A new poll found that Mamdani has been making inroads with more voters following his election as New York City mayor last month.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s popularity in the metropolis has surged since his election last month, according to a new poll.

  • Socialism_Everyday@reddthat.com
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    1 day ago

    There is absolutely room for criticism against Zohran. I wholeheartedly support that voting for him was still the correct choice and I hope he really does unleash significant progressive policy for NYC. I also believe he deserves the criticism for manufacturing consent for action against Venezuela and Cuba by calling their presidents dictators in the context of today’s likelihood of attack against the former; and for his redundancy on pinning the Isntreali genocide of Palestinians on October 7th.

    • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      they are dictators. most of the world sees them as dictators.

      whether or not that justifies military action is another question, but they are certainly not freely elected representatives, anymore than Putin is. And the countries that do recognize the legitimacy of their elections… are also dictatorships.

      • Socialism_Everyday@reddthat.com
        11·
        1 hour ago

        not freely elected

        They definitely aren’t freely elected. You can’t have free elections when the US government is interfering in them by sanctions.

        As stated in the memorandum on the sanctions in the office of the historian governmental website:

        The majority of Cubans support Castro (the lowest estimate I have seen is 50 percent) […] The only foreseeable means of alienating internal support is through disenchantment and disaffection based on economic dissatisfaction and hardship. […] every possible means should be undertaken promptly to weaken the economic life of Cuba. If such a policy is adopted, it should be the result of a positive decision which would call forth a line of action which, while as adroit and inconspicuous as possible, makes the greatest inroads in denying money and supplies to Cuba, to decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government.