# NYC Mayor election thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-election-thread/1020085>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [June 24, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-election-thread/1020085 "2025-06-24T17:40:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 20, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-election-thread/1020085/810 "2025-12-20T17:17:56Z")

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If people cannot be forgiven for past bad acts, then what is point of anyone ever changing their behavior and views?

The change has to be real, of course, and not just an act to avoid consequences. (And there is a goalpost to slide from saying some hateful things to committing physical harm.)

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