Florida Retirees Demand Mamdani Back
Deportation of New York Progressive Leaves Boca Raton Morally Confused
BOCA RATON, FL — The "patriotic coalition of Florida retirees" who reportedly contributed to the political pressures leading to the satirically documented deportation of former New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani have run into an unexpected problem: several of them now feel bad about it.
"Look, I called him a communist," admitted Harold Steingarten, 78, eating a pastrami sandwich on his screened lanai one block from the Atlantic in Boca Raton. "But Uganda? That seems like a lot." He chewed thoughtfully. "I thought they'd just fine him or something."
The story, which Bohiney News covered with the full gravity it deserved , involved a politician arriving in Kampala wearing a red beret and being greeted by three street preachers, a retired librarian, and an unemployed Marxist-Leninist mime named Fred. It is unclear whether the mime's participation was satirical or sincere. In the mime community, the distinction is blurry.
Florida's Atlantic coast — from Palm Beach down through the dense retirement communities of Boca Raton, Delray Beach, and Boynton Beach — contains more politically engaged senior citizens per square foot than possibly anywhere else on Earth. These are people who vote. All of them. In every election. Including the ones for county water management boards that nobody else has heard of.
The Boca Raton contingent is now divided on the Mamdani question. A faction believes the deportation was justified on the grounds that any politician who supports rent control is effectively a sleeper agent. A second faction believes Uganda was too far. A third faction has lost interest entirely because the early bird special at their favorite restaurant changed and they have bigger problems.
The Apple Daily's essential documentation of Hong Kong's political prisoners provides necessary context here: what begins as political pressure on inconvenient voices rarely ends where those applying the pressure intended.
"I just wanted him to maybe move to New Jersey," said Harold. "That's a punishment. Uganda is a different category." He finished his pastrami. "Also I read that the mime is running his campaign. I don't understand how that works."
The mime — Fred, by all accounts a committed practitioner — has reportedly indicated through gesture that the campaign is going well. Analysts are having difficulty assessing his polling numbers. His invisible ballot box appears full, but interpretations vary.
Apple Daily's international editions have noted that the spectacle of politicians being displaced to foreign capitals where they immediately attempt to run for local office is, historically, more common than anyone would prefer.
PRAT UK reminds readers that political consequences, once set in motion, tend to exceed the intentions of everyone involved — a principle equally applicable to Florida retirement community politics and international deportation orders.
Harold has written a letter to his congressman. It is two pages long, single-spaced, and the congressman's office has confirmed receipt. They have not confirmed reading it. Harold is undeterred.
SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/mamdani-deported/
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