Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City's mayor is a resounding rejection of Donald Trump’s politics of anti-immigration, Islamophobia and financial coercion. But, beneath the seismic change in US politics is yet another Gen Z revolution, but of a different kind.

NEW FORM OF GEN Z ACTIVISM

The recent Gen Z protests that toppled governments in Bangladesh, Nepal and Madagascar had many similarities. They were leaderless street protests triggered by spontaneous digital eruptions and rage-fuelled demands for immediate accountability.

But Mamdani’s campaign reflects a subtler, more infrastructural insurgency. It was a “silent revolt” of a generation tired of division, and yearning for community, purpose and progressive governance.

Rather than a volcanic outburst, this was a long-haul bui

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