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Sogo

(6,822 posts) Wed Nov 5, 2025, 04:56 PM Nov 5

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I loved it when Mamdani said, "To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."

It sounded kind of NATOesque....

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I loved it when Mamdani said, "To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us." (Original Post) Sogo Nov 5 OP

That line was in Spider-Man (2002) RandySF Nov 5 #1

There you have it - generation gap of media references.... Sogo Nov 5 #2

one suspects that has been said many times over the eons lol. sounded good tho. nt msongs Nov 5 #4

Was his comment "turn the volume up" another movie or other reference? Sogo Nov 5 #3

It could be a few things. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 5 #5

Pretty sure it was the 2nd of your options (nt) AZJonnie Nov 5 #7

Another possibility: Emrys Nov 5 #8

I swear I had heard that phrase before! fujiyamasan Nov 5 #9

Maybe so but I'm not knocking it. RandySF Nov 5 #10

And Mamdani's "any of us" includes trans people. TommyT139 Nov 5 #6

"You wanna get to him, you go through us." C_U_L8R Nov 5 #11

RandySF

(79,643 posts)

1. That line was in Spider-Man (2002)

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 04:57 PM

Nov 5

Sogo

(6,822 posts)

2. There you have it - generation gap of media references....

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 05:00 PM

Nov 5

nt

msongs

(72,828 posts)

4. one suspects that has been said many times over the eons lol. sounded good tho. nt

Reply to Sogo (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 05:03 PM

Nov 5

Sogo

(6,822 posts)

3. Was his comment "turn the volume up" another movie or other reference?

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 05:02 PM

Nov 5

nt

BlueTsunami2018

(4,754 posts)

5. It could be a few things.

Reply to Sogo (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 05:14 PM

Nov 5

It could be a shot at Piss’ age, older people often have poor hearing.

It could be “Listen to this crowd bro! There are more of us than there are of you.”

I’d like to think it’s the classic upside down middle finger. “Can you hear this? Should I turn the volume up?” as you turn your hand into the full bird position.

But most likely it’s him saying “Listen up!” before he goes into his immigrants part of the speech. A direct challenge to Piss’ ICE Gestapo bullshit.

AZJonnie

(2,249 posts)

7. Pretty sure it was the 2nd of your options (nt)

Reply to BlueTsunami2018 (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 05:41 PM

Nov 5

Emrys

(8,748 posts)

8. Another possibility:

Reply to BlueTsunami2018 (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 05:49 PM

Nov 5

Trump's rantings and attacks are becoming an electoral liability, so "Bring it on!"

fujiyamasan

(948 posts)

9. I swear I had heard that phrase before!

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 05:50 PM

Nov 5

RandySF

(79,643 posts)

10. Maybe so but I'm not knocking it.

Reply to fujiyamasan (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 06:10 PM

Nov 5

Just happens to be where I heard it.

TommyT139

(2,068 posts)

6. And Mamdani's "any of us" includes trans people.

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 05:17 PM

Nov 5

Refreshing to hear...and it got a huge roar of approval.

Dems gotta step up on this topic.

C_U_L8R

(48,521 posts)

11. "You wanna get to him, you go through us."

Reply to Sogo (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 06:34 PM

Nov 5

“Or more accurately... we go through you!!"

…. Rocket, Guardians of the Galaxy.

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