Mamdani, the champion of the working class

Socialism has always been better at promising equality than practicing it.

From the dachas of Soviet commissars to the private jets of modern climate activists, those who preach sacrifice for the masses have a curious habit of exempting themselves from the austerity they demand of others. The pattern is so consistent it might as well be a law of political physics.

New York City’s newest mayor fits the mold perfectly. Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old democratic socialist who rode a wave of progressive enthusiasm into Gracie Mansion, built his political brand in the cramped quarters of a flood-prone one-bedroom apartment in Astoria, Queens.

He was the champion of the working class, the voice of renters crushed by landlords, the man who would redistribute power back to the people.

His early days in office have already raised eyebrows—condemning Trump after he extracted Maduro, a dictator who brutalized his own people, pushing socialist schemes that would make Albany blush, and assembling a team of progressive true believers that has business owners reaching for the antacids.

But that was the campaign trail. Now there’s an 11,000-square-foot historic mansion on the Upper East Side with five bedrooms, a private chef, and sweeping East River views. His predecessor, Eric Adams, actually refused to live there full-time. Mamdani moved right in.

And he’s already redecorating. Installing bidets.The double standard isn’t even subtle anymore—but then again, it never really was.

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