New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, once a figure of contention among leaders from both major political parties, has seen a remarkable surge in his political standing just six months into office.

The 34-year-old democratic socialist, a prominent figure on the progressive left, has garnered unexpected praise from both Donald Trump and New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

He has also emerged as the face of the region’s sports renaissance. Now, days before New York’s primary elections,

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    The only thing leftists are good for is destroying their own chances of creating a political party then blaming the liberals for it.

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      Not, you know, workers rights, the weekend, higher wages, greater social mobility, higher standards of living, higher wages etc?

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              Then stop acting like an old white man screaming at clouds and blaming the liberals

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                  The one where you’re acting like that or the one above it where you’re acting like that? A “realist” blames the ruling class vs the rest of us. Not the left or the right.

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                    My comment:

                    The only thing leftists are good for is destroying their own chances of creating a political party then blaming the liberals for it.

                    Your reply:

                    Then stop acting like an old white man screaming at clouds and blaming the liberals

                    When you add in your previous comment I can tell you are not reading what I am writing.

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                    Wouldn’t a realist believe that classes are self organizing structures in society, defined in opposition to the other, and that for one class to blame its problems on another would be to miss the point that the society is sick altogether?