@bigfinking @butter47233@Type_O_Purple did you watch the movie with your eyes closed? he didn’t try to cancel. he explicitly asked customer service not to cancel, rather just “tone her down”.
@azzilathehun@mhurton@emilderosa you are an adult. you can vote. i’d hope that you are able to vote (whoever the candidate you choose is) based on informed decisions, not by misunderstanding simple government design. pick up a book.
@azzilathehun@mhurton@emilderosa 3. like the federal government each of these roles have set responsiblities. the mayor, drafts budgets, signs off on council legislation, appoints heads of departments, manages day-to-day, and is our representative to the rest of the state/country.
@azzilathehun@mhurton@emilderosa 2. NYC govenrment essentially mirrors this design. we vote for city council (the house) and mayor (president). and like federal government, they also make inform decisions on our beluga without direct communication from the public
@azzilathehun@mhurton@emilderosa 1. the US functions under a representative democracy not a direct democracy.
we vote for people who we think to be qualified/educated enough to make informed decisions on our behalf — not individual ideas. it’s why congress can have confidential meetings we’re not privy to
@azzilathehun@mhurton@dame23time@emilderosa no i’m just realizing that we really do have a problem with civic knowledge. you don’t understand how NYC government works. you don’t understand what type of government system the US uses. you don’t understand the roles and responsibilities of government structures. it’s sad.
@azzilathehun@dame23time@mhurton@emilderosa do you know what the roles/responsibilties of the NYC mayor are? not just the idea of it, but the actual roles and responsibilities.
@azzilathehun@dame23time@mhurton@emilderosa what do you consider “helping our collective whole”. i’d consider free public busses, affordable housing, reliable accesss to fresh and healthy food, to be helping our collective.
@azzilathehun@dame23time@mhurton@emilderosa now if your issue is
1. you don’t think taxed income should go to certain programs, you can vote for representatives that agree with you. yet that has NOTHING to do with whether or not Mamdani should spend it there. He could, he’s allowed to. it’s in the job description
@azzilathehun@dame23time@mhurton@emilderosa no, it’s literally what the job entails for city council and the mayors office. it has nothing to do with political beliefs, it’s just their job.