I'm disappointed but not surprised by 70-year-old Axelrod's response that Mamdani's inspiring speech didn't sound unifying enough. Axelrod's memoir is subtitled "My 40 years in politics," which says it all. Thank you for your service. Now shut up.
CNN like other corporate legacy media is responsible to its stockholders. Mamdani and his voters are gloriously not.
Do you think ZM wrote the speech himself? If yes, I'll send a thank-you note to Bronx Science and Bowdoin College.
Really excellent analysis. The only thing that gives me pause is your statement: "To me, Mamdani is saying, 'I’m not going to back away from my heritage just to make you feel less threatened, because the threat is only in your own mind.' " I think he's saying, Muslims too know how it feels to be threatened because of who you are.
I'm disappointed but not surprised by 70-year-old Axelrod's response that Mamdani's inspiring speech didn't sound unifying enough. Axelrod's memoir is subtitled "My 40 years in politics," which says it all. Thank you for your service. Now shut up.
CNN like other corporate legacy media is responsible to its stockholders. Mamdani and his voters are gloriously not.
Do you think ZM wrote the speech himself? If yes, I'll send a thank-you note to Bronx Science and Bowdoin College.
Inspiring speech, insightful analysis.
Thank you, Ron
Really excellent analysis. The only thing that gives me pause is your statement: "To me, Mamdani is saying, 'I’m not going to back away from my heritage just to make you feel less threatened, because the threat is only in your own mind.' " I think he's saying, Muslims too know how it feels to be threatened because of who you are.
Actually I guess what you're saying HE's saying is, my heritage is not a threat to you. Yes?
Yes, that's what I had in mind. But I like your reading of it!