rant · moment 24 of 25
Wishing Mamdani Well and the Two Populisms Closing Thought
from Zohran Mamdani, Political Rage, & The Hunt | The Tim Dillon Show #450 · #450
5 min
Tim closes by wishing Mamdani, New York, and Trump well, arguing everyone should find happiness outside political rage while laying out his theory that American politics will be shaped by two competing populist movements aimed at financial and cultural elites.
- Tim wishes Mamdani well despite his complicated feelings about New York City.
- In closing: sometimes old dogs have to be put down, like Andrew Cuomo.
- People who took out massive student loans and moved to expensive cities were told they deserved more—they don't, Tim says, they're just normies.
- Tim wishes Zoron well and hopes the city thrives, despite wishing he could avoid involvement with Iran.
- You have to find things that make you happy outside of political rage—jealousy and envy work too.
- The future of American politics will be written by two opposing versions of populism: one targeting financial elites, the other also blaming cultural elites.
- Tim describes himself being hunted in a Belgian castle, embarrassingly slow, with peasants needing to be killed just to give him a chance.
- American peasants have turned and are now hunting the elites, who've split into two factions blaming each other for starting the hunt.
- The class war has two opposing populist versions competing to define American politics going forward.
Andrew CuomoNew York CityDonald TrumpIlhan OmarZohran MamdaniWe wish them well