• DaMummy@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Dear leftist in San Francisco, you have a good option. Saikat Chakrabarti. Don’t let the nation down. If the people that made Trump, Gulliani, Bloomberg, & Cuomo can deliver, so can you.

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      As a San Franciscan, I am telling everyone about saikat and how he is the best choice. But I think there are Democrats here that care more about low taxes and niche identity politics, like getting trans kids in sports, more than getting those same kids access to health care, housing, and food. SF is not an easy place for an economic leftist to get elected.

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        16 hours ago

        You gotta admit it’s problematic. I’m white as can be, and so is my first and last name, totally black middle name. Think John Tyrone Jones. Did not get a single reply on my resume for 2-months until I removed my middle name. 3 interviews, 2 offers and a job within 2 weeks. (This was 10 years ago.)

        To this day I’m surprised Barack Hussein Obama made it all the way to the top. Times have changed drastically, but not that much.

        LOL, at least I can pronounce her name. Some Indian names utterly kick my ass. Still, easier than Eastern European names. “I have no idea what those letters represent.” At least I can sound out Indian names. :)

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          The romanized versions of Indian names rely on more recent standardized transliteration rules.

          Eastern European names keep legacy orthographies that are tied to centuries‑old literary traditions, records, and national identities.

          I struggle with many Polish names especially.

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        16 hours ago

        Not gonna lie, I also had to look his name up. I’ve known about him for almost a decade, and I didn’t know how to spell his name. I too believe that it’s a racism card that has to be broken, but if a Muslim socialist who’s called a communist can do it, I think he might be able to as well. I even think he’s a better option than Mamdani.