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calvinistgrindcore t1_j6npytb wrote

I don't even hate her policy positions, but it's sort of nuts how long she's managed to hide (from most people) what a self-interested clown she is. She's better at social media than any of the other mayoral candidates, but this campaign seems to be outing some of her worst tendencies. This eye-popping quote came from the AACC candidates' forum on 1/15:

> “You’ve got to have somebody, when, as soon as they walk into the room, systems of oppression fall and new systems of opportunity are built,” Gym said. “When I walk into the room, systems of oppression fall and new systems of opportunity come up, and everybody in this room knows it.” source

Yikes.

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uptown_gargoyle t1_j6nqd2h wrote

I'd like to see the data on number of rooms Gym has walked into and number of systems of oppression that have fallen over the past few years.

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MagnusUnda OP t1_j6nqz5q wrote

That’s a messianic-delusional stuff there

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ERPoppop t1_j6oaygg wrote

hey, go easy on her. she's still riding high from that one time 6-7 years ago that she defeated oppression by complaining about a food truck on twitter and allegedly threatening the asian owners with intense negative publicity and increased inspection scrutiny

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An_emperor_penguin t1_j6nrjhw wrote

this was so easily avoidable and yet totally inevitable for Gym. Incredible clown energy

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MRC1986 t1_j6odz6f wrote

I, for one, am totally enjoying her downfall.

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AbsentEmpire t1_j6nw00a wrote

This sounds as dumb as the shit Trump says, she's a clown of the highest order.

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SanjiSasuke t1_j6odujv wrote

I was gonna say that's basically 'better than Lincoln, better than Washington' but prog-washed, lmao.

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SomeOtherOrder t1_j6ol6oo wrote

seriously, it’s a little bit more put-together than the dumb shit that came out of Trump’s mouth but it still sounds reaaally stupid.

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NoTradeClause19 t1_j6nrki5 wrote

I mean, it's just hyperbole. I'm over candidates who speak in hyperbole. What are you going to do? How are you going to do it?

You can hate Krasner as much as you want, but at least he says what he is going to do and how he is going to do it. Whether he's accomplished those goals or effecting positive change is a different discussion.

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MRC1986 t1_j6odtu6 wrote

Yup, she's long been a clown, dating back to the infamous food truck incident. No wonder she sought and received the Working Families Party endorsement, as they are equally clowns.

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AbsentEmpire t1_j6p4514 wrote

If you want to find a group of people who are confidently wrong, and don't have a fucking clue how things work locally, at the state, and federal levels, you'd be hard pressed to find anyone more uninformed than the Working Families Party.

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DeltaNerd t1_j6nxgax wrote

What is she even saying?

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Marko_Ramius1 t1_j6o0iy1 wrote

Savior complex mentality. And during her tenure on City Council (2016-22) I don't think anyone would disagree that the city got worse. Not to say that was her fault (99% was perpetually drunk Jim Kenney), but idk what the hell she could claim to have done that would have stopped that

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apathetic_panda t1_j6o5l8a wrote

900 AM , 11:00-14:00 every Wednesday. Listen every once in awhile

Every. single. one. is. a. doorknob.

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