El Sayed and Mamdani are continuing the tradition of Muslim leaders co-opting Palestine to build their political credibility and consolidate power, only to then cast it aside for expedience.
I think a large part of the reason Black liberals hate the Palestine movement is because it exposes how far right they've shifted, and now white activists, artists, and politicians are to the left of them, stepping into radical roles Black people were once known for.
This is the exact opposite of what Mamdani ran on.
He promised to arrest Netanyahu. Now Netanyahu is escorted to the UN by his NYPD while that same NYPD arrests people protesting him, including politicians endorsed by Mamdani.
And we’re supposed to treat their arrests as resistance without asking the obvious question: why is Mamdani’s NYPD arresting them in the first place? What are they doing to hold him accountable for that publicly?
Mamdani chose to keep Jessica Tisch. If his administration opposes these arrests, he has power over NYPD policy and leadership. Demand that he use it.
Instead, people keep peddling this fiction that Mamdani is powerless and his hands are tied. If his own supporters preemptively excuse him from using the powers he does have, what incentive is there to fight to fulfill the promise they elected him on?
Meanwhile the pro-Israel establishment will continue demanding concession after concession.
Why would any elected official take protest movements or their demands seriously if even when their preferred candidate takes power, they refuse to pressure him to use it?
We went from “arrest Netanyahu” to arresting the people protesting Netanyahu.
Kamala is a war criminal. There’s no justification for campaigning with her. It’s like saying a candidate has to work with Netanyahu to win an election so we should be understanding.
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