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Order Michael Finch’s new book, A Time to Stand: HERE. Prof. Jason Hill calls it “an aesthetic and political tour de force.”
I feel sorry for the millions of hard-working residents of New York City who rang in 2026 with the inauguration of a socialist mayor.
“Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran … underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city…in a long-closed subway station beneath City Hall,” PBS breathlessly reported.
PBS lauds Mamdani’s immutable traits, “the first Muslim, first South Asian and first African-born person” as “historic firsts for the city” while ignoring the much bigger and more relevant “historic first for the city,” which is the fact that Zohran Mamdani is the first socialist mayor of New York City.
The mainstream media, like PBS, portray Mamdani as a progressive pragmatist whose policies will address the acute affordability crisis in the Big Apple; however, this is propaganda and misinformation.
After his underground ceremony, Mamdani emerged to take center stage with socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) at his official inauguration before the public, where he was sworn in by longtime socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
Mamdani began his inaugural address by declaring, “My fellow New Yorkers—today begins a new era.” He should have clarified that the new era he refers to is socialism in the city.
“Beginning today, we will govern expansively and audaciously,” said Mamdani.
“We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism,” he sneered.
He vowed to “freeze the rent,” “make buses fast and free,” and “deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few.”
Toward the end, he clearly stated, “I will govern as a Democratic socialist.”
Democratic socialism is socialism and vice versa.
According to the Democratic Socialists of America’s (DSA) website, “Capitalism is a system designed by the owning class to exploit the rest of us for their own profit. We must replace it with democratic socialism.”
The DSA, “the largest socialist organization in the United States, with over 80,000 members and chapters in all 50 states,” in their own words, “want to collectively own the key economic drivers that dominate our lives, such as energy production and transportation.”
The DSA “want to win ‘radical’ reforms like single-payer Medicare for All, defunding the police/refunding communities, the Green New Deal, and more.”
To their credit, they correctly define their policies as “radical” because they are abhorrent to the interests of most Americans.
As the polls show, most Americans are concerned with the rising cost-of-living.
As history shows, socialist policies exacerbate poverty, misery, and envy.
Like all iterations of socialism, whether it be Marxism, Bolshevism, Trotskyism, Maoism, or any other, the common denominator is more power for the government and less freedom for the people.
On an economic level, socialist-style command-and-control is far inferior to the free market magic of what Adam Smith called “the invisible hand.”
On a practical level, taking more from the productive people to give to unproductive people is untenable. In fact, the mass exodus of productive people from New York City is already underway.
Margaret Thatcher’s axiom: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money,” applies everywhere, even to New York City.
The good news is that there is only so much a socialist mayor can achieve on his or her own.
Fortunately, the American system has abundant safeguards and guardrails designed to prevent the quick consolidation of power that socialists need to implement their “radical” policies.
If they have an ounce of courage and an iota of common sense, the New York City Council and Gov. Kathy Hochul will stop the New York City socialist train in its tracks.
Stay tuned. This real-life New York City socialist soap opera will be full of intrigue, power, betrayal, and so much more.
Socialism in the city will be must-watch TV, unlike another TV show with a similar name.
Neither Hochul or the City Council have any intention of stopping the Socialist/Communist destruction of New York City. They will help double down with great assistance from their allies in the US Congress. When Dems win the mid-terms, they will all hit the accelerator.
Democrats winning the midterms? On what basis? History? They have nothing to offer and we haven’t forgotten the Biden years. A few off year Democrat wins in blue states is no harbinger. Look around you . Democrats are evil and insane.we don’t need your pessimism right now .
Hope you are right. Republicans don’t make me optimistic.
Soon New Moscow(New York)will be a city that will become a Ghetto or a Slum of the 3rd world and the rest of us will use it as aa example of Socialists Evil and Secular Pollution of the Mind
We have already seen Cea Weaver, Mamdani’s new ‘Tenant Director” break down in tears when confronted by a reporter asking about her mommie’s 1.4 million dollar home. Yeah she’s a real communist. What a joke.
Hey New York, you voted for this B.S. Enjoy it
As George Orwell informed us, under socialism and its other totalitarian variants, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
The “free” daycare soap opera is about to start. Stay tuned.
The hard-core Bolsheviks are waiting in the wings. Stay tuned for that, too.
“The Warmth of Collectivism.” Scarier words have never been spoken.
Nothing but bad outcomes are certain to follow. The question I have is, “How do we stop our federal government from bailing out Mamdani and his re-imagined NYC in two or three years?” There must be consequences; it’s psychology 101, management 101. When we reward bad behavior, we are certain to get more bad behavior, and with that, more failure. Sadly, socialists rarely learn from their failures- that it was their own bad policies and mismanagement that stopped them. They are tenacious in following their utopian dreams and will only stop when the people quit supporting them. Biden and what’s her name are prime examples of what will happen when the people are fed up.
Please do not say socialism or communist. He is a Islamist and Jihadist. He will be stopped by brave Americans.
Ayatollah Mamdani’s racist and collectivist socioeconomic policies will specifically target white business owners and landlords with regressive taxation and regulatory policies, which will drive the forced liquidation or foreclosure of white owned businesses and properties. Mamdani and his collectivist commiserate will instigate the proletarian and antisemitic practice of “white” apartheid if he can get away with it. The only items missing from Mamdani’s economic affordability agenda for NYC residents is a prayer rug and a pair of socks with ankle grips… lubrication optional!