getting a politician elected to office in a bourgeois democracy is not "building power" in any way that matters for socialists. no, the fact that the NYPD haven't assassinated him isn't anything to do with what he's said or not said, they don't kill Democratic candidates because Democrats are not a threat to their role in society, as his statements and policies indicate. it's actually absurd that people think something like that would happen if he were more anti-police, rather than the Democrats just ejecting him from the candidacy via more brazenly anti-democratic means.

[–] Euergetes@hexbear.net 13 points 1 day ago

the plan isn't to get an ass in the mayor's seat and declare "socialism!" the plan is to establish institutions that help the people to build a material basis of support.

you're playacting the 'realist pessimist' but utterly naive about the stakes and program. just saying 'cops would never' doesn't make it so