Difference being he's trying to be a mayor, not a Congressional Representative. He'll have actual power to make New Yorkers' lives better by virtue of his executive authority, something AOC lacks.

[–] Dimmer06@hexbear.net 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I'm sorry but I think this is fundamentally incorrect. The capitalist state is not designed for us to wield. Every single aspect of government will be holding back every single thing he proposes (assuming he even wins the election which is not a given like so many assume). The state and federal governments, the courts, and the city bureaucracy will obstruct and hinder him every step of the way and unlike historical reformers he is not the valve holding back a mass movement that is baying for the blood of the rich. He can't even stick to his guns about the intifada, how's he going to overcome a judge that says "fuck you you can't do that"?

[–] regul@hexbear.net 5 points 5 days ago

Right but he'll (optimistically) implement things that are then rolled back by the superstructure. It requires the manifestation and alignment of capitalist power, unlike anything AOC has ever attempted (if she even has).

Argument could be made the Dems tried all this under Biden and the "capitalist superstructure" was the Parliamentarian. The difference will (optimistically) be in the character of his response.

[–] LangleyDominos@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago

You can apply this to anything we do including labor action. Yet we have both strikes that aren't shutdown immediately and union victories in new industries. They're not gods, they're not omniscient.