Declaring Israel’s prime minister a “war criminal,” the mayor announced the conclusion of a legal review closes the door his campaign arrest pledge, but not on Mamdani’s criticism of Israel
I do think it’s important to try to bring them to heel, but that’s going to have to be done in ways where defying him is seen as perverting the good order of democratic society rather than anything where they can claim to be the principled actor. Then start firing anyone who refuses.
I’m confused how many people seem to believe the NYPD will do whatever Mamdani says here with no question.
Do they know anything at all about the NYPD?
What if Mamdani performed the arrest personally?
Then the Mossad’s going to assassinate their first US politician out in the open immediately.
I do think it’s important to try to bring them to heel, but that’s going to have to be done in ways where defying him is seen as perverting the good order of democratic society rather than anything where they can claim to be the principled actor. Then start firing anyone who refuses.
At best, it would take years to even start accomplishing that. He has to build up enough political capital to outweigh decades of copaganda.
I think it’s a general misconception ingrained from the propaganda that we live in a laws based society.