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New York Mayor Eric Adams did not mince his words about his disapproval of what he called the large number of “nasty” Gen Z voters supporting Zhoran Mamdani, the democratic socialist candidate leading the race for NYC mayor.

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 35 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This reminds me of the famous post about estranged parents the missing missing reasons edit: fixed link

In it, the author writes about how like one of the estranged parents will be like "My child yelled at me and said all these horrible things for 20 minutes. I've never heard such cruelty!" But when pressed for exactly what the child was upset about, no reasons are provided.

So here Adams is saying these 'gen z" people are nasty and presumably have demands, but spends no time on what their demands are, on if they're reasonable. They're just nasty and wrong and to be dismissed.

Maybe there are reasons people are upset at the country right now. Could be the fascism, the corruption, the economic chaos, the climate crisis being ignored, the anti-vaxxers in power, the economic inequality...

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

He is just afraid of ending in the unemployment line. As a professional politician, he has no real moneymaking skills in the real world.

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[–] Roopappy@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago

nasty, radicalized and hate our country

Man, wouldn't it be telling if that was a majority.

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 days ago

Bold thing to say for someone backed by a traitor. Its a patriotic duty for Americans to hate tyranny, that includes this administration. If you support this illegitimate administration, you are a traitor to the constitution and the enemy of America. For that matter, the "junta of 6" on the supreme court are also traitors.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Eric Adams is an evil sack of shit in a skin bag and should have been drowned at birth. And I'm not even a Gen Z.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 14 points 4 days ago

eric adams being islamaphobic too, by calling people"radicalized and nasty" which have been attributed to muslims for decades.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago

Every accusation a confession.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 35 points 5 days ago

Nothing radicalizes you more than perpetual poverty, struggle, suffering and hopelessness. If the world wasn't a system of tortures built by selfish billionaires, maybe we GenZ wouldn't be so radicalized.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

"Nasty" as in "Dare to oppose him"

[–] selkiesidhe@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 days ago

Bite our collective asses, fascist. The People don't want billionaires in charge of our lives.

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

That'll win them over for sure!

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 34 points 5 days ago

That is some weak-ass rhetoric.

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 5 days ago (1 children)

56381

I wish Mamdani would lean more into this, but I also get why he's not.

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[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 31 points 5 days ago

When you can’t attack the opponent: attack the voters.

That will work out

[–] killea@lemmy.world 25 points 5 days ago

Shit, he's getting his press releases straight from Stephen Miller's office now.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Is anyone except Donald Trump himself with Eric Adams?

Everyone saw his open corruption and as near as I can tell he has some nothing to endear himself to anyone and his platform is basically "well I should be mayor..."

[–] NerdyKeith@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Same rhetoric Trump voters used against non-trump voters. So weak minded

[–] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

Oh well. I see an Uncle Tom when I see one.

[–] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago
[–] Runaway@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 days ago

Really not giving much reason to love the country lately

The capitalist in decline screams for attention yet the worker knows what they have done and affords them no sympathy.

[–] MangioneDontMiss@feddit.nl 14 points 4 days ago

Eric Adams is a corrupt piece of shit and it amazes me that he has not been forcibly dragged from his office by now.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

In other words, a Donald Trump wanna be.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago

This asshole is almost identical to Donald Trump. Who the fuck would vote for this guy?

[–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (3 children)

The use of the word "nasty" . I mean when do intelligent people say that? When's the last time anyone reading this post said " that salesperson is nasty" or " that price point is nasty"? Five year olds say shit like that ...Trump has dragged down language for the dumber half of the country and now they all have poopy pants. Freaking grow the hell up and get some eloquence in your conversation. /Rant

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago

We certainly all hate Eric Adams I can tell you that

[–] j4k3@piefed.world 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

NEWS: 3rd gen of systematically disenfranchised citizens baffle leaded gasoline brained old guard and billionaire cronies

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 19 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

As a member of Gen X who breathed all the leaded gasoline and still finds these people appalling, I think blaming their shit on lead poisoning is giving them a pass they don't deserve. Lead may have made us all a little dimmer and angrier, but it didn't turn most people into raging assholes, crooks or fascists, or gullible MAGA cultists. These people would have done it anyway, with or without the lead.

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