NYers’ Message for Blas: Kindly Curb Your Ego

THE ISSUE: Mayor de Blasio’s comments comparing himself to Mahatma Gandhi, Henry Ford and others.

If Hillary Clinton had accepted Mayor de Blasio’s counsel, she would have lost the popular vote along with the electoral college (“Delusions of Gandhi,” Dec. 27).

Why should anyone want to follow a politician who is fighting income inequality from the perch of a taxpayer-funded mansion and a six-figure salary?

The radical chic of establishing commissions to remove statues, oversee failing public monopolies (the city’s Department of Education) and micromanage the NYPD has failed to inspire anyone beyond the tiny Blas clique. Gene Roman The Bronx

How could the voters of New York City have been taken in by a fraud like de Blasio? His assertion that he will be the leader of the progressive left and his placement of himself among the likes of Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and Gandhi reveal his ego and delusions of grandeur.

The mayor is nothing but a scam artist, looking to make as much money as he can for himself and his cohorts.

They are turning the students of New York City into idiots. They keep lowering standards instead of improving the teachers.

They get a lot of help from their bought-and-paid-for unions. As long as the unions keep paying, de Blasio & Co. will do their bidding. Andrew Rizzo Jackson, NJ

The mayor needs to know that there are drugs for delusional disorders. People often have grandiose fantasies and believe themselves to possess talents beyond their intrin- sic abilities, but they are treatable.

His view of himself as a progressive savior is in sharp contrast to reality. He was reelected by just 14 percent of registered voters; not a very compelling endorsement.

His off-putting personality, thin skin and lack of problem-solving skills make him the least attractive person for the national political stage.

Now that he has the next four years in the bank, New Yorkers and their needs will take second place. Phil Serpico Queens

Earth to de Blasio: Get a clue — you couldn’t carry Gandhi’s sandals. Kathleen Lessin Staten Island

Comrade de Blasio is under the illusion that socialism is America’s future, and he’ll be replacing Bernie Sanders as the new nemesis of corporate capitalism. He also wants to spearhead the anti-Trump “resistance.”

But this political peacock’s grandiose ambition, his very unprogressive pay-to-play legacy and his political-correctness shtick are not convincing his progressive compatriots.

Let’s be frank — this overgrown radical college kid should try his hand at being the mayor of Caracas. James Hyland Beechhurst

Proverbs 27:2 says, “Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, not your own lips.” In the end, de Blasio is a civil servant. Civil servants are not entitled to be praised for doing their jobs. They can, however, feel good about a job well done. That’s about it. Civil servants are in office for the good of their citizens.

Bottom line, Bill: Historians will sort out how good of a job you did. You’ll find out once you go back to the real world, where there’s some accountability. Joseph Briglia Tampa, Fla.

When it comes to men like de Blasio, people like Gandhi, Edison and Ford have never come to mind.

For me, it’s always been Larry from the Three Stooges. Jake McNicholas Whitestone

I don’t see anything wrong with de Blasio comparing himself to Gandhi or anyone else.

I can compare myself to Mickey Mantle and Jesse Owens, but it doesn’t mean I can run like Owens or hit like Mantle.

And it doesn’t mean that de Blasio is like anyone he is comparing himself to. Unless he compares himself to Boss Tweed, someone he does measure up to. Steve Becker East Meadow