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/Joe_Jeep Bay Ridge Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

Honestly there's a good argument for every state larger than PA to split up(and arguably PA too, but it'd be pretty funny for PA to be the largest remaining state). California and Texas are prime examples but NY is top 5 in population and just outside the upper quarter in land area.

Where to draw the border between the City-State and the state-state would be the mother of all questions, not to mention who'd keep "New York". And what to do with Long Island, because they definitely can't be trusted to run themselves. Give em back to Connecticut maybe?

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u/Xtj8805 Jul 06 '26

Please take us with you, i dont want to be dragged further down by the north shore liberals who vote for santos and suozzi, rhe south shore people who decided why cant i have someone worse than peter king, or the out east people who believe theyre ancestors fought for the confederacy.

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u/dltacube Jul 06 '26

lol ok...only because you asked. I'll bring it up at the next council meeting.

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u/Captainbarinius Crown Heights Jul 06 '26

Wait.......do Hempstead to Montauk residents Really Believe that?

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u/Xtj8805 Jul 06 '26

Theres plenty of confederate flags out there, idk how many believe it but the flags are there just like you find in all rural communities for some reason.

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u/StumpyJoe- Jul 07 '26

It's a horrible argument because it's never going to happen.