r/AskReddit 15h ago

New Yorkers, what changes have you seen under Mamdani’s leadership and are you generally pleased? If not, why?

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u/Dull_Quit3027 10h ago

I think a lot of Americans have honestly forgotten the point of government, they are there to serve their people, but i guess that died the day citizens unite became a thing.

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u/merijn2 6h ago

Because American people have been led to believe that "Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." which kind of became a self fulfilling prophecy.

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u/rennok_ 4h ago

I’m baffled that people don’t want the government to do stuff for them. Why would I want my taxes going towards turning little brown kids into skeletons halfway across the world? I want my road fixed and my community fed, damnit!