But he’s already made it clear what this confluence of radical ideologies means in practice: manufacturing scapegoats and fomenting class, racial, and religious hatreds. Channeling bitterness is central to Mamdani’s divide-and-conquer strategy, and to that of the DSA. Its members have expressed support for Chinese socialism, Maoism, and Stalinism, and Cea Weaver, director of Mamdani’s Office to Protect Tenants, has called to “Elect more communists” and “Seize private property!” Bitterness is an effective political strategy only insofar as it is directed at particular scapegoats, and Mamdani’s administration has targeted whites and Jews as well as the rich. Jewish New Yorkers understandably believe that Mamdani’s heated rhetoric has created a permission structure for antisemitic crimes, which have increased under his administration.