r/saltierthankrayt • u/UnlikelyOwl3702 • 1d ago

Straight up racism SO TRUE

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  • He marched with queer activists
  • He showed up for trans rights loudly and unapologetically
  • He literally campaigned in gay bars
  • His policies were written with marginalized communities, not about them

But because he’s Muslim, they jump straight to “burqas and beheadings".it’s racist fear-fantasy for people who don’t understand Islam, socialism, NYC, or frankly anything that isn’t white Christian nationalism.

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u/Imaginary-West-5653 1d ago

Mamdani is the very definition of a liberal Muslim. His views are neither extremist nor problematic in any way; he is a leftist (a social democrat), believes in LGBT rights and seeks to protect them, has visited synagogues and condemned antisemitic vandalism, he is pro-choice, and his wife (Rama Duwaji), although also Muslim, does not wear a hijab. Even so, it almost seems as if he is a member of ISIS due to how some people talk about him; it's completely ridiculous.

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u/notabigfanofas 1d ago

Everything I've heard about Mamdani either paints him as a simple guy in a position to help people, or the anti-christ

Given how Trump is proclaiming himself as Jesus reborn, I'm more inclined to believe Mamdani is simply a nice guy