"Start spreadin' the news. , I'M LEAVIN" TODAY" has a whole different meaning these days. Every time I think common sense is making a comeback, someone like Mamdani wins. Oy Vey.
It's a crazy time to be alive and see some negative human history trying to repeat. I believe Eric Adams is going to mop the floor with Mamdani, but you would be very welcome in Florida!
I suspect if this clown Mamdani wins the mayoral contest, the police and firemen will all get "sick" for one day and we'll get a real world test of how good these "social workers" are when to comes to cleaning up traffic accidents, muggings, and running into burning buildings.
Not saying that should happen - but wouldn't be surprised if it did.
You said it Roger! 'Thinking the once unthinkable!' That is the reality of what we are facing today in the wild world of politics! Throw out traditional value systems and bring on Socialism. It's the wave of the future as long as we have Trump haters and individuals who want to be spoon fed by the govt.
A few years ago, comedian Rob Schneider observed, "Unfortunately, too many people in California will vote for a bowl of shit if it has a D next to it." The same is true for New York City. Mamdani has already been endorsed by Brooklyn native Bernie Sanders. I believe Mamdani will be elected based on the seven-to-one Democrat-to-Republican ratio in voter registration. I would prefer to be pleasantly surprised by an upset win by an opponent than be deeply disappointed after thinking that the opponent would pull it off.
Thank you, Roger, for an important piece and for directing me to Ackman’s X posting suggesting a moderate enter the race as a write-in.
A late anti-Mandani entrant, however, would likely take the most votes from Adams and thus hand the city to Mandani.
Some bits of hopefulness: a) sinve NYC survived deBlasio, Mandani may not be be able to kill us, no matter how hard he tries; b) the Dem brand will further deteriorate everywhere in the US that despises socialism, which will boost Trump, the MAGA brand, and GOP prospects for successful midterm results; c) a whole lot more Jews will finally Jexit the Democratic Party; d) all the negatives that Bandani will cause NYC’s business community could mortally wound the bastions of Fake News, including NYT/ABC/NBC/CBS/NPR/AP and the rest of their ilk who gain from a robust NYC and suffer from a declining NYC
Thanks Roger for calling out some of the bad actors that happen to have Jewish heritage, most likely not practicing Jews. There is a need to do this because many people are stereotyping all Jews based on these public persons. I think all groups need to disown their own criminals to make sure others now they do not endorse their actions. Another problem is the term Jew is subject to a broad interpretation. Is it a race, a religion, or a cultural tradition? These lines are blurred and we need a better way to talk about the Jewish. I'm not Jewish in any sense but I have found myself trying to explain the distinctions to critics. Go figure.
Thanks for noticing that, Bruce. I have been wanting to call out those people for some time. I will continue. All groups have bad actors and their identities should not be hidden. The second part of your post is too complicated for me. (Not entirely, but almost).
Only a religion and cultural tradition, Bruce; however, Old Testament Hebrew Jews were originally a race created by God. However, since the Diaspora beginning in 70 AD, the Hebrew Jew bloodline became thoroughly diluted. Then in 742, the king of secular/pagan Khazaria ordered his people to convert to Judaism to help avoid war with the Christian Russians to the north and the Muslim Persians to the south. Thereinafter, Khazaria collapsed about 1100, and the previously pagan/secular Jewish population thus emigrated to Poland and Hungary, later the rest of Europe, and eventually to the USA.
It should make you feel way more confident about the Democrat party now that Bill Clinton, Chuck Schumer & Jerry Nadler are backing Zorro… to be followed shortly by the Lubavitchers… Babs Streisand… and the Ba’al Shem Tov. One thing I cannot understand, though, is his wanting to make bus rides free - the rare times I rode the NYC busses, I swore I’d never do it again even if it were free… Zorro should make the subway system free - and man each car with a psychiatric social worker to replace the soon to be fired cops.
An important thing to remember, is that the socialist nonsense that Mamdani has run on, can’t work and will bankrupt the city. If Deblasio ended up alienating even the liberal crowds in New York, Mamdani will do so in spades. Add to that that the mayor of New York is not a dictator, but has to work with the city council and the other governmental structures to get anything done. He won’t be able to do many of the things he says he will, simply because he can’t do it by himself! He will need to convince others to allow him to control things that are not under mayoral control right now. New York politics is famous for everybody guarding their own little turf, so good luck with that. And if the city goes bankrupt, you can bet that Governor Hochul will not look kindly on this upstart, and will not rush to his aid. All in all, if Mamdani wins, New York is in for the most chaotic times it has ever seen!
My grandparents emigrated separately to NY in 1906. They had 4 children 3 went to Brooklyn College and one went to City College and then NYU for professional school under the GI bill and a regents scholarship. I left NY for college but returned to go to the same NYU professional school also with a regents scholarship. After my last fellowship in NY and before Giuliani saved NY I left for NJ. Now I have moved farther away to Florida. I passed up an opportunity to move to Florida in the 1990’s. I am not sure I didn’t make a mistake but one can never run back the clock and replay one’s life. Non of my children live in NYC and I don’t have any close relatives in the City any longer. But I have a certain affection for the City and I hope the residents make the correct choice and don’t go off the cliff. Our President was chased out of town and that in itself shows the insanity of the place. Thanks for a well thought out analysis of the problem.
Because Democrats generally have no knowledge of history and economics, they thus are vacuous and just not able to reason. Instead they operate on emotion and will likely vote for the candidate who promises the "most free sh_t" from the government.
“But even more because New York without Jews is simply not New York. It’s Columbia University on steroids.” Love this statement. Would say. The same about Europe- now more like Eurabia according to my favorite author, Diana West
Don’t expect a sudden nosedive: the Left is good at thinking they can continue with the gold while killing the golden goose. Like all things they do, it will slide into chaos, failure, primitive savagery.
Yes, it will take a year or two, or maybe even whole first term. By then he either will have 1) accomplished nothing since he won’t be able to get city officials and bureaucrats to play along for a variety of reasons OR 2) he will have pushed NYC to the verge of bankruptcy and will be playing the “it’s everyone else’s fault, but not me!” game; that’s never a winner…
I agree with you. A longtime friend called us last night, and during the conversation, he asked, in all sincerity, why we thought Jews have had to suffer the hatred of so many, people who wanted and have tried to obliterate all Jews. Wearily, my husband answered that the hatred of Jews has gone on for thousands of years. I answered that its roots are most probably rooted in a number of things such as fear, Jews’ strong religious beliefs, ignorance, and certainly envy because of all the things you have mentioned in this column. I have faith that NYC voters will go vote and not for this dangerous hater of Jews who is ignorant of what the mayor can and cannot do. I am told this Jew hater was an Alderman and that Aldermen are the politicians who can do what this man promises he’s going to do as mayor of NYC.
Oppression makes people stronger. Killing leaves the strongest. Carl Jung, famous behavioral psychologist writes of this phenomenon. It seems especially amplified at the end of socio-economic cycles (~50yrs in length) because of the large degree of "affiliation seeking" (aka sycophants). This behaviors becomes rewarded and the number of "conscientious objectors" becomes larger before change can occur. (Sorry to dork out, but this is what I have studied since the attacks.)
"Start spreadin' the news. , I'M LEAVIN" TODAY" has a whole different meaning these days. Every time I think common sense is making a comeback, someone like Mamdani wins. Oy Vey.
"I want to feel apart of it."
It's a crazy time to be alive and see some negative human history trying to repeat. I believe Eric Adams is going to mop the floor with Mamdani, but you would be very welcome in Florida!
I suspect if this clown Mamdani wins the mayoral contest, the police and firemen will all get "sick" for one day and we'll get a real world test of how good these "social workers" are when to comes to cleaning up traffic accidents, muggings, and running into burning buildings.
Not saying that should happen - but wouldn't be surprised if it did.
You said it Roger! 'Thinking the once unthinkable!' That is the reality of what we are facing today in the wild world of politics! Throw out traditional value systems and bring on Socialism. It's the wave of the future as long as we have Trump haters and individuals who want to be spoon fed by the govt.
A few years ago, comedian Rob Schneider observed, "Unfortunately, too many people in California will vote for a bowl of shit if it has a D next to it." The same is true for New York City. Mamdani has already been endorsed by Brooklyn native Bernie Sanders. I believe Mamdani will be elected based on the seven-to-one Democrat-to-Republican ratio in voter registration. I would prefer to be pleasantly surprised by an upset win by an opponent than be deeply disappointed after thinking that the opponent would pull it off.
Thank you, Roger, for an important piece and for directing me to Ackman’s X posting suggesting a moderate enter the race as a write-in.
A late anti-Mandani entrant, however, would likely take the most votes from Adams and thus hand the city to Mandani.
Some bits of hopefulness: a) sinve NYC survived deBlasio, Mandani may not be be able to kill us, no matter how hard he tries; b) the Dem brand will further deteriorate everywhere in the US that despises socialism, which will boost Trump, the MAGA brand, and GOP prospects for successful midterm results; c) a whole lot more Jews will finally Jexit the Democratic Party; d) all the negatives that Bandani will cause NYC’s business community could mortally wound the bastions of Fake News, including NYT/ABC/NBC/CBS/NPR/AP and the rest of their ilk who gain from a robust NYC and suffer from a declining NYC
Thanks Roger for calling out some of the bad actors that happen to have Jewish heritage, most likely not practicing Jews. There is a need to do this because many people are stereotyping all Jews based on these public persons. I think all groups need to disown their own criminals to make sure others now they do not endorse their actions. Another problem is the term Jew is subject to a broad interpretation. Is it a race, a religion, or a cultural tradition? These lines are blurred and we need a better way to talk about the Jewish. I'm not Jewish in any sense but I have found myself trying to explain the distinctions to critics. Go figure.
Thanks for noticing that, Bruce. I have been wanting to call out those people for some time. I will continue. All groups have bad actors and their identities should not be hidden. The second part of your post is too complicated for me. (Not entirely, but almost).
Only a religion and cultural tradition, Bruce; however, Old Testament Hebrew Jews were originally a race created by God. However, since the Diaspora beginning in 70 AD, the Hebrew Jew bloodline became thoroughly diluted. Then in 742, the king of secular/pagan Khazaria ordered his people to convert to Judaism to help avoid war with the Christian Russians to the north and the Muslim Persians to the south. Thereinafter, Khazaria collapsed about 1100, and the previously pagan/secular Jewish population thus emigrated to Poland and Hungary, later the rest of Europe, and eventually to the USA.
It should make you feel way more confident about the Democrat party now that Bill Clinton, Chuck Schumer & Jerry Nadler are backing Zorro… to be followed shortly by the Lubavitchers… Babs Streisand… and the Ba’al Shem Tov. One thing I cannot understand, though, is his wanting to make bus rides free - the rare times I rode the NYC busses, I swore I’d never do it again even if it were free… Zorro should make the subway system free - and man each car with a psychiatric social worker to replace the soon to be fired cops.
An important thing to remember, is that the socialist nonsense that Mamdani has run on, can’t work and will bankrupt the city. If Deblasio ended up alienating even the liberal crowds in New York, Mamdani will do so in spades. Add to that that the mayor of New York is not a dictator, but has to work with the city council and the other governmental structures to get anything done. He won’t be able to do many of the things he says he will, simply because he can’t do it by himself! He will need to convince others to allow him to control things that are not under mayoral control right now. New York politics is famous for everybody guarding their own little turf, so good luck with that. And if the city goes bankrupt, you can bet that Governor Hochul will not look kindly on this upstart, and will not rush to his aid. All in all, if Mamdani wins, New York is in for the most chaotic times it has ever seen!
Try voting for Curtis Sliwa. The last Republicans we had did quite well for the city.
My grandparents emigrated separately to NY in 1906. They had 4 children 3 went to Brooklyn College and one went to City College and then NYU for professional school under the GI bill and a regents scholarship. I left NY for college but returned to go to the same NYU professional school also with a regents scholarship. After my last fellowship in NY and before Giuliani saved NY I left for NJ. Now I have moved farther away to Florida. I passed up an opportunity to move to Florida in the 1990’s. I am not sure I didn’t make a mistake but one can never run back the clock and replay one’s life. Non of my children live in NYC and I don’t have any close relatives in the City any longer. But I have a certain affection for the City and I hope the residents make the correct choice and don’t go off the cliff. Our President was chased out of town and that in itself shows the insanity of the place. Thanks for a well thought out analysis of the problem.
Hard to immagine New Yorkers would vote for a candidate like this! I'm praying that REASON will prevail come November!
Because Democrats generally have no knowledge of history and economics, they thus are vacuous and just not able to reason. Instead they operate on emotion and will likely vote for the candidate who promises the "most free sh_t" from the government.
“But even more because New York without Jews is simply not New York. It’s Columbia University on steroids.” Love this statement. Would say. The same about Europe- now more like Eurabia according to my favorite author, Diana West
Don’t expect a sudden nosedive: the Left is good at thinking they can continue with the gold while killing the golden goose. Like all things they do, it will slide into chaos, failure, primitive savagery.
Yes, it will take a year or two, or maybe even whole first term. By then he either will have 1) accomplished nothing since he won’t be able to get city officials and bureaucrats to play along for a variety of reasons OR 2) he will have pushed NYC to the verge of bankruptcy and will be playing the “it’s everyone else’s fault, but not me!” game; that’s never a winner…
Yes indeed, "socialism only works until other peoples money is exhausted" - W. Churchill.
The USSR ran out in 1991; Red China is next.
I agree with you. A longtime friend called us last night, and during the conversation, he asked, in all sincerity, why we thought Jews have had to suffer the hatred of so many, people who wanted and have tried to obliterate all Jews. Wearily, my husband answered that the hatred of Jews has gone on for thousands of years. I answered that its roots are most probably rooted in a number of things such as fear, Jews’ strong religious beliefs, ignorance, and certainly envy because of all the things you have mentioned in this column. I have faith that NYC voters will go vote and not for this dangerous hater of Jews who is ignorant of what the mayor can and cannot do. I am told this Jew hater was an Alderman and that Aldermen are the politicians who can do what this man promises he’s going to do as mayor of NYC.
Oppression makes people stronger. Killing leaves the strongest. Carl Jung, famous behavioral psychologist writes of this phenomenon. It seems especially amplified at the end of socio-economic cycles (~50yrs in length) because of the large degree of "affiliation seeking" (aka sycophants). This behaviors becomes rewarded and the number of "conscientious objectors" becomes larger before change can occur. (Sorry to dork out, but this is what I have studied since the attacks.)
Joke my Jewish friend told me: Who has more Jewish grandchildren? Donald Trump or a Reformed Jew? The answer is Donald Trump.