Please watch this --

[mr715]

This is Mayor Mamdani's address for July 4th.

To my ears, it hit all the bases. And despite me being a big strong guy, it made me well up with tears when he brought up the statue of King George.

It is 10 minutes and a worthy listen. It is optimistic and articulates the proper balance between resistance and hope.


So, I hope you watch this and I hope this brightens your day. It did mine.


~MR

[SocialDemocrat61]

1. As a lifelong New Yorker

who voted for Mamdani, I feel it's my responsibility to remind everyone who really runs this town 😉

[mr715]

2. I thought rat populations were going down.

You are doing a great disrespect to the noble rock dove. Tough as nails and beautiful in their own way.

[SocialDemocrat61]

3. Please don't disrespect our

rodent overlords or they send their ninja turtles to deal with you. 😉

[mr715]

5. Submit to the supremacy of the Pigeon empire.

We're the cooo-oool ones.

[SocialDemocrat61]

6. Never

[malaise]

4. He is brilliant

Honest and authentic.

[mr715]

7. I reeallllly wish he could be President.

[calimary]

12. Well, his New York credentials should help him move forward.

First: just the HUGE high-profile job he has now.

Second: how he might continue to serve - from there. Does he have loftier ambitions?

[mr715]

13. NYC mayor tends to be a terminal political job...

I can see him eventually running for Governor or Senate - he is in his 30s and already demonstrates impeccable political acumen.

I'm going to admit that having a pro-NYC governor of NYS would be interesting to see...

[c-rational]

8. Great address and post. Thanks. I am so happy with my mayor.

[LilElf70]

9. I have been very pleased

with the progressive democrats so far. People are starting to listen. A lot of them.

[PatrickforB]

10. We need about 500 more Mamdanis in the US Congress. Then we'd get real change! n/t

[pansypoo53219]

11. WW1 was won by mostly fresh immigrants who didn't all speak english that well.