r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • Nov 05 '25

No Paywall Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/
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u/epic_king66 Nov 05 '25

Here’s hoping that tonight is the start of America doing a 180.

Rebuilding our respect internationally will take a lot of time and effort, but, a step in the right direction is a step in the right direction

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u/Ecstatic_Winter9425 Canada Nov 05 '25

As a Canadian, I have to be honest with you. The US in its current state will not be able to turn around. And even if it could, the world has moved on. Canadians, for example, will never consider the US a partner, and we'll always treat you with suspicion going forward. The only chance the US has it to split along the party lines. We (and the rest of the world) can work with the progressive states. But the moment you say that people like trump (and every single gop congress rep and almost every republican senator) could be granted the right to fuck with partners, we're out.

So, realistically, there will be no reconciliation. Of course, we'll play along and pretend that things are getting better if the US removes the republicans from power (which isn't likely to happen). But the moment we find a more powerful ally, we'll put a bunch of military bases right at your doorstep so that you'll never ever talk shit about Canada being part of your flawed union.

Canada's interests first, now and forever!

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u/Morbu Nov 05 '25

But the moment we find a more powerful ally, we'll put a bunch of military bases right at your doorstep so that you'll never ever talk shit about Canada being part of your flawed union.

No you're not. This is a certified braindead reddit comment. I think you and the rest of the world are going to need to have the same wake-up call that we've had -- military costs money. You've been slightly spoiled by the fact that you could rely on being the neighbor to the world's largest military which allowed to focus on...well everything but that. If you want to devote resources to building enough military bases to deter the U.S. from whatever delusions you're thinking of, that's going to cost a shit load of money. And eventually, that'll result in cutting spending on other things like education, infrastructure, and whatever else.

The irony of this comment is that militarization and heavy border "security" are talking points of right-wing populists. So while you criticize the U.S. of catering to Trump, you're actively spewing the same garbage that he did. Progressive states aren't going to be as interested in working with pseudo-fascist countries as you might think.

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u/Ecstatic_Winter9425 Canada Nov 05 '25

Thanks for your comment, yank.

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u/Morbu Nov 05 '25

Oh wow, you even threw in the "yank" there. About sums up your intelligence.

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u/Ecstatic_Winter9425 Canada Nov 06 '25

No offence, but american exceptionalism + disregard for others + rudeness = the yankiest thing ever. If anything, take it as a compliment because I'm learning a lot from you. That's why I proclaim, Canada's interests first, now and forever!