Mamdani the Grocer

[LuFins Dad]

A grand experiment? There’s nothing experimental about this.

[jon-nyc]

Maybe he means that none of the other government run grocery stores have been halal.

[89th]

I think he's using the word experiment as a future excuse of why it didn't work but wants credit for trying. Because... 3rd grade.

[Horace]

@89th said:

I think he's using the word experiment as a future excuse of why it didn't work but wants credit for trying. Because... 3rd grade.

That rings true. It wasn't sold as an "experiment" on the campaign trail.

[Mik]

No, it was a PLAN!

[Doctor Phibes]

These far left folks never change. They're driven by the conviction that government can do things better despite so much overwhelming evidence to the contrary, however well-meaning the intention.

If I'm honest, I probably felt that way when I was 17 years old, but my excuse is I was 17 years old.

[LuFins Dad]

@Doctor-Phibes said:

These far left folks never change. They're driven by the conviction that government can do things better despite so much overwhelming evidence to the contrary, however well-meaning the intention.

If I'm honest, I probably felt that way when I was 17 years old, but my excuse is I was 17 years old.

Suggesting that the intention was kind is… optimistic.

[Doctor Phibes]

@LuFins-Dad said:

Suggesting that the intention was kind is… optimistic.

I can't speak for Mamdani but most of the lefties I've known IRL are well meaning people.

[Mik]

I think that is very true. Where it sadly seems to fail is it seems to be predicated on the assumption that if we are nice to everyone, they will be nice to us.

[Mik]