Roxane Gay

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Pod Save America · Roxane Gay on the Myth of Civility · 5 Oct 2025 podcast

And they're like, we are just getting started.

And I don't think that's a way to lead at all.

I do not think that we should lower ourselves to what they're doing.

But I do think that...

with whatever they believe democratic politicians should care less about what people are going to say or what people are going to think and fight the good fight.

And I think we have some really great examples.

I think Mamdani in New York is incredibly interesting.

I'm always a little suspicious of anyone who wants to run for office, but he has genuinely fresh ideas.

Are they going to be realistic?

I don't know.

But

Who cares?

Like it's at least trying and his ideas are like, yes, let's make sure that people can eat.

Let's make sure that people have a roof over their head.

Why are we objecting to any of this?

It's great.

And so I would love to just see more politicians take some big swings at things that we all deserve and big swings.

They're popular.

These ideas are popular.

And even AOC, I think she's brilliant and interesting.

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