agree. in politics, delulu really is the solulu.
the Mamdani campaign explicitly focused their early events on convincing supporters they could win.
Greens talk about "being here to replace labour"
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@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social its "we regret to inform you, we are going to win"
I don't mean to be Polyanna-ish, but history is littered with examples of change being collectively forced on rulers who think themselves omnipotent, often starting from things that seem small, and examples of strongmen overreaching towards their doom. In fact that *is* the paradigm, on the whole.