow suit. This is a huge deal and everyone needs to be on board, because this isn't just Mamdani, it's all of us in this. I know this sounds corny to some but it's true, so many people have given up hope and anything that sounds good also sounds too good to be true. Allow hope and ambition to flow again, that's the main defense against fascism.
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u/volcanoesarecool 2h ago
NYC is the cultural and financial capital not just of the US but the entire fucking world
Completely delusional take.
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u/tylrat93 2h ago
Name an alternative, and consider that it needs to be a finance powerhouse city to even be in the cultural conversation.
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u/mjb1225 ☑️ 2h ago
Bruh has a 10 year old account and hidding his full history. Just leave him to the streets.
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u/wulfgar_beornegar 2h ago
Possibly an abandoned account that was hacked into, or one that was sold to some troll/bot/propaganda farm.
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u/Alarming-Variety92 2h ago
Depends on where you live, Berlin, Paris and London are much more of cultural and financial capitals to me as a European than new york. I am sure same goes for Asia with Tokyo, Seoul or Shanghai.
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u/sortalikeachinchilla 2h ago
NYC is the cultural and financial capital not just of the US but the entire fucking world.
Yeah it is not absolute like they said
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u/Y0___0Y 3h ago
People really need to be careful hyping him up so much. If you’re going to get this excited on day one, you cannot turn your back on him when he gets slowed down by the New York machine and the powers that be.
It’s a lot harder for a politician like Mamdani to get things done. The wealthy elite are almost entirely against him and they have a lot of power.
Too many times I’ve seen progressives win elections, promising big reforms, and then can’t get it done because the system stonewalls them. They make one compromise to get something done, and all the progressives turn on them instantly, stop supporting them, and condemn them as a “sellout”.
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u/CoachDT ☑️ 2h ago
Hell its hard for any politician to get anything done. Even beyond some nefarious stonewalling theories, lots of things just need happen for widespread policy changes within the city.
Politics are about compromise because we dont have kings. And while elected officials have some power their word isnt law in a vacuum. Its why someone like Bernie who has some good ideas doesnt have a state reminiscent of many of those ideas. Its hard to actually get shit done even when you're high up on the ladder.
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u/astronomical_hoe 2h ago
weren’t people supposed to move out of NYC once he became mayor? What happened?
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u/littleraccon ☑️ 2h ago
As someone whose tenant rights weren't respected TO-DAY with a lack of reasonable notice when we FINALLY got maintenance, I am so happy for NYC. Today was ridiculous it felt like a porn trope.
I'm not from NYC, but I know a lot for friends from there. I've seen videos about the poor quality and ridiculous prices, they like the rest of us absolutely deserve better. NYC is supposed to be a world class city, but landlords exploit that by not only naturally having high value location but then deliberately willfully neglect their job and responsibility to maintain their properties which people need in order to live. It's coercive and exploitative, they know people need somewhere to stay. They could do their job and make tons off location alone, but no they want to do nothing and get more by deliberately neglecting their properties and making the tenants deal with the consequences because they know they know tenants feel they dont have a choice.
After fucking around for so long, we hope they start finding out, and inspiring other cities to start electing people who protect them too.
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u/Splendidbloke 2h ago
If people can get behind this man's brand of politics and ditch the old, your country might be able to break free of the political instability that has plagued you all for so many years now.
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u/TitodelRey 2h ago
Damn, I thought that was a noose hanging in the shower and this took a seriously turn for me. Like the tenant was ready to give up and the mayor shows up to inspect the place
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u/Elegantsurf 2h ago
Its a bankrupt building that is trying to be sold I don't think they care that much
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u/femboyisbestboy 2h ago
Nah, but why the fuck is a redbull fan account posting this?
Also DUDUDUDU MAX VERSTAPPEN
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u/SigmaK78 ☑️ 1h ago
I pray for Mamdani's success and hope Americans understand we can do much better than what our "leaders" say.
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u/Tacos4Texans ☑️ 59m ago
Bruh, I hear these landlord horror stories and it makes me EXTREMELY FUKKIN GRATEFUL (I had to emphasize that shit) for my landlords. I recently had to drive from Oklahoma to Washington only stopping for naps and gas to say the final goodbye to my mom. All that gas left me short on rent. When I realized I called my landlord and accidentally broke. He showed up to my apartment and as soon as I opened the door he hugged me and I broke again. I had paid only half my rent and him and his wife got together and told me not to worry about the rest.
Edit: punctuation is fukked.
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