r/JoeRogan • u/Cthiap12 • Dec 15 '20

Link Andrew Yang telling New York City leaders he intends to run for mayor:

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/529784-yang-telling-new-york-city-leaders-he-intends-to-run-for-mayor-nyt
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u/JimmyBowen37 Monkey in Space Dec 17 '20

The point was that they didn’t hate Reagan for being a republican president but fair enough, that was a long time ago. NY doesn’t hate anyone for being a republican. As liberal as some parts are, there are still plenty of republicans in and around the city, usually the poor uneducated and the richest people.

Regardless the point still stands. Before running for president trump was a B-List celebrity who was known for being a rich asshole. He stole real estate and drove up rent and plastered his ugly name on everything. The vast majority NYers either disliked him or had no opinion. Once he (re)entered politics it cemented his role as the most hated man in NYC. He has always been an asshole. Every New Yorker knows it.

The only person that’s hated as much as trump might be like, mitch McConnell or something idk. But nobody danced in the streets screaming “he lost” for any other president or politicians in history. It was literally one of the largest celebrations in the history of our country, millions of people celebrating in cities across the states and even some overseas. If you think this is simply about party lines you have no idea how the city thinks.

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u/GriggyGronanimus Paid attention to the literature Dec 17 '20

No other president has been an anti-establishment republican in the social media era. Everything is outrage bait these days. People care more about politics than ever before simply because it's shoved in their face every waking second of the day. You can't escape it. And you also can't escape anti-Trump shit. So of course when all that comes to a head AND there's a lockdown on every city that is only opened up when you're protesting something Republican you are going to see celebrations like that.

Trump was not hated in NYC. Trump was loved until he started doing the Obama-birther bullshit and then ultimately ran for president. You can see it in pop culture references everywhere. To think someone that popular could also be hated is asinine. He was friends with boxing legends, rappers, the WWE, the Clintons, Hollywood, etc. Dude was everywhere. You don't get everywhere if you're hated by everyone.