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The New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) has called on the federal government to strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship and deport him.

On Tuesday evening, Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist, declared victory over Andrew Cuomo, former governor of the state of New York, in the Democratic primary for the 2025 New York mayoral election.

The outcome, one of the first major Democratic primaries since Donald Trump returned to office, is being considered as a barometer for the party's potential recalibration nationally, at a time when it remains ideologically divided about its future.

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[–] minoscopede@lemmy.world 85 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

In 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act into law. In theory, this outlawed the Communist Party of the United States and banned communists from serving in certain roles.

WTF

[It passed because] many opposed communism because of its explicitly declared and historically demonstrable goal to undermine liberal democracy. In the words of Ernest van den Haag, there was "no place in democracy for those who want to abolish [it] even with a peaceful vote".

  • Wikipedia

The irony of using it here would be palpable

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[–] CPMSP@midwest.social 26 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The national party better figure out quickly that the next election isn't going to be

"Blue no matter who"

It's going to be

"More green than blue or else fuck you too!"

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

As an outsider looking at American politics, "blue no matter who" is a propaganda to condition Americans citizens to always accept the lesser evil, and to not bother to try to lobby or pressure their own representatives to be actually be better.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"Blue no matter who" doesn't mean "vote for the second worst person". What it means is anyone who has any shred of decency isn't a republican anymore, and republicans cannot be allowed to win at any cost, or they will very quickly backslide civil rights and start a war in the Middle East.

I think the Dems will back Mamdani, since he's going to win the primary. There are a lot of naysayers about the Democrats who think otherwise, it will be interesting to watch the space in the next few weeks.

Also, if the Republican pull his citizenship then I'm going to fucking riot.

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[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

So fucking sick of the peter pan party

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 43 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Yeah that's not going to happen. Zohran Mamdani is in no way a threat to the US. Period.

If it did happen I bet LA this last month will look like a slumber party compared to what will happen as a result of this actually happening.

[–] Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

He's absolutely a threat to what the US has become. His policies and views are dangerous to a fascist state.

[–] wampus@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago

A conservative literally went and shot a sitting democrat politician and her husband dead. It was a news story for about 10 seconds before being replaced by the latest Trump shenanigans. They're literally assassinating / murdering democrats in their homes man, and no one in America seems to care all that much.

And you think something'll happen if they deport a dude who is just... in the running for mayor?

Yeah, ok, sure.

[–] MiyamotoKnows@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (7 children)

This is wisdom. New Yorkers do not fuck around.

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[–] grte@lemmy.ca 93 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Don't Republicans hate New York? You'd think they'd be thrilled with the opportunity for socialism to ruin one of the bluest cities in the US. Maybe they're worried something else will happen.

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[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's how you know he actually might get something good done.

[–] selkiesidhe@lemm.ee 18 points 2 days ago

Exactly. If MAGAt morons don't like the person, you know they're probably the best choice.

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 88 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (8 children)

Do Republicans Know What Communism Is?

Short answer: No.

More precise answer: They don't have a fucking clue.

Most relevant answer: No and they don't really care, but they will still call you a communist and kick you out of the country if you annoy them.

Edit to add archive.ph link if desired.

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[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 58 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Appalling. Only the repugnicans would stoop this low. He’s been American since 2018. If they succeed in this - the US is truly Germany in the early 1930s.

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 75 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

As a perpetually online individual I could swear that "conservatives" absolutely hated "thought crime" and political persecution for their beliefs...

Ohhhhh right, hypocrisy. I almost forgot. "Conservatives" use words as weapons and are only consistent in their inconsistent stated beliefs.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 47 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Do it. This would trigger the uprising we need.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 90 points 2 days ago (13 children)

I doubt it. We've already tolerated a near complete collapse of the rule of law and masked goon squads kidnapping people in the streets. Disappearing one more brown guy probably isn't going to move that needle much.

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 38 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This would trigger the uprising we need.

Would it, though?

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[–] lmuel@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is more or less unrelated but nonetheless very important:

Should we tell him that his makeup was swapped for a bucket of shit? I’m not sure he’s able to smell it but we can certainly see it.

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[–] SpaceShort@feddit.uk 28 points 2 days ago

If he does. Time for even more mass protests. Shut down the streets of New York until his citizenship is restored.

[–] drhodl@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Republicans start being revolting, very early in their political careers, it seems. Maybe they are born that way.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 17 points 2 days ago

Raised that way.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Sure, Piss Off 9 Million People surrounding the DC area, sounds like a great idea lmfao.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The White House has framed the upset victory by Mamdani, who could become New York City's first Muslim and Indian American mayor, as evidence of uncontrolled migration...

And by "uncontrolled migration" they mean "brown people getting uppity and not knowing their place."

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[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 46 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Having the Government STRIP the Citizenship of Americans it DOESNT LIKE and THEN Deporting them to El Salvador or Libya is called FREEDOM!

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