The New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) has called on the federal government to strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship and deport him.
On Tuesday evening, Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist, declared victory over Andrew Cuomo, former governor of the state of New York, in the Democratic primary for the 2025 New York mayoral election.
The outcome, one of the first major Democratic primaries since Donald Trump returned to office, is being considered as a barometer for the party’s potential recalibration nationally, at a time when it remains ideologically divided about its future.
Yeah that’s not going to happen. Zohran Mandani is in no way a threat to the US. Period.
If it did happen I bet LA this last month will look like a slumber party compared to what will happen as a result of this actually happening.
That would get so much push back. I think it’s more likely Mamdani receives the highest award in journalism l, unfortunately.
If he does. Time for even more mass protests. Shut down the streets of New York until his citizenship is restored.
They really are afraid. Very good.
In 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act into law. In theory, this outlawed the Communist Party of the United States and banned communists from serving in certain roles.
WTF
[It passed because] many opposed communism because of its explicitly declared and historically demonstrable goal to undermine liberal democracy. In the words of Ernest van den Haag, there was “no place in democracy for those who want to abolish [it] even with a peaceful vote”.
- Wikipedia
The irony of using it here would be palpable
The freedest country on earth.
What will the average non-bootlicking american will do if this happens? I have hope that this kind of event would be the trigger for the passive majority to actually resist.
Appalling. Only the repugnicans would stoop this low. He’s been American since 2018. If they succeed in this - the US is truly Germany in the early 1930s.
The US is already there. We arrived about 2-3 months ago.
This shows how scared they are of him. This is a bellwether moment.
Exactly, people were talking about controlled opposition and it looks like it is true.
If they thought he was so left he had no chance they would just laugh or even ignore (which normally they did not pay attention to primaries).
these people are afraid of everything
Exactly. Authoritarianism is driven by two things, fearful followers who want to combat their fear with control, and social dominator leaders who take advantage of fearful followers for their own benefit.
Here is an entire free book full of research on the topic.
That is the core characteristic of ALL Conservatives - Fear. They are so afraid of EVERYTHING, that they want to preserve the safe little bubble they are in right now. ANY change is to be feared, and attacked.
It’s almost understandable until you realize it’s not just change for themselves they fear, it’s change for anyone else. Somehow, in their twisted minds, an increase in rights and humane treatment for others hurts them.
It’s because they fear they will lose their social “status” of being “better” than someone else. Because if everyone is the same then they can’t be “better”
Conservatives see the world as a zero sum. In order for one group of people to gain rights, another group has to lose rights.
This is a bellwether moment.
More like a bellend moment…
Do it. This would trigger the uprising we need.
This would trigger the uprising we need.
Would it, though?
Citizenship is a contract that gives you protection in exchange for some expectations to participate in the community.
Revoking citizenship is a huge deal. Not easily done, and I don’t think its even used as a punishment.
If they were to? Then they’ll happily revoke it for anyone who dissents with the regime.
Revoking citizenship is a huge deal. Not easily done, and I don’t think its even used as a punishment.
"… use of denaturalization … is a form of punishment more primitive than torture … " – Trop v. Dulles, 1958, denaturalization unsuitable punishment for 1944 wartime military desertion.
The use of it as an arbitrary tool to instill fear and chill participation in public office should immediately be addressed as uttering threats as a mob.
yeah I’m down to start some shit if they do
If they will revoke citizenship for one they will be happy to revoke it for anyone.
I doubt it. We’ve already tolerated a near complete collapse of the rule of law and masked goon squads kidnapping people in the streets. Disappearing one more brown guy probably isn’t going to move that needle much.
New Yorkers are a hard bunch. I would expect some enthusiastic protest if their guy got taken from them before he could even get in office.
Revoking citizenship is an extreme move. They don’t even revoke citizenship of criminals.
This would be crossing a line they are unlikely to even understand.
It’s illegal under international law. Because it creates a stateless person, which is a huge problem
If that happens, I’ll personally burn down multiple police stations. Just on principle.
I’ll join you happily. I’m just pretty confident that we will be easy to arrest since it will probably be us and a handful of other people.
Millions of people around the country turned out to protest that, and the protests are ongoing. Also, this isn’t “one more brown guy,” he’s one of the most visible politicians in the country right now.
Yeah, it also looks like it actually increased participation in LA, which the ICE, NG and Marines supposed to scare
I understand that things are happening. I’ve been to some of those protests and seen the people making a stand firsthand. It’s certainly not nothing. I’m just saying that the response we’ve seen so far is what I would have predicted for his first term. We should be making a bunch of fascists a foot shorter by now.
If it hasn’t happened yet then there’s a reason. What’s yours?
Not an american. So I have that going for me.
I am becoming increasingly sick of seeing the word ‘deport’ being used by Republicans who are suggesting revoking citizenship and a banishment. It’s exile.
“We are all domestic terrorists”
They already told us who they are, and nothing they’ve done would indicate otherwise.
it’s also like the most Un-American thing you could possibly imagine
I’m not saying it never happened before, I’m saying it’s against our laws and morals.
It might be against my, and your, morals but each of the things I pointed out were carried out by Americans within the bounds of the law. Unfortunately whether or not this fits in with the morals and laws of the US as a whole is very much up for debate.
I’m not saying it never happened before, I’m saying it’s against our laws and morals.
It’s only against our laws and morals if we actually don’t do it, and don’t allow it to be done again.
I hate to break it to you, but Americans are exceedingly inculcated with the idea of exiling racial groups.
that’s what people from the outside seem to think it’s a very small percentage that are like that
It’s a large enough percentage to reach the White House, and unfortunately that’s all that seems to matter.
Ah, you’re making the mistake of thinking we have free and fair presidential elections. We do not. It’s fucked.
77 million or so.
Also just not accurate. People vote party over their best interests often due to ignorance and lies
I don’t know any R voter who has a single bad thing to say about what’s going on right now. I haven’t seen one online either. (except those saying it’s not going far or fast enough) I peek at /r/conservative every so often and it’s nothing but cheerleading.
And nothing happening right now is a surprise to anyone who wasn’t trying not to see it.
They are cool with it, or it’s not a dealbreaker, at best.
I’ve seen several regretful Trump voters in news articles.
But yeah, haven’t met any IRL either. Including my own parents.
Allegedly.
Matters little if that “very small group” has power and is getting away with it
“Sure the numbers are really bad and it keeps happening but…”
I’m gunna need you to shut your stupid fucking mouth. The US is a dangerous hellhole and no amount of deflection will override the fact that the country has a long and storied history of doing awful things to people at home and across the world. The reason you personally suck isn’t because you’re from the US, it’s because you’re trying to save yourself by downplaying the severity of what the country is doing. Be better.
You’ve probably never lived in the USA. From the sound of it.
You’ve probably never lived in the USA. From the sound of it.
I’ve lived here going on 60 years, in multiple parts of the country, in about ten different states. I’m also a veteran.
the country has a long and storied history of doing awful things to people at home and across the world.
100% accurate, whether that other commenter lives here or not.
Deporting immigrants is one thing. But when a country starts deporting it’s own citizens, and stripping them or reducing their citizenship to justify their treatment, well… before you know it, the half-citizen deportees end up coming out of the concentration camps through the chimney.
fascists gonna fascist.
“We’Re NoT fAsCiStS tHeRe ArE nO gAs ChAmBeRs! (yet)”
The only metric for them to be fascist is if there is mass murder of civilians. Unless you’re Israel of course. :/
tHeRe ArE nO gAs ChAmBeRs! (yet)
Oh but there are.
/s ?
SpOnGe cAsE is typically used to denote sarcasm
Yeah lol the alternating caps is making fun of them for saying something absurd
Deport is not wrong
Don’t Republicans hate New York? You’d think they’d be thrilled with the opportunity for socialism to ruin one of the bluest cities in the US. Maybe they’re worried something else will happen.
Exactly… It’s all so rich coming from these losers who refuse to even enter NYC because Fox News told them it’s warzone or some bullshit.
They love New York/Wall Street, because that’s where the money is, but they hate all the liberal artsy stuff.
Hear, hear! Excellent point.
The White House has framed the upset victory by Mamdani, who could become New York City’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor, as evidence of uncontrolled migration…
And by “uncontrolled migration” they mean “brown people getting uppity and not knowing their place.”
Honestly, “uncontrolled immigration” leads to social and political mobility?
Good. That is what we need. Also, uncontrolled? When was that lol
We spread democracy to the world but we don’t like it here.
- spreading neoliberalism disguised as democracy
Have we actually spread real democracy to…anywhere? Ever?
Do Republicans Know What Communism Is?
Short answer: No.
More precise answer: They don’t have a fucking clue.
Most relevant answer: No and they don’t really care, but they will still call you a communist and kick you out of the country if you annoy them.
Edit to add archive.ph link if desired.
“Communist” and “socialist” are no different than “liberal” for them – just labels to selectively target those they don’t like, for whatever reason they decide. Just slap the label on and you’re good to go
The first time I heard of “communists” and “socialists” was back when I was in middle school, when Bush Jr got us into war. All I did was ask why in the world we were invading Iraq, which had nothing to do with Osama Bin Laden. Sincerely trying to understand the world. That’s when the already-brainwashed kids starting flinging “socialist” and “communist” like they meant the same thing as “idiot.”
So, I decided to read about those concepts to see what all the hubbub was about. Surprise surprise, when I later responded to those same kids by asking what they thought the words meant, they couldn’t answer the question.
Now I’m thinking it’s kind of like the Streisand Effect - 'Muricans don’t want you to know about how other countries run. I didn’t know about systems besides capitalism yet, until the spawn of conservatives decided to use ancient fears from the 1950s as an insult in the year 2003. Surprise surprise, now there’s a swath of Millennials (and other generations, of course) just like me who learned that if conservatives hate something, it’s worth looking into.
I got called a communist on Blue sky recently and I thought it was hilarious because there’s nothing that would indicate that I’m a communist from anything I’ve ever said in my entire life, they just like to throw around insults cuz they don’t know any better and they have no idea what they’re talking about most of the time
I was called a communist at work a few years ago because I said, factually, that a lot of the memes about AOC being dumb were of entirely fabricated quotes.
and topping it off, “communist” is not an insult in the least.
As a perpetually online individual I could swear that “conservatives” absolutely hated “thought crime” and political persecution for their beliefs…
Ohhhhh right, hypocrisy. I almost forgot. “Conservatives” use words as weapons and are only consistent in their inconsistent stated beliefs.
They really freak out when their carefully cultivated alternative propaganda reality is contradicted by ACTUAL reality, and they have to face the fact that without the ability to cheat, they can’t win.
