And you know, you’d be very correct. The difference though, is that someone can love something and still be pretty insane.
Sliwa isn’t even close to being as capable of a leader as Mamdani is, but you know what? I think Sliwa would make a great lieutenant to a great leader that he believes in. He’s passionate, honest, and has displayed an amount of dignity in loss that I honestly wasn’t sure many people in the public eye were capable of anymore.
Whether he’d admit it or not, Sliwa is an enforcer looking for a captain to point him in the right direction. I sincerely hope that when he finds that captain, it’s a Mamdani and not a Trump…
German here for whom sliwa popped up a few times on his feed (for whatever reason)
He absolutely did not sound insane in his election campaign. Sure, i did not like his proposals, but so did the majority of new yorkers and he accepted that without hesitation or if's and but's.
And i gotta say, I love his NY night time major "IT'S SLIWA TIME" appearences.
there are a few guys like this on the right and i often wonder if they ever think, "why does everyone on my side constantly go against what I think we stand for?"
I love being the head lackey. The major mook. The loyal vizier. It rules being trusted to get stuff done but not having to deal with the responsibility of having to ultimately make ALL the major decisions.
Like I completely disagree with him on almost everything. But you CANNOT say Curtis doesn't care about New York. He doesnt fake it like most republicans.
Truly. He wants the best for the city. He disagrees with Zohran totally, but he clearly respects him because he sees that they are both sincerely in it. That’s why he was so happy to debate Zohran reasonably but hammer Cuomo. He is the republican I respect.
Nobody can say that he's not principled. A bunch of Cuomo backers tried to buy him out of the race for $10 million and a six figure no-show job but he told them to kick rocks. He's happier in his one bedroom apartment full of cats.
IMO there are few things more inspiring in the year of our lord 2026 than somebody who is willing to be a problem that money can't solve.
The best part of the debate was the Mayor, and him being cordial, and respectful to each other, then being completely disgusted with Cuomo anytime they had to hear him speak.
Oh Sliwa LOVES this city and is an actual lunatic but in a perfectly good and likeable way. He's not mayor material, especially not compared to a dude like Mamdani, but I would happily share my city with crazy man Sliwa over fake ass Cuomo or the MAGAt losers or the billionaire crybabies any day.
There are many reasons not to vote for Sliwa, but he's a guy who is a genuine New Yorker who cares and that's more than you can say for a lot of candidates, somehow.
I mean him and his guardian angels did assault a brown guy just for speaking spanish while live on Sean Hannity's show back in 2024. He apologized later saying that they "mistook him for a migrant."
So while I agree, I do want to put in the caveat that while he's a charming nut job who clearly loves the city he's not completely harmless either.
Oh yeah, like I said, he's an absolute lunatic who definitely should not be mayor. If he actually was a real threat to ever win an election I'd be more concerned, but he's just not. He can do this thing and pretend to be Bay Ridge Batman and let actual real people get elected.
You can be fucking bonkers and still want what's best. Unfortunately those often do go hand in hand. Whether what you think is best isn't really related to what is best sometimes.
The bigger businesses have, are in the process of, or will be moving out. Small businesses have already had a net loss of more than 1,000 businesses in a single quarter, citing high costs and heavy regulations.
But New York may be alright with "AI" because New York will allow people's jobs to be replaced by AI and for that reason a lot of AI companies are leasing buildings in New York as the laws will allow for those AI companies to get rid of those who are working in New York.
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u/Internal_Wheel_89 Sep 09 '26
As an outsider it seems like these are two people who simply love New York City