So if 'critical support' to Mamdani includes ( included I guess) a United Front to push for progressive changes as on his platform - the time to judge him comes close. Those in the DSA who claim to be socialists, and the other broad left progressives would need to hold Mamdani to that. Indeed, they themselves are going to be judged on the same grounds.
If Mamdani comes thru' - great. Will he deliver within a reasonable time window? How long. . . difficult to say isn't it? Depends on what factors might stall, and his response to those stalling factors. Anyway, if he comes thru' he might then in truth, be an actual real life "D S A' - that is to say a socialist, in more than easy speechifying words. But the present omens look like he will not come thru'. Don't they? Sure it is still early days. He may have some room even now, to go - before this is clear to all. A clear eyed "critical support" is still appropriate. As the rapid time scale from election to now however shows, time shows the cookie is at least at the edges. . . crumbling. For he certainly does appear to be on a negative slopes, with some discouraging signs. For example, such an effusive meeting with Trump. No amount of words about "having" to put on such a show and have such an attitude of "chumminess" and a refusal to criticise - is really convincing is it?; For another example, his refusal to back "torpedoing the candidacy of a left-leaning ally, Councilman Chi Ossé, who is attempting to unseat Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the top House Democrat" on the grounds that "it is not the time" - NYT. To which the obvious rejoinder is " If not now pray when?" -> These both have apparently rightly, raised queries. As much for followers of Mamdani on the left, or followers of Trump on the far-right. In any case, what 'damage' ( "it will do significantly more [damage] long-lasting damage to the movement than defying the ruling class" Marv Gandall #39421 ) - is done to the movement depends on the vantage point surely? >From the point of view of those arguing that there are shades of difference >but no major qualitative changes between Democrats and Republicans - such an >exposure is a step forward. But these people face a different major problem. >Namely that there is no subjective factor present - no significant party >formation. Whether elements of that might lie hidden in the DSA now, seems >quite unclear. But either he lives up to his 'promises' or he does not is ultimately his to prove or otherwise. What fight will he show to deliver? H -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#39423): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/39423 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/116415357/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
