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I spent a little time in my extremely callow youth working in the advertising business in New York. It was profoundly educational. One of “my” accounts was a local beer. It was an exciting prospect, since the spokescharacters for the beverage were voiced by my longtime favorite comedy team, Bob & Ray. But I told my supervisor that I needed a little guidance. What, I asked, should I know about the product, since I’ve never actually drunk beer. Without a pause, he answered, “There’s nothing to know, it tastes like horse piss.”
So it’s with that background in professional lying that I offer this brief bit of advice to the newly elected Mayor of New York City. Following the practice of Bernie Sanders, Mr. Mandami has chosen to describe himself as a “Democratic Socialist”, and, almost predictably, the current Felon-in-Chief has derided him as a “Communist”. The solution I propose is a simple one of re-branding, following the example of left-oriented parties in most European countries.
They describe themselves not as Democratic Socialists but as Social Democrats. Aside from sounding more friendly (“social” implies that you meet them over, maybe, beers), it’s alao harder for DJT to perform his verbal jiu-jitsu on the term “Social Democrat”. Calling the new Mayor a “Commu-crat?” Lame on arrival.
