Mamdani weighs in on ‘Woke 1 was crazy’: ‘Sometimes, what you believe can change’
Mamdani said his views on public safety changed after talks with New Yorkers and noted that the NYPD reported the fewest murders on record this year.
- On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez distanced themselves from 'Woke 1' rhetoric, with Mamdani remarking that "sometimes, what you believe can change."
- The 'Woke 1' era, spanning roughly 2018 to 2021, prioritized identity issues over broad political appeal, often vilifying ordinary people as 'oppressors' and damaging Democrats' standing.
- Following a 2020 tweet calling to "cancel Thanksgiving," State Rep. Francesca Hong faced backlash, and Ocasio-Cortez later declared the 'Woke 1' rhetoric was "craaaaaazy" on national television.
- Citing the New York Police Department's record-low murders and shooting incidents through the first seven months of 2026, Mamdani rejected 'defund the police' rhetoric as incompatible with public safety.
- Shifting strategies indicate the 'Woke 1' worldview is incompatible with the populism now rising on the left, as politicians pivot to persuade the broad public rather than scold it.
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Woke 1 Was Anti-Populist, and Not in the Good Way
Dear readers,When I think about the biggest mistakes of “Woke 1” — the period of peak left-liberal derangement around identity issues lasting roughly 2018 to 2021 — that did the most damage to the political appeal of Democrats and liberals, I think about how the obsession with “oppressors” and “the oppressed” somehow made it okay for prominent people to vilify ordinary people. Sometimes the rationale for these attacks was a perceived -ism; somet…
Mamdani echoes AOC's 'Woke 1 was crazy' remark, says: 'Sometimes, what you believe can change'
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani addressed the recent political discourse surrounding the phrase “Woke 1 was crazy” on Wednesday, emphasizing that personal beliefs are capable of evolving over time. The mayor offered his perspective during a groundbreaking event for the long-stalled Tremont Avenue busway in the Bronx, The Hill reported. By aligning himself with the sentiment expressed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and New York City council …
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