Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani, 34, secured the first job of his career this Tuesday when he was elected as the mayor of New York City. The computer had predicted the beginning of a massive downturn in NYC beginning in 2026, as well as an increased political divide in the United States. The right and left could not be further apart in thought. Their ideologies are no longer compatible to exist in any bipartisan form and will eventually divide.

Mamdani offered the public a government-subsidized life. FREE child care, transportation, rent control, and more—vote for me and you’ll live for free. The Ugandan native told the people who are grappling with the current cost-of-living crisis that their woes were the result of greed. Basic economics is not taught in American education systems, and the average person does not understand capitalism, free trade, inflation—in all honesty, over half the nation is extremely uneducated. In fact, around 54% of US adults currently read below a sixth-grade level, and 21% are functionally illiterate.

Zohran offered a solution to the cost-of-living crisis that is entirely illogical, but the masses understand his proposal. The rich and “whiter neighborhoods,” a direct quote from Mamdani, have been disproportionately hoarding wealth from the masses, and the government can fix this problem by redistributing wealth and placing restrictions on capitalism. Landlords should not profit from their tenants. City-run grocery stores will somehow bypass food inflation and supply chain constraints. Police agencies can be defunded, and crime will decrease if they simply lower the number of arrests. The masses of uneducated voters believe that these quick fixes will lead to easier lives.

The people of NYC are in for a rude awakening. Socialistic policies historically fail. There is no example in the history of the modern world where a socialist nation thrived. Capital is fleeing New York City and is unlikely to return. The White House has announced that it will reduce federal funding for the city. Mamdani immediately took a jab at the president in his victory speech. “Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: turn the volume up!” Mamdani mocked. “If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him. In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light. And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This is not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one.”

It is unusual for the mayor of a major American city to use his victory speech as a platform to initiate a political war against the White House.

This is the beginning of a contagion—the left vs the right, small government vs big government, capitalism vs socialism. US citizens began shuffling to red or blue states during the pandemic when the differences became blatantly apparent. Now, businesses are reshuffling, and therefore, so is capital. Red and blue states will continue to operate drastically differently in the years to come. Washington will not be able to govern two opposing sides. The division of the United States is underway.