{"id":2566106,"date":"2026-02-06T15:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mounds-of-snow-and-trash-are-just-the-opening-act-of-mamdanis-collectivist-new-york-8\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:10:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:10:04","slug":"mounds-of-snow-and-trash-are-just-the-opening-act-of-mamdanis-collectivist-new-york-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mounds-of-snow-and-trash-are-just-the-opening-act-of-mamdanis-collectivist-new-york-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Mounds of Snow and Trash Are Just the Opening Act of Mamdani&#8217;s Collectivist New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmounds-of-snow-and-trash-are-just-the-opening-act-of-mamdanis-collectivist-new-york-8%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2566106&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&#8211; The piece centers on viral images from New York City showing curbside trash and lingering snow after a major storm, using these scenes to argue the city\u2019s response is failing. It attributes the delays in sanitation to the new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and his governance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It criticizes the city\u2019s leadership as embodying collectivist\/Marxist ideals, claiming such ideology prioritizes loyalty over competence and leads to mis management of essential services.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article highlights public anger<\/a>, including social media posts and reports of homeless people dying from the cold, to illustrate the human impact of the perceived dysfunction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The author draws personal comparisons to experiences with socialist-style governance, including examples from Oklahoma\u2019s history and references to the Katrina-era leadership in New Orleans, arguing these patterns contribute to systemic failures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece emphasizes that the problems are not merely about weather but about political leadership, and it warns that similar dysfunction could recur unless competence and accountability are restored.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Images out of New York City this week have gone viral, and they are doing more to project the city&rsquo;s future than any campaign speech ever could.<\/p>\n<p>They show piles of trash sitting curbside and piles of snow still frozen nearly two weeks after a storm. They show a city struggling with completing tasks that should be routine.<\/p>\n<p>This is what New Yorkers are seeing as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to warm his seat in City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/mamdani-defends-dsny-trash-piles-snowbanks-parts-nyc\/18529761\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WABC-TV<\/a> in New York, sanitation crews fell behind after heavy snow and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mounds-of-snow-and-trash-are-just-the-opening-act-of-mamdanis-collectivist-new-york\/\" title=\"Mounds of ... and Trash Are Just the Opening Act of ...&#039;s Collectivist New ...\">deep cold slowed cleanup efforts<\/a> across the city. Trash piled up in multiple neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to NYC<\/p>\n<p>where the trash piles higher than the snow! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y1nVvHI0N4\">pic.twitter.com\/y1nVvHI0N4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr J Rould (@jrouldz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jrouldz\/status\/2018757739196096573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Only in NYC would they not remove the snow but spread it around so everyone endures the same slick sidewalks. Socialist Snow Plowing in action under Mayor Mamdani. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BWzgnuLT5x\">pic.twitter.com\/BWzgnuLT5x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Valk (@AdValoremGP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdValoremGP\/status\/2019079857980789149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The mayor defended the city&rsquo;s botched response as New Yorkers complained about living in a landfill.<\/p>\n<p>I am not from New York, I do not want to visit New York, and I am well aware that New York City has dealt with snowstorms and sanitation problems long before Mamdani arrived.<\/p>\n<p>I also cannot say with certainty that this entire situation is his fault. It might be, it might not be.<\/p>\n<p>What I can say with certainty is that this will not be the last time New Yorkers complain about a problem that could have been avoided.<\/p>\n<p>It will not be the last time residents are told to lower their expectations and accept dysfunction.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is not the snow, but the city&rsquo;s Marxist leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Communist and socialist systems tend to fail pretty quickly for many reasons, but one stands above the rest.<\/p>\n<p>These systems do not value or reward competence. They value and reward loyalty and ideology.<\/p>\n<p>The experts whose job it is to see problems coming and prevent them are almost always removed and replaced with apparatchiks who  the correct political views.<\/p>\n<p>Critical systems are being put to the test and will likely suffer in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>Leftist radicals are not known for being the brightest people in the room, though some are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/celebrities-try-lecture-americans-flood-anti-ice-virtue-signalling-grammys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obviously successful<\/a> in the arts.<\/p>\n<p>I would not want them to be the last line of defense between my children and a polluted drinking water system.<\/p>\n<p>I would not want them standing between me and the power grid of a nuclear plant.<\/p>\n<p>That is how disasters happen. That is how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marco-rubio-coronavirus-outbreak-chinas-chernobyl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chernobyl<\/a> happened.<\/p>\n<p>I also bring a perspective that many commentators do not.<\/p>\n<p>I grew up in Oklahoma on land later ruled to be part of an Indian reservation after the Supreme Court&rsquo;s decision in <a href=\"https:\/\/legalclarity.org\/what-is-the-mcgirt-case-and-how-does-it-affect-oklahoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McGirt v. Oklahoma<\/a>. I watched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mounds-of-snow-and-trash-are-just-the-opening-act-of-mamdanis-collectivist-new-york-2\/\" title=\"Mounds of ... and Trash Are Just the Opening Act of ...&#039;s Collectivist New ...\">socialist system operate inside<\/a> another state, and that&rsquo;s exactly what Indian tribes are.<\/p>\n<p>A new chief gets elected, fires everyone, and installs friends, relatives, and political allies into tribal jobs they are not qualified to do. Everyone stays poor except the chief, his inner circle, and those who work hard in spite of the system.<\/p>\n<p>The process is not unlike the one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edla\/pr\/former-new-orleans-mayor-c-ray-nagin-sentenced-10-years-imprisonment-conspiracy-bribery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overseen<\/a> by corrupt former Democrat New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina struck the city in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>New York City is already starting to look like that.<\/p>\n<p>When Mamdani took office last month, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mamdanis-opening-salvo-mayor-slams-american-individualism-praises-collectivism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vowed<\/a>, &ldquo;We will replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>New York is experiencing the collective part now. The warmth is nowhere to be found. In fact, the lack of it has proven deadly, as 17 homeless people have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2026\/02\/04\/cold-deaths-17-enhanced-code-blue-homeless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly frozen to death<\/a> in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The misery is just beginning.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Sanitation crews fell behind due to heavy snow and cold, with trash visible in multiple neighborhoods. Online posts mock the situation, suggesting the city\u2019s problems are more visible than its political rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes the mayor defended the response amid complaints that New Yorkers are living like they\u2019re in a landfill. The author\u2014who isn\u2019t a New Yorker\u2014says they can\u2019t be sure the whole situation is Mamdani\u2019s fault, but argues it reveals deeper systemic issues. They criticize Marxist\/leftist leadership, arguing such systems devalue competence in favor of loyalty and ideology, replacing experts with political allies, and endangering critical infrastructure. Drawing on personal experience from Oklahoma\u2014where land was later deemed part of a reservation\u2014they compare tribal governance to corrupt leadership and liken New York\u2019s situation to past disasters, including Katrina. 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