Zohran Mamdani will have to get used to it. The Democratic candidate for Mayor of New York did not even win the general election, but he has already become a public enemy number one in the Internet Manosphere, the world of alpha -men’s influencers and creators of masculinity who thrive against an enemy to attack.
Mamdani, a 33-year-old, democratic socialist and state assembly, faces a digital fire storm of conservative commentators, far-right figures and online alpha influences. These men who have built extensive online consequences selling hyper-individual, hyper-capitalist vision of masculinity now accumulate their audiences around one shared goal: to stop Mamdani’s power.
The attacks are deeply racial, abundantly Islamophobic and framed as a battle between “West” and “East.” Mamdani, who is an Indian-Ugandan and Muslim, was marked a “Muslim communist” and accused of being a Trojan horse for radical anti-American ideologies.
“New York is the battlefield for the future of the West,” declared right commentator Charlie Kirk on 30 June.
Left resentment racing obsessed woman who tried to destroy Trump
On the right, a Muslim Communist determined to ruin the largest city in the United States
New York is the battlefield for the future of the West. https://t.co/2lprxdus10
– Charlie Kirk (@Charliekirk11) June 30, 2025
“He wants to steal things from other people,” Kirk wrote in another poster, calling Mamdani “resentful of rich, whites, Westerners.”
“Capturing the means of production.”
Let it be known that Mamdani is nothing more than an old-school communist thief. He wants to steal things from other peoples.
Under all his smooth campaign videos, he only reset other people (“rich”, business owners, whites, … https://t.co/uhyfntav45
– Charlie Kirk (@Charliekirk11) June 30, 2025
Kirk, who has more than 5 million followers in X, is just one voice in a growing chorus. Others include billionaire Trump supporter Bill Ackman, who greatly warned, “Look at him and listen to his words,” and technological investor Chamath Palihapitiya, who claimed that if Mamdani wins, “It will most likely ruin NYC and degrade one of the world’s largest cities.”
This guy is definitely talented.
A wealthy child Larp’ing as a poor manual defender. But anyone who grew up poor (I grew up with welfare) or people who are poor hate people like that.
None of us wanted to stay poor. We wanted to be rich and never look back. The hard work, … https://t.co/zc3jb58sps
– Chamath Palihapitiya (@Chamath) June 30, 2025
Jack Posobiec, an far-right influencer known for promoting conspiracy theories, posted a kinematic trailer full of violent protest images and flag-burning images. “Understand NYC is on the same trajectory as London,” he wrote, calling for a frequent manosphere point: that the city will decline under a Muslim mayor, just as they claim that London has Sadiq Khan.
Understand NYC is on the same trajectory as London
A decade ago, London chose Sadiq Khan
How did London have turned out for the last 10 years? https://t.co/lm3p2lcxez
– Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@jackposobiec) 1 July 2025
Their goal is clear: make Zohran Mamdani look dangerous. Use fear, Islamophobia and racial language to intimidate New Yorkers, especially white, middle -class moderates, away from a candidate who speaks openly about redistribution of wealth, accessible housing and tax billionaires. Paint him not only as progressive, but as a threat to civilization.
This is a classic handwriting game book strategy. The manosphere refers to the spreading ecosystem of male influencers, YouTubers, and podcast hosts, who monitor complaints about manhood, feminism, race and power. It includes figures like Andrew Tate, Sneako, and Ben Shapiro, and works by casting a progressive policy as an existential threat to men.
In Mamdani, they found a perfect antagonist: a young, charismatic, non -white Muslim leftist with a real political move.
They make fun of their campaign videos, refusing to deal with the things he actually talks about: Sky-High rent, public transportation, homelessness and the rich gap of the city. Instead, they post memes, inflammatory edits and clips taken out to project image of chaos and destruction.
“Zohran Mamdani’s radicalism is the future of the Democratic Party,” warned Shapiro, adding, “mainly because of the cake Democrats rolling for him.”
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Zohran Mamdani’s radicalism is the future of the Democratic Party – mainly because of the Cuck -Democrats rolling for him;
President Trump’s big, beautiful bill is at the end of a passage;
And we examine the latest on Iran and Ukraine …
It happens …
– Ben Shapiro (@Benshapiro) 1 July 2025
“This guy is bad,” Ackman posted flat, offering no political criticism, only vibrations and threat.
This guy @Zohrankmamdani It’s bad. Look at him and listen to his words. https://t.co/yu9n1ngkmy
– Bill Ackman (@billackman) 1 July 2025
What involves these online figures is their ability to influence real-world policy. By creating an advanced enemy, they can consolidate their audience and test their power. Their strategy is to redefine Mamdani before he can define himself to a larger electorate. As they raise the audience of New York’s decline, they rarely offer solutions to the very real problems of Mamdani’s campaign addresses, mainly the city’s crushing cost of living. This is particularly ironic, as many of these figures portray themselves as self -made rich people who have succeeded in pure effort.
Mamdani won the Democratic Cross -winning former New York City Governor Andrew Cuomo in a surprising chagrin. Because New York is a democratic fortress, he has good chances of winning the general election planned for November 4th. This makes the campaign define him now more urgent for his opponents.
