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choie

(6,545 posts) Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:44 PM 19 hrs ago

Why am I teary

at seeing Bernie swear in my new mayor, Zohran Mamdani?

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Why am I teary (Original Post) choie 19 hrs ago OP

Love Bernie! Grim Chieftain 19 hrs ago #1

They both embody the prospect of hope. yellow dahlia 18 hrs ago #2

it was very moving NJCher 17 hrs ago #3

Recommended. H2O Man 16 hrs ago #4

Grim Chieftain

(1,194 posts)

1. Love Bernie!

Reply to choie (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:48 PM

19 hrs ago

Congrats to Mayor Mamdani!

yellow dahlia

(4,404 posts)

2. They both embody the prospect of hope.

Reply to choie (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 03:53 PM

18 hrs ago

No delusion, however - hope and hard work.

NJCher

(42,398 posts)

3. it was very moving

Reply to choie (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 04:40 PM

17 hrs ago

This was a very big deal to me. I even had a dream last night about life in a Mamdani administration. It was a long, very vivid dream, and the essence of it was a world without chaos and where we kind of knew what to expect. A culturally rich world and where people had a sense of trust.

H2O Man

(78,581 posts)

4. Recommended.

Reply to choie (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 05:43 PM

16 hrs ago

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