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It's interesting that 'banning junk fees and hidden charges' is part of a leftist political agenda according to this article: > Protecting consumers, including
by kg 9mo ago
It's interesting that 'banning junk fees and hidden charges' is part of a leftist political agenda according to this article:
> Protecting consumers, including renters, appears be a large part of Mr. Mamdani’s early agenda as mayor. The actions of Mr. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, appear so far to indicate a willingness to govern based on a leftist political agenda.
Has the overton window just shifted so much that not wanting to get screwed by greedy con artists is communist now? Or is the perspective of the NYT's coverage skewed because they don't like this guy? It's weird.
According to this same article, the efforts seem to be a continuation of existing work that was happening before he got elected:
> In June, Letitia James, the attorney general, announced a $600,000 settlement with Equinox Group over the difficulty of ending a membership. Last month, she joined a multistate coalition that filed suit against Uber regarding the difficulty of canceling subscriptions.
- chung8123 9mo agoAgendas are all how you frame them and a lot of time statements at a high-level can be misconstrued. The left and right actually agree on a lot at a high-level but do not agree on how to tackle the problem.
- kube-system 9mo ago> Has the overton window just shifted so much that not wanting to get screwed by greedy con artists is communist now? In the context of US politics, progressive politics have been often labelled "communist" for around 100 years. > According to this same article, the efforts seem to be a continuation of existing work that was happening before he got elected Mamdani is not the first progressive politician in NYC
- lm28469 9mo ago> Has the overton window just shifted so much that not wanting to get screwed by greedy con artists is communist now? I've seen this dude described as an "islamo-communist" more than once in different countries' medias (not fringe medias). I presume "islamist" because muslim, and "communist" because he's left of the center-right. You can't really talk with these people anyways, they're too far gone
- yunnpp 9mo agoAt the gym, which bombards us with propaganda on the telescreens, I saw him called a "jihadist communist". It was either Fox News or Newsmax. It's like they looked for the scariest word salad that would trigger their boomer audience. I also doubt either channel can define communism or jihad correctly.
- osakasake 9mo agoHe’s not just left of center-right, he’s literally a “democratic socialist” which is far, far left. His tenant advocate literally has called for seizing of private property.
- kube-system 9mo agoWait until you hear about what the GOP has allowed energy companies to do with eminent domain... and the expansion plans they have recently called for.
- osakasake 9mo agoPlease don’t classify me as some sort of GOP supporter just because I am clarifying the parent post as to Mamdani’s self-admitted political classification.
- kube-system 9mo ago
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- pjc50 9mo agoMamdani is actually a democratic socialist, it's just that this distinction doesn't exist in US english.
- newsclues 9mo ago[flagged]
- yunnpp 9mo agoYou mean like the US now with Venezuelan oil?
- newsclues 9mo agoRoll time back and think about that country since the progressives took power. Killed and captured the oil industry resulting in the decline of GDP and standards of living. Great example to prove my point
- yunnpp 9mo agoAnd what exactly is your point? You stated one side of the history but not the other. One can only conclude that you're implying "not communist" is good, when in fact that's just nonsense.
- wtfsachode 9mo agoDeeply ironic given the news out of Venezuela…
- CursedSilicon 9mo agoThat's deeply reductive and really not what HackerNews is supposed to be about
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- jedberg 9mo agoTo give you a real answer, yes, the Overton window has shifted. Anything at all that is perceived as limiting what a business can charge or negotiate is considered leftist now. Banning junk fees is a limit on what businesses can charge/negotiate.
- moogly 9mo ago"Political agenda" does indeed stick out like a sore thumb there. "Policy" is the word they should have used.
- djeastm 9mo ago> Protecting consumers, including renters, appears be a large part of Mr. Mamdani’s early agenda as mayor. The actions of Mr. Mamdani, a democratic socialist, appear so far to indicate a willingness to govern based on a leftist political agenda. Using the term "leftist" to describe something Nixon would do is absolutely a sign the Overton Window has shifted. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-11615-providing-for-stabilization-prices-rents-wages-and-salaries https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-11...
- Tiktaalik 9mo agoThe ideology of Democratic Socialism has always been focused on helping low income and working poor people live better lives, and that manifests in action to put more money in their pocket. I suppose you more often hear about more indirect ways to do this (eg. trying to lower rent, create more subsidized low cost housing) but lowering fees puts more money in people's pocket and that is directly in the wheel house of Democratic Socialism. So if this seems like Mamdani is doing something weird here, I think it's more that the twisted media framing of the left has pushed people to have a vision of it that is dissonant from its real ideology and goals.
- tyre 9mo agoIt is leftist compared to the baseline of American politics, which is center-right compared to the opinions of the American people.