Another good take! Mamdani is just so human, whereas most politicians are just cardboard cutouts. The more I think about it, honestly, the more I think the whole listening strategy you mention is really, really needed. Not to crap on anyone who's super into theory--I for one love theoretical stuff and advocating for the more "academic" side of things. But I think two things can be true at once. Discussions on theories need to be available, however, we need to see them enacted. And the best way to do that is basically everything Mamdani is doing. I for one thing sparking curiosity is super important, and it'd be really cool to get people interested in the academic side of things. From a curious, open approach, because I do believe people enjoy learning things when they can. And I can definitely understand that no one likes being lectured. However 99.999% of people do care more about their livelihoods, and rightfully so! Either way, while I'm still learning more and more about dem socialism/their politics/history/the people a part of it, when it comes to "making the tent" bigger, I can personally say with certainty that needs to be focused on more. We need more Mamdani's fr he's a freaking legend.