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applegrove

(130,116 posts)
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 05:02 PM 18 hrs ago

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T20:00:48.396Z
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty (Original Post) applegrove 18 hrs ago OP
Holy shit!! Please excuse my outburst, but I think I have a new hero! "The good grammar of civility" !!! Be still... FadedMullet 18 hrs ago #1
I know, I absolutely love this man, oh excuse me, this Mayor of New York City!!!!!! a kennedy 18 hrs ago #2
And speaking of "a Kennedy" BaronChocula 17 hrs ago #6
Love it......the great "Kennedy" line. a kennedy 16 hrs ago #11
Beautiful! H2O Man 17 hrs ago #3
WOW... that is a powerful Bettie 17 hrs ago #4
Bang. There it is. yardwork 17 hrs ago #5
! Solly Mack 16 hrs ago #7
As a proud member of the grammar police mcar 16 hrs ago #8
We need MORE politicians like this angrychair 16 hrs ago #9
It's begun. Keep the faith. Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #10
Whoa Cirsium 16 hrs ago #12
PREACH IT MAMDANI Skittles 15 hrs ago #13
Word power! GreenWave 15 hrs ago #14

FadedMullet

(678 posts)
1. Holy shit!! Please excuse my outburst, but I think I have a new hero! "The good grammar of civility" !!! Be still...
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 05:32 PM
18 hrs ago

.......my beating heart. To me, our language is our power. They use cliche, innuendo and hateful code words. We should use clarity and resonant prose.

BaronChocula

(4,008 posts)
6. And speaking of "a Kennedy"
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 06:35 PM
17 hrs ago

that beautiful prose reminded me of this line from a 1961 inauguration speech: "Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up in side."

angrychair

(11,650 posts)
9. We need MORE politicians like this
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 06:50 PM
16 hrs ago

Not less.

We need to stop our pandering to Republicans and actually listen to the majority and stop listening to centrists pulling our Party to the right both economically and socially.

Cirsium

(3,341 posts)
12. Whoa
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:31 PM
16 hrs ago

"We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism."

Powerful. Very powerful. I'm all in.

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