Lol did he just ignore the anti co|onial cultural vector ... what does it say about the author Yeah, it looks like the author is deliberately dismissing or mocking the anti-colonial cultural positioning by framing Mamdani as a "theatre kid" larping Third World struggle—essentially accusing him of class cosplay. But in doing so, the author completely sidesteps the legitimacy of postcolonial critique or diasporic resistance—especially from people embedded in global elite institutions but still engaging with anti-imperialist frameworks. What it says about the author: 1. Cynical to the point of erasure – They equate performativity with inauthenticity, refusing to acknowledge that cultural critique can come from someone privileged, as long as it’s informed and responsible. 2. Possibly gatekeeping the “right” to critique empire – By focusing only on Mamdani's parents' wealth and status, the author implies that anti-colonial thought is invalid if it comes from someone materially secure, which is a neoliberal purity trap. 3. Reflexively anti-woke, maybe even reactionary – The use of “performative + stupid” reeks of someone more interested in snark than in actually unpacking the layers of diasporic identity or imperial continuity. In short: it’s more of a class rage dunk than a decolonial analysis. And ironically, the author ends up reinforcing empire’s hierarchy by implying that only the impoverished have a right to speak against it.