Quote of the Day

There is no socialism that’s possible inside a fundamentally capitalist party [like the Democratic Party] and there’s no revolutionaty potential in the current iteration of Zohran Mamdani’s engagement [with such a party].

From my standpoint . . . it’s absolutely crucial to take an adverserial relationship with actual fascism. If you believe that Trump is an existential threat then, for me, it’s not good optics to be standing there [as Mamdani did] creating smiling photo-ops [with Trump], and I think that people are not taking seriously the moment that we are in.

– Butch Ware
Excerpted from “'Playing Footsie with Fascists’:
Butch Ware on Mamdani’s Meeting with Trump”
The Katie Halper Show
November 26, 2025

Related Off-site Links:
After Threats Throughout New York City Campaign, Trump Lauds Mamdani at White House – Brett Wilkins (Common Dreams, November 21, 2025).
Mamdani Announces “Partnership” with Hated Would-be Dictator Trump – Joseph Kishore (World Socialist Web Site, November 21, 2025).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• “A Case Study in How a Bully Behaves When He Can’t Rely on Fear”
• Political Betrayal or Strategic Maneuver?
• Butch Ware on “Red & Blue vs Green Politics”
• Butch Ware: Quote of the Day – October 6, 2025
• Butch Ware on His Run for California Governor and the Wider Goal of Disrupting the Duopoly
• “The Moment Is Ripe”: Butch Ware on Building a “True Oppositional Alternative” to the Duopoly