US politics is incredibly, inexcusably, ugly. Between the obscene self-interest and self-worship of billionaires, the nation is in unbelievably bad shape. Domestic realities make the political verbosity ridiculous.
Mamdani’s big mayoral win seems to draw a line after the blatant influence of unelected, very wealthy people dictating to the electorate. A large number of billionaires actively opposed Mamdani with big donations. The endorsement of both Trump and Musk didn’t make any difference.
It’s no surprise Americans are looking for better options. Any vestige of competence is hard to find in US news. Younger Americans are quite rightly and clearly tired of “Old White Guy Syndrome”. The perception is that the older guys have lost touch. Bernie Sanders seems to be the only exception.
The Democrats have been getting fully deserved flak for losing elections to the improbable Trump circus and the many seemingly inevitable train wrecks that followed.
That’s why this election is so very important. The Democrats have been given an unambiguous message regarding their performance. The Republicans have used their familiar strategies and failed utterly for the first time ever.
Mamdani, who bills himself as a Democratic Socialist. He couldn’t possibly have taken a position in more direct opposition to the obsolete, faded black and white political sides of US politics.
If you’re a billionaire, what do you want? Revenge?
The world doesn’t owe you a living, either.
Surely you can afford at least some sanity?
As total irresponsibility goes, such rich self-interest is insane. America needs more than geriatric rich egos to exist.
The rest of the world often wonders why the US is in such a mess and so very far behind the times. The incredibly advanced society and general prosperity everyone admired has been replaced by a few dismal egomaniacs.
American politics and the USA desperately need to modernize. The American idea of “socialism” is a huge problem. No universal health care, and medical bankruptcies are appallingly common. No free education, and you can see the results for yourself.
Socially, it’s just as bad, or worse. Meaningless elitist groups that might as well have come from the 18th century constantly infest the news. Organized crime, fraudsters, and the rest of the largely useless corporate sector are on holiday and making lots of money.
Tax laws that could have been written on stone tablets create revenue havoc. Tax evasion cripples revenue at all levels of government. There’s no general consumer tax, unlike most of the rest of the world. It’s primitive beyond description.
What does this have to do with anything, you ask?
That decay is exactly what people are voting against.
It’s hardly surprising that people don’t want to vote for anyone who accepts this ancient, repulsive mess.
That’s what the Mamdani win means. Never mind the politics. This was a vote against obsolescence.
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