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Re:Mamdani Targets Junk Fees and Hidden Charges in Two Execu... by yunnpp on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @11:32AM (#46514495)
At the gym, which bombards us with propaganda on the telescreens, I saw him called a "jihadist communist". It was either Fox News or Newsmax. It's like they looked for the scariest word salad that would trigger their boomer audience.

I also doubt either channel can define communism or jihad correctly.

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Re:Mamdani Targets Junk Fees and Hidden Charges in Two Execu... by DANmode on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @11:48AM (#46514731)
They know it when they see it!
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Re:Mamdani Targets Junk Fees and Hidden Charges in Two Execu... by krapp on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @11:37AM (#46514572)
Americans called Joe Biden a communist. They called Barack Obama a communist. Even Hillary Clinton.

"Communist" in American political parlance is just a synonym for "Democrat" and has been since the days of the New Deal.

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