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I do fear he is a racist however. in his published policy memo "Supporting homeowners and ending deed theft" at https://www.zohranfornyc.com/platform
He says in a headline in the linked policy memo document:
I support the rich paying their share, and most of his other policies, if anything because is moves the city in the correct direction in my opinion; but I do take issue with him not just targeting a neighborhood because its richer, but because it is also whiter.
That is an explicitly racist policy, and on principle it should be opposed.
I do not understand why he is injecting race war into what could and should be a class war and it feels like a significant misstep. I've emailed his campaign about it days ago, but there has been no response or update so far unfortunately.
jezus, are you a professional nitpicker or just some shill trying to discredited mr. Mamdani?
In said document he carefully explains that New York tax law is racist to begin with; https://s28299.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CAH-tax-lien-sale-report-final.pdf, and he wants to end that system so everyone has more equal opportunities.
He wants to END racist housing policies, not start a fucking race war.
Its been a while since ive been ratio'd so hard - but no I'm not a professional or a shill. I support Mamdani, donate monthly to all my local progressives and prominent ones afar such as Sanders and AOC, and volunteer and participate in my local politics such as yimby and stronger town initiatives when my schedule allows. I put my money and my actions behind my thoughts, not just my words.
My criticism is based on principle and made in the hopes of improving his message.
My point is not that the policy is bad, I think it'd be good if he removed the language targetting a race of people, but that his targeting parameters are racist, and in my book, a person who creates racist policy is a racist, a person who thinks race is a valid way to determine people and policy, and I oppose that. I oppose racists.
What I am saying is that, if the same neighborhood is targeted, because it is rich and under-enforced compared to other neighborhoods - that is fine by me.
But if the neighborhood is targeted not only because it is rich, but because it has a predominantly white community, that is not fine by me.
Its a "nitpicker" nuance, I get it, but one is racist policy, and one is not.
I want to end racism, not continue to allow the pendulum to swing in a never ending tit for tat that reaffirms the racist core of our society.
Justice can be achieved without racism.
Gotcha, your issue is it straight up says "raise taxes for white neighborhoods" without the needed context of "current tax law has advantaged predominantly white areas, and so this bringing their tax responsibility to a value that more fairly represents their usage"