Politicians from both capitalist parties are terrified that Mamdani’s dominant primary victory signals the emergence of a mass socialist movement in the heart of global finance capital.
I’m not so sure. They had plenty of time for stop and frisk:
In 2016, a reported 12,404 stops were made under the stop-and-frisk program. The stop-and-frisk program has previously taken place on a much wider scale. Between 2003 and 2013, over 100,000 stops were made per year, with 685,724 people being stopped at the height of the program in 2011.
The program also became the subject of a racial-profiling controversy. Ninety percent of those stopped in 2017 were African-American or Latino, mostly aged 14–24. By contrast, 54.1% of the population of New York City in 2010 was African-American or Latino; however, 74.4% of individuals arrested overall were of those two racial groups.
For the record, people voted for Adams as well. I’ll say new yorkers (the city people, to be clear) are generally down to earth. But we do make mistakes, and I think learn from them collectively pretty well.
For a city that big to work, you have to understand your neighbors. We do have some ultra-wealthy scum in the mix, and people like trump. But many more regular people who are mostly immune to copaganda and such.
I’m not so sure. They had plenty of time for stop and frisk:
No we fuckin did not.
Nobody was ok with that shit, I called my reps and of course literally observed it used only on black/brown folks in my neighborhood.
Fuck Bloomberg for that disgraceful nonsense.
Fair enough. It still went on for a decade though. At the end of the day, how are you going to say “no” to a cop with an assault rifle?
For the record, people voted for Adams as well. I’ll say new yorkers (the city people, to be clear) are generally down to earth. But we do make mistakes, and I think learn from them collectively pretty well.
For a city that big to work, you have to understand your neighbors. We do have some ultra-wealthy scum in the mix, and people like trump. But many more regular people who are mostly immune to copaganda and such.
With 50 of your friends, also with rifles, also having trained and drilled. Preferably with plenty of higher calibers than 556/223.
Other than that… Good luck getting even the slightest hesitation when they go to bash the stock into your skull and stand on your neck.