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vanessa_ca

(607 posts)
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 02:34 PM Saturday

The billionaire class and its lackeys be mad lol. Washington Post throwing a fit

Opinion / Editorial Board

Zohran Mamdani drops the mask
The mayor-elect divides New Yorkers into two groups: the oppressed and their oppressors.

November 8, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. ESTToday at 6:00 a.m. EST



A new era of class warfare has begun in New York, and no one is more excited than Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani. Witness the mayor-elect’s change of character since his Tuesday election victory.

Mamdani ran an upbeat campaign, with a nice-guy demeanor and perpetual smile papering over a long history of divisive and demagogic statements. New Yorkers periodically checking in on politics could understandably believe that he simply wanted to bring the city together and make it more affordable. That interpretation became much harder after his victory speech.

Across 23 angry minutes laced with identity politics and seething with resentment, Mamdani abandoned his cool disposition and made clear that his view of politics isn’t about unity. It isn’t about letting people build better lives for themselves. It is about identifying class enemies — from landlords who take advantage of tenants to “the bosses” who exploit workers — and then crushing them. His goal is not to increase wealth but to dole it out to favored groups. The word “growth” didn’t appear in the speech, but President Donald Trump garnered eight mentions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/08/zohran-mamdani-class-warfare-new-york-mayor/


They are confusing Mamdani with Trump to put it kindly. It's little wonder no self-respecting journalist put their name to this crap and they're hiding behind "editorial board". I'm so glad I cancelled my subscription a while back.
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The billionaire class and its lackeys be mad lol. Washington Post throwing a fit (Original Post) vanessa_ca Saturday OP
What a biased article CanonRay Saturday #1
They only call it "class warfare" when the oppressed fight back...nt Wounded Bear Saturday #2
We're supposed to just "lie back and enjoy it" durablend Saturday #21
The reader comments are excellent. Nt spooky3 Saturday #3
Some of them are priceless vanessa_ca Saturday #6
This one sums up my thoughts vanessa_ca Saturday #9
Mayor Mandami is going to be a resounding success and become very popular. This terrifys them. Good! n/t SheilaAnn Saturday #4
Endless growth is for cancer cells SamuelTheThird Saturday #5
Mamdani doesn't divide people into two groups, oppressed and oppressors; reality does. RockRaven Saturday #7
Headline: Campaigning different than Governing... lame54 Saturday #8
says the newspaper owned by the guy lapfog_1 Saturday #10
Who is it that's really "seething with resentment"? Ocelot II Saturday #11
Bezos' op ed writers obey his will. sinkingfeeling Saturday #12
Bezos and co. having a hissy fit at being identified as oppressors. ananda Saturday #13
Rule of thumb: B.See Saturday #14
*Boo-hoo!* Won't someone please think of the billionaires!? -misanthroptimist Saturday #15
President Franklin Roosevelt: sop Saturday #16
FDR was elected as a reaction against Wall Street and bankers Deminpenn Saturday #33
Washington Post is a rag duckworth969 Saturday #17
LA Times - owned by right wing billionaire. Initech Saturday #26
The transformation of the Wa Post is complete fujiyamasan Saturday #18
WaPo is to a real newspaper what Bezo's wife's implants are to real breasts. SunSeeker Saturday #19
Good point fujiyamasan Saturday #20
It's now the Bezos Billionaire Bullshit rag. nt hvn_nbr_2 Saturday #31
Does anyone have a way for a nonsubscriber to read the article & comments? TY irisblue Saturday #22
You can register for free without subscribing to read them vanessa_ca Saturday #25
You can use this to get past paywalls Pompoy Saturday #30
BTW: "increasing wealth" means "making the rich richer." Iggo Saturday #23
Class warfare? Coming from a newspaper owned by a guy who could bankrupt entire continents? Initech Saturday #24
just perusing their "Opinion" page. SleeplessinSoCal Saturday #27
So... Move to Hungary. BurnDoubt Saturday #28
I read the whole thing rpannier Saturday #29
They should have seen this coming with all of the No Kings turnouts ChicagoTeamster Saturday #32
Whoa, hard to believe that is The Washington Post PatSeg Saturday #34
Just finished Sorkin's new book "1929" about the stock market crash and aftermath Deminpenn Saturday #35
class war Cirsium Saturday #36
Bezos seems damn weird to me... Joinfortmill Sunday #37

vanessa_ca

(607 posts)
6. Some of them are priceless
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 02:44 PM
Saturday
…Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani…
Is this the NY Post or Washington Post?

At this point, what’s the difference?

It seem that there is no difference anymore.

Generalissimo? Really ? The guy hasn't even taken office yet ! If you want to see what a future dictator looks like, perhaps Mr. Bezos should look at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. where his boss lives.

Mandan is now living rent free in the Washington Post’s EB’s head.

This editorial is misleading and promotes the misguided sense of entitlement that elites promote. This is the new WAPO. Once a fine newspaper, now just a tabloid rag .

Well, not everyone can be as ethically pure as Andrew Cuomo.

Shame on you WaPo. This isn’t an editorial it’s right-wing propaganda.

"Across 23 angry minutes laced with identity politics and seething with resentment."
Sounds like a typical Trump speech. Typical WaPo

vanessa_ca

(607 posts)
9. This one sums up my thoughts
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 02:46 PM
Saturday
Yet another right wing off the rails diatribe from the Post Editorial Board. Apparently the millionaire class fears a successful populist. The mayor elect just talks about what everyone should know- the real Division in the US is between the rich and everyone else who they treat as serfs. Anything that benefits common people is derided as a waste of money. Calling teacher union leadership " bosses". That is rich. These union leaders are elected and represent teachers, an often unappreciated and underpaid group of public employees. Undoubtedly the ultralight are greedy and selfish and do little to nothing to contribute to the common good. They make great efforts to avoid paying their fare share of taxes, oppose increasing wages and spend lots of money trying to buy governmental influence. The Post editorial Board has been reduced to Bezos's mouthpiece.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/08/zohran-mamdani-class-warfare-new-york-mayor/?commentID=ff498491-d65a-413f-aad1-4003d4ea738e&utm_campaign=comment-share&utm_medium=soc-share&utm_source=link-share

SheilaAnn

(10,575 posts)
4. Mayor Mandami is going to be a resounding success and become very popular. This terrifys them. Good! n/t
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 02:40 PM
Saturday

RockRaven

(18,349 posts)
7. Mamdani doesn't divide people into two groups, oppressed and oppressors; reality does.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 02:44 PM
Saturday

He is just telling the truth, instead of lying like most politicians and WaPo writers do.

lapfog_1

(31,423 posts)
10. says the newspaper owned by the guy
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 02:50 PM
Saturday

who could afford to rent 4,000,000 1 bedroom apartments in Manhattan for 1 year.

If he actually did that ( assuming there were 4M 1 bedroom apts to be rented in Manhattan ), he would get to spend 8 seconds in each ( assuming zero transit time to the next apartment ).

It's always good to have fun with math.

Ocelot II

(128,252 posts)
11. Who is it that's really "seething with resentment"?
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 02:53 PM
Saturday

Ya know that old saying, when you're used to privilege, equality looks like oppression? Jeff Bezos' class suddenly is starting to feel oppressed by the possibility that they might not get to keep all the goodies for a change.

sop

(16,851 posts)
16. President Franklin Roosevelt:
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 03:39 PM
Saturday

"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group. We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace -business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering. They had begun to consider the government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob. Never before in all our history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hate for me - and I welcome their hatred."

Deminpenn

(17,157 posts)
33. FDR was elected as a reaction against Wall Street and bankers
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:36 PM
Saturday

The same populist sentiment is present today.

duckworth969

(990 posts)
17. Washington Post is a rag
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 03:43 PM
Saturday

NY Times is a rag.

Why does anyone consume media sources owned and controlled by billionaires?

Initech

(106,872 posts)
26. LA Times - owned by right wing billionaire.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 04:24 PM
Saturday

Washington Post - owned by right wing billionaire.

CBS - owned by right wing billionaire.

Viacom - owned by right wing billionaire.

Comcast - owned by right wing billionaire.

There is no liberal media. It's a myth. It's a lie. It's been sold to the masses for 40 years.

fujiyamasan

(948 posts)
18. The transformation of the Wa Post is complete
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 03:45 PM
Saturday

Not sure why anyone on the left still subscribes to the paper anymore. It’s garbage. And Bezos made it very clear a few months ago that its editorial slant would shift to favor free markets and libertarianism.



SunSeeker

(57,216 posts)
19. WaPo is to a real newspaper what Bezo's wife's implants are to real breasts.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 04:00 PM
Saturday

And Bezos does not favor free markets. He favors monopolies, of which he sits on top of. And he favors corruption of markets through bribing the officials/Trump to help Bezos' businesses, to the detriment of other businesses. Billionaires are the last people on earth who want actual level playing fields or truly free markets.

fujiyamasan

(948 posts)
20. Good point
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 04:08 PM
Saturday

Bezos learned after the AWS/JEDI contract fiasco that it’s best not to fight the power (even tepidly). His shift and that of all the Silicon Valley CEOs has been interesting. From being critics of Trump to absolute sycophants, they’re all opportunists to the core.

vanessa_ca

(607 posts)
25. You can register for free without subscribing to read them
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 04:24 PM
Saturday

Meanwhile, here's the AI summary of the comments

The conversation explores the reaction to the Washington Post's editorial on Zohran Mamdani, with many participants expressing strong disapproval of the piece's tone and language. Several comments criticize the use of the term "Generalissimo" to describe Mamdani, arguing that it is inappropriate and reflects a biased perspective. Some readers suggest that the editorial board's portrayal of Mamdani is more reflective of their own political leanings and priorities than of Mamdani's actual policies or intentions. There is a recurring theme of dissatisfaction with the perceived shift in the Washington Post's editorial stance, with some commenters attributing this to the influence of its owner, Jeff Bezos. Overall, the discussion highlights a significant disconnect between the editorial board's portrayal of Mamdani and the views of many readers, who see his focus on addressing economic inequality and supporting working people as positive rather than threatening.

Iggo

(49,397 posts)
23. BTW: "increasing wealth" means "making the rich richer."
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 04:15 PM
Saturday

That’s how they talk. Bezos is talking to his buddies. Not us.

Initech

(106,872 posts)
24. Class warfare? Coming from a newspaper owned by a guy who could bankrupt entire continents?
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 04:22 PM
Saturday

Just go fuck all of the way off with that shit.

SleeplessinSoCal

(10,348 posts)
27. just perusing their "Opinion" page.
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 04:49 PM
Saturday

If you scroll down you see it's like the cry of the wealthy's parasite class. They need only appease their benefactors. It has little to do with journalism.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/08/zohran-mamdani-class-warfare-new-york-mayor/

rpannier

(24,811 posts)
29. I read the whole thing
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:02 PM
Saturday

Sounds a lot like Van Jones at CNN.
Wonder whose driving these talking points?

PatSeg

(51,448 posts)
34. Whoa, hard to believe that is The Washington Post
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:42 PM
Saturday

I am also glad I cancelled by subscription. That is truly awful.

Deminpenn

(17,157 posts)
35. Just finished Sorkin's new book "1929" about the stock market crash and aftermath
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:46 PM
Saturday

Today's billionaire class is strikingly similar to the weathly/influential class of the 1920s. Americans are reactiing to the income disparity, "interlocking directorates" and self-deaing that defined the 1920s then as they are to the same factors playing out today.

In the books epilog, Sorokin relates what ultimately happened to the rich bankers and company founders. To my surprise, many ended up with little of wealth they'd accumulated left. But I doubt today's billionaires are interested in learning from history. They are just as greedy as their 1920s counterparts.

Cirsium

(3,141 posts)
36. class war
Sat Nov 8, 2025, 05:55 PM
Saturday

They have declared war on us, and they will not back down. I hope everyone is prepared for what is coming.

Joinfortmill

(19,491 posts)
37. Bezos seems damn weird to me...
Sun Nov 9, 2025, 06:40 AM
Sunday

His new wife looks like a real life copy of a sex doll. Just saying, very weird. I think all his billions and the WaPo platform have brought out the 'weird' in him.

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