# The Tragedy of Mamdani: ## A Play in Five Acts Dramatis Personae - Zohran Mamdani – The idealist torn between revolution and reality. - Elizabeth Simons – The paradox of progressive wealth, a patron with invisible strings. - George Soros – The ghost of influence, never seen but always felt. - The Chorus of Citizens – New Yorkers, weary and watchful, narrating the descent. - The Dissolutionmen – Shadowy figures who dismantle hope with bureaucratic smiles. - Hope – A personified spirit, fading with each act. - Duplicity – A trickster, whispering contradictions into every ear. - Responsibility – A jester, always passing the buck. ## Act I – The Spark Mamdani enters, cloaked in firebrand rhetoric. The citizens cheer. Simons watches from the wings, purse open. Soros’s shadow stretches across the stage. Hope dances in the spotlight. ## Act II – The Mask PACs emerge. Donations flow. Mamdani speaks of justice while Duplicity juggles his words. The Chorus begins to murmur. Responsibility slips behind the curtain. ## Act III – The Storm Critics rise. The contradictions mount. Simons defends her gift as “strategic.” Mamdani hesitates. Hope stumbles. The Dissolutionmen begin their slow march across the stage. ## Act IV – The Fall The citizens confront Mamdani. He deflects. Duplicity laughs. Responsibility shrugs. Soros’s ghost delivers a monologue on the cost of influence. Hope collapses. ## Act V – Oblivion The stage is empty. Campaign posters litter the floor. The Chorus sings a dirge. Mamdani exits, alone. The curtain falls. The audience is left wondering: was it tragedy, farce, or prophecy?