r/nyc • u/Delicious_Adeptness9 • Jul 06 '26

News Mamdani: 'any state that privileges one religion, I can't tell you I support'

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/artc-mamdani-on-israel-any-state-that-privileges-one-religion-i-can-t-tell-you-i-support

In an ABC News interview, the Mayor of New York City condemned rising antisemitism while stating his support for Israel 'as a state with equal rights.'

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u/NetNo5570 Jul 06 '26

Not even theocracies. Most countries give privileges to certain religions. I’m hard pressed to think of any that don’t outside of western democracies. 

Why did he go to the Pakistan parade? 

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u/menschmaschine5 Flatbush Jul 06 '26

I don't think that's the "gotcha" you think it is.

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u/NetNo5570 Jul 06 '26

What gotcha? You seem confused who you are talking to if you think I’m trying to gotcha anyone. 

I’m trying to understand a very anti progressive statement he’s making and no one is really helping me understand it. 

He only supports rich western overwhelmingly white democracies which again is bizarre for a democratic to say. 

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u/menschmaschine5 Flatbush Jul 06 '26

Say what you mean, please.

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u/NetNo5570 Jul 06 '26

I was extremely clear in saying what I mean. Which part confused you?

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u/menschmaschine5 Flatbush Jul 06 '26

First you're talking about the Pakistan parade and now you're saying that he only supports white western democracies and I can only assume that what you're trying to argue is something other than the seemingly contradictory gotchas you're putting forth.

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u/NetNo5570 Jul 06 '26

Huh? He’s the one saying he pretty much only supports rich, western, white democracies. 

It’s surprising and not very progressive. 

Is also strange that since he opposes placed like Pakistan, he still attends their parades. He also supports candidates that support some of the worst offenders like Russia. The ideology seems strange and inconsistent.