I am curious. NY is golden now, but how do working or poor people in US people view this outside of NY? Surely the same as the rest of the planet (hugely impressed)
this post was submitted on 13 May 2026
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It's going to depend on where they get their news from. If they primarily get their news from Fox News (the largest us TV channel), Facebook influencers/memes or other republican propaganda channels, then they will probably view Mamdani negatively. Pushing false narratives is how they've convinced people to vote against their own interests. With Mamdani being an actually successful actor of change, he's probably a prime target of those false narratives.
The 5 latest Fox News headlines concerning Mamdani:
Ex-MLB pitcher Noah Syndergaard blasts Zohran Mamdani as Mets dysfunction reflects New York chaos;
This is going to ‘become a way of life,' NYC councilwoman warns;
Gov Abbott extends off-ramp for NY billionaires fleeing Mamdani's policies;
Kevin O'Leary: Mamdani is the best real estate agent for Miami Beach;
GOP lawmaker warns New York will ‘suffer greatly’ under Mamdani’s policies.
I am curious. If NY truly did make this impressive turn-around, why aren't all other cities lining up for a "how to Mamdani your city"? Probably the man himself is not interested or capable of "marketing" his success but surely the rest of the country's management (in saner times, I'd even include the government) should be absolutely screaming for this?
If democracy was the will of the majority, it would be surprising that everyone isn't clamoring to implement the same strategies, however cui bono; who profits? The source of every dismissal and complaint and backlash are the profiteering wealthy that see socialist policies as taking away their unearned lordship status. They fear this deeply and that's why they are so, so vocal and blanketing in the messaging.
You can prove the propoganda machine works by asking any maga if they'd support the funding for teachers, the funding for childcare, etc without naming Mamdani, Democrats, or socialism. They all (mostly, some are genuinely fucking evil) see the human benefit of policies like these, they're just indoctrinated against the left to the point of blindness and self-sabotage.
This concludes my armchair political assessment of US psychology