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Grass8989 t1_j5vddd4 wrote

Reply to comment by tinoynk in Mayor Adams launches newsletter to counteract ‘distorted’ NYC press coverage by kinetic_hermetic

Yeah all of those poor and low income PoC that voted for Adams in the primary (and were the ones that gave him the win) were really swayed by Fox News and similar “fear mongering” media.

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2021-nyc-mayoral-analysis/

There’s the breakdown of the demographics and districts that voted for each candidates in the mayoral democratic primary.

“Black, Latino and low-income voters from New York City’s outer boroughs gave Eric Adams a decisive edge in the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary in June. The average median income in assembly districts that the Brooklyn Borough President carried was roughly $55,000, compared to $111,000 in the districts where former sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia received the largest share of votes.”

I know actual statistics aren’t fair sometimes, but to paint an entire group of voters as uninformed and fear mongering is extremely patronizing.

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myassholealt t1_j5vhpye wrote

> all of those poor and low income PoC

as someone from that demographic and living in Jamaica Queens, I can say with confidence that a decent amount of votes from people I know were based on name recognition alone. It was a popularity contest and Adams was the guy people knew the best.

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Grass8989 t1_j5vqhew wrote

I don’t doubt that name recognition helped him, but the common theme seems to be to paint everyone that voted for him as a borderline right wing fear mongerer. Last time I checked Eastern Brooklyn and the entirety of the Bronx don’t vote “right wing” nor are they Fox News target demographic.

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chargeorge t1_j5wp9qb wrote

what a stupid bunch of things to say.
Fox news isn't the only source that's been on the crime hype train, local TV stations and the post have been going even harder. Also are we going to pretend like a half of a quarter of a half of the population of NY is a great representation of opinion? It's a system not designed to capture voter opinion on issues, because the dem party of NY doesn't want that, they want to push machine candidates.

Also stop trying to use minorities to shield your shitty opinions. You aren't protecting anyone.

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Grass8989 t1_j5x5yph wrote

Blame the people who didn’t vote in the primary then. You shouldn’t be discounting or ignoring the people who actually did with a “but if” scenario.

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chargeorge t1_j5y9p47 wrote

Did I blame anyone? Maybe the politicians who designed a system to suppress participation or the people who try to make sweeping generalizations without an iota of critical thinking.

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BigDickJimmy1123 t1_j5vkkuv wrote

Low information voters. I’ve been living and working in Manhattan since I graduated college in 2020 and my life is entirely unaffected by the so called “crime wave”. I work from home and outsource my shopping to gig workers but when I do go outside to meet friends for drinks in LES I rarely see any crime. The only crime issue that needs to be addressed is people parking in bike lanes

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tinoynk t1_j5vorco wrote

I've lived in NYC my entire 30+ years, have lived in Washington Heights for 4+ years, take the train 5+ times/week often late back to the Heights, and I rarely see any crime. Honestly can't remember the last time I saw something worse than a lazy bumfight.

I guess it's funny to just make shit up to attempt to prove some dumbass point, but maybe try actually living here instead of brigading/shitposting like a fucking twat, or just to the fuck back to r/podunkshitholenobodycaresabout where you belond.

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Grass8989 t1_j5vl3wc wrote

Lmao, almost got me. You really encompassed the viewpoint of the average redditor who posts on this sub in a few sentences. Kudos!

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tinoynk t1_j5vp24a wrote

Yea it's easy to get morons to agree with your nonsense point if you make shit up.

What a pair of dolts you two are.

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