I don’t trust any American politician in a position of power (because I’ve seen what America does to leaders they don’t like around the world…) but I’m glad he’s said it, even if it’s just “his brand” and he doesn’t really care. Someone’s got to speak some sense, for whatever reason it might be.
This is a true leader of the people!!!
So sensible, clear and direct response to the recent events.
Am i crazy for thinking most “iranian new yorkers” are the kind of freaks who are marching in the streers for the return of the shah?
They can rest assured they’ll be safe while advocating for a holocaust against their homeland 😌
AFAIK, a lot of Iranian-Americans go by “Persian” because there was already such a stigma associated with the name Iran.
A lot of those people are actually ultra-racist, which is why they emphasize Persian. They hate Iranian Lurs, Balochis, Turks, Arabs, Kurds. They hate their American/Western counterparts too. And don’t gt them started on Black people.
They’re just racists who think they’re the top White race, true Aryans.
Normal Iranians are not like that. Iran is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural by history as well as by its National myth.
Just wanted to add some clarity on the term Persian. Persian is an ethnicity, the majority ethnicity in Iran. So one could be Iranian (citizenship) and Persian (ethnicity), or Australian (citizenship) and Persian (ethnicity).
I think a lot of people use it instead of Iranian. Technically it might be an ethnicity. But, for example, I can find restaurants that advertise having Afghani food but no restaurants with Pashtun or Tajik food, restaurants with Syrian food but not Arabic or Kurdish restaurants, etc. But, while most restaurants go by the name of the country, not the ethnic group, there are no Iranian restaurants, only Persian ones.
@pete_link @Susan_calvin is there any way to talk #Zohran (@NYCMayor) into getting out of X and e.g. into Mastodon – or at least Bluesky+bridgy?
As much as I wish I could agree that he pulled through…
First paragraph: great. If only the post ended here.
Second paragraph: I’m gonna… uhm… increase the coordination with the repressive state apparatus to Increase Safety™.
Third paragraph: Anyways, we as New Yorkers don’t really have to fear any retaliation from Iran, so no worries, you can go back to brunch after you express your dissent on social media.
And don’t get me wrong. It IS a genuine improvement over “Maduro is a dictator” approach to US foreign policy, so critical support is due.
I took the 2nd paragraph meaning as protecting infrastructure/public works like power, water, hospitals, etc. A call out for those worried that went through 9/11 kinda thing. I’ve lived in an area where those have been attacked and the disruption of one incident can lasts weeks from a single bullet. Emergency management officials and commissioner are the two key points and this is a city mayor, not state senator or federal leanings.
edit to add: also meant to include religious and anything that might be loosely related to Iran or culture from the area (bigots don’t tend to scrutinize connections), leaving it as “sensitive locations” is better than specifically spelling out where extra protection is being laid out to any bad actors wanting to instigate.
I feel like the third paragraph is definitely directed at Iranians worried about getting hate crimed considering the US’ history with this sort of thing.
Oh shit, I actually missed that he said Iranian New Yorkers. I retract the point about the third paragraph then. The post is not bad actually.
This is the best you will get from an american politician, be glad he is not condemning Iran for defending itself!
Exactly.
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I love Zoharn. I just wish New York wasn’t as stuck up as it is. I tried to go to a bar in jeans and a tshirt and they rejected me. Why? My money is good enough. Their cocktails were only $19 so it’s not a fancy place.
I much prefer Seattle for the culture vibes. But I miss the 24/7 transit.
He needs to get off the fence, one side or the other.
He did. He said this is stupid and no one wants this.
I’m saying this is one issue. It’s the largest current issue, but he needs to get with the whole program.
You need to actually explain your position and provide context because no one knows what you are talking about.
What’s he missing?
He’s failing my secret purity test. I can’t tell you what the purity test is, because it’s secret! If I told you what my purity test was, he might find out and pass it. But, if he passed it because someone told him what it was, that wouldn’t count. So, all I can tell you is that he failed it! Trust me bro!
There’s like a 90% chance its Gaza-related. Not exactly a secret…
You’re a godawful poster.
Bro literally put both his feet on one side of the fence. Shut the fuck up
I will speak the truth whenever I please.
These people don’t believe in the concept of truth, don’t confuse them! 😅
When do you plan to start?
“I say whatever i want to”
Anti intellectualism in a single sentence. Your ignorance isn’t truth. It’s your opinion and that’s it.
nah see maeve here is a single issue voter and mamdani hasn’t firmly addressed their single issue yet
Secret single issue that will not be mentioned
do yourself a favor and elaborate? because he clearly stated that he will protect Iranian new Yorkers who are at risk of hate crimes. exactly as the mayor should do.
what side of the fence you want?
Sure. But you need to find some first.
the fuck you talking about
on the fence? he has been attacking people who horde money through policy and rhetoric
he is clearly anti-elite
Rhetorically, yes, but keep in mind every politician under capitalism needs funding, and regardless of what politicians may think they’re extremely limited in what they can do.
We’ll have to wait and see, but I see why some people are frustrated with him seeing as he started backtracking on anti-imperialist rhetoric during his campaign (ex: didn’t push back when during an interview someone was smearing Cuba and Venezuela, and also moderated his speech on Palestine to the point he sounds like a liberal Zionist), then he let the Zionist police commissioner in power, etc.
Whether he’s personally anti-elite or not is irrelevant because he’s still forced to play ball with those very same people if he wants to get any concessions for the people in NYC, in the epicenter of financial capitalism. To me he seems like a regular socialdemocrat, very charismatic and charming, but a socialdemocrat.
