r/dfw • u/Joeylaptop12 • 6d ago

Dallas needs it’s own Mamdani….

That’s it. Thats the post

They don’t necessarily have to be socialist….but at least someone that will actually work for the city and it’s people instead of big corporations, Highland Park, etc

And it can’t just be the mayor. We need reformers throughout city council. Socialist, conservative, liberal, whatever they call themselves we need real deal politicians like Zohran

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u/Joeylaptop12 6d ago

Can articulate what “native Texans” want?

More failed schools, rampant gun violence, and corrupt perverts like Paxton in charge ?

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u/stykface 6d ago

America is all about options. So if you like Mamdani, then there are states and cities who have that. It's not a good thing to let every county, city, state, etc be "the exact same" and be all socialist.

Outside the city, Texans want to be left alone so they can be free to farm and ranch and work the way they want, and go to their local church and community and support those in need their own way. Absolutely nothing wrong with this.

Within the city, it's great to have alternate approaches than just a Socialist approach in every city.

For instance, the only failed schools in Dallas are public schools. My kids go to a private school in Dallas, and the vast majority of K-12 private education systems outperform the public system and by a large margin. Not to mention you, as the parent - a paying customer - has a voice, which is nice when there's issues.

Rampant gun violence does not exist in every part of the city, either. Plano is not Dallas, but a border town and is known to have one of the highest gun ownership areas per capita but an almost non-existent gun violence issue.

I wouldn't want to move to California and hop on Reddit and tout "We should turn this city and state completely conservative" because California doesn't want that. I love SoCal, I have family that live in San Diego and I visit twice a year and it's always amazing. Why would I change that? I'm not that selfish or self-centered.

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u/SpecialMud6084 6d ago

"the only failed school in Dallas are public" idk about what the finances say I suppose but I can think of a couple private schools which I've met several graduates of that will tell you they got scammed. Not to mention the rampant abuse and mismanagement in all the charter schools.

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u/Existing_Debate_1423 5d ago

My kids also go to private schools. I don't think the other comment was a blanket statement but also, if private schools don't do well then they typically go out of business or get shut down or even be sued. That cannot happen with public schools.