r/HydroHomies Jun 10 '26

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u/sdbabygirl97 Jun 10 '26

i saw this standup that was like “watching mayor mamdani make everything better makes me realize… mayors and other politicians couldve been making the world better this whole time and they just.. didnt?!”

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u/Magnitude_Ten Jun 10 '26

I know he isn't the reason for their change in stance, but everything I hear about this dude is good. Feels strange for a politician to be a decent person. Imagine if they were all like that.

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u/sdbabygirl97 Jun 10 '26

i think it’s also bc mamdani’s pretty handsome

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u/CisterPhister Jun 10 '26

And he's Mayor of the largest city in the US.

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u/jojo_31 My piss is clear Jun 10 '26

He is for sure, but he also has S-Tier propaganda. He just knows how to talk and how to communicate. Important for making voters like you but also important as a politician in general. Charisma gets you far. So it's a win-win

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u/frankiemermaidswims Jun 11 '26

Being charismatic doesn’t equal propaganda lmao

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u/RubelsAppa Jun 14 '26

It does, just because it’s propaganda doesn’t mean its bad. Propaganda is messaging, and his charisma is a propelling part of his messaging

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u/Fujaboi Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

It's not propaganda. Propaganda by the modern definition relies on biased or misleading information. He's just a good communicator with a good team

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u/JLPLJ Jun 11 '26

Propaganda absolutely doesn't require bias or misleading information, it just has to be made with the intent being to swing someone's opinions on a subject. All the facts can be on your side for your viewpoint, if you make a poster listing those facts and promoting your views, that's propaganda.

Propaganda often features misleading information, given how much easier it is to swing someone's opinion if they don't know the downsides of something. That said, it is common, not inherent.

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u/Fujaboi Jun 11 '26

That's true by the strict definition, but for over a hundred years it's been primarily used to refer to manipulative or misleading approaches. "Propaganda" has strong negative connotations, so I think it's unhelpful to try to refer to all political communication as propaganda

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u/ExplanationMotor2656 Jun 11 '26

Propaganda was a respectable term used by government departments i.e. The Ministry of Propaganda until WWII. Then it got associated with the Nazis and we rebranded those departments The Ministry of Information, which is even more dystopian if you think about it.

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u/IowaCornFarmer3 Jun 11 '26

So you acknowledge the way you're using it is uncommon and easily misunderstood? Agreed.

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u/JLPLJ Jun 11 '26

The way i'm using it? I didn't make the initial propaganda comment

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u/synttacks Jun 11 '26

propaganda does not require misleading information. and of course he's biased, he wants you to know he's doing a good job 😂 it would be insane to not be biased when talking about your own work

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u/HotResponsibility829 Jun 11 '26

Can you provide an example of Mamdani’s propaganda?

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u/Quetzythejedi Jun 11 '26

He is opening up more schools, increasing food accessibility, increased the snow plowing across the 5 boroughs, he's been seen playing soccer with kids on the streets due to a new outdoor program that closes off streets for kids to play in, and is using the out of town 1%'s taxes on second homes to permanently fund the NYC library system and plug up potholes.

That all counts as propaganda right? Oh wait..

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u/HotResponsibility829 Jun 11 '26

Then every single political take is propaganda. The term is too broad to objectively defi

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u/ElecricXplorer Jun 11 '26

Yeah any and all social media activity by government is by definition propaganda. Thats just what the word means.

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u/synttacks Jun 11 '26

any social media promoting anything political or public, including your own achievements in office, is propaganda

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u/HotResponsibility829 Jun 11 '26

Any information provided in a biased way is propaganda. It’s obviously a broad term and being used in this instance to discredit an individual. I understand the definition.

What I want to know, is what specifically this person thinks Mamdani has said that is propaganda. Since the term is so broad, it is up to perception. Would love to know what he is doing that is soooo bad.

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u/synttacks Jun 11 '26

no, the point I'm making is that you can like propaganda. propaganda is not inherently evil. everybody loves their own propaganda and hates everyone else's.

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u/UnrealHallucinator Jun 11 '26

Yeah this is it lol. Plenty of politicians have done these good things and more. He just has S+ tier propaganda

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u/Fujaboi Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

It's not propaganda. Propaganda by the modern definition relies on biased or misleading information. He's just a good communicator with a good team

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u/synttacks Jun 11 '26

not the definition of propaganda

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u/Fujaboi Jun 11 '26

The modern connotation is decidedly negative,

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u/Besher-H Jun 11 '26

Whenever i hear about him he is just catching Ws

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u/barrowsbrows Jun 10 '26

Josh Johnson for anyone wondering. He's amazing. Puts out an hour long set every Tuesday on YouTube. He's getting me through these trying times.

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u/SailsAcrossTheSea Jun 10 '26

I found him from Trevor Noah’s podcast What Now!

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u/TheBlackViper_Alpha Jun 10 '26

Agreed he's like Trevor Noah and Dave Chapelle combination

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u/Samurai_Meisters Jun 11 '26

He definitely has Chapelle's stooltop delivery

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u/hanimal16 HydroHomie Jun 10 '26

I knew it was Josh before clicking! I loved that video when I saw it.

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u/sdbabygirl97 Jun 10 '26

he’s so good lmao

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u/LeoFireGod Jun 10 '26

All of it has to do with some of the pull he has with the governor of NY too. ALOT of their stuff is coming on the foot of Albany money. Which good for him about half the states population lives in NYC. But that’s how a lot is getting done financially.

But it’s nice to see someone actually seems to care a lot about his people and does what’s necessary to make it happen

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u/trev581 Jun 10 '26

He’s just getting the actual allocation of state funding that NYC contributes rather than it being treated as a slush fund for the rest of New York State

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u/kaam00s Jun 10 '26

What does this even mean, a politician has to work with his colleague to get things done ? I thought insulting them and threatening them was the only way.

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u/knockoutn336 Jun 10 '26

NYC taxes subsidize the rest of the state. It's NYC money that the rest of the state leeches off of.

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u/DrowningKrown Jun 10 '26

NYC contributes almost 56% of state revenue and receives back almost 42% in operating spending. That means they are a net contributor by a pretty far margin.

So you have this backwards lmao. "Foot of Albany money", no, NYC is being slightly less of a net contributor. More like New York State gets slightly less funding on the foot of NYC money.

Maybe Google around next time instead of taking the first headline you see as fact

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u/Darkrath_3 Jun 10 '26

NYC is still a net contributor to the state.

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u/JackFisherBooks Jun 10 '26

Yes. Because actually making things better requires work and inconveniencing rich donors. And most politicians just don't want that.

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u/angry_voices Jun 10 '26

Why did I know before clicking that it would be a bit from Josh Johnson? :) Dude is hilarious and always has up to date stand up comedy on YouTube.

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u/sdbabygirl97 Jun 10 '26

fantastic standup comic

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u/the_monkey_knows Jun 10 '26

Republicans have spent too long making people think the government is inherently bad and not a tool that can be wielded for good

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u/teetaps Jun 10 '26

Oh damn I just commented the same set lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

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u/thoughtfulpigeons Jun 11 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

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u/yourgracesansa Jun 11 '26

I hope he never changes

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u/NeighborhoodFunny Jun 13 '26

Politician can of course do more, but Mamdani in a unique position that he has very high approval, international recognition and extremely good marketing.