^^Quite a bit of the populace disagreed, or came to, as likely did her various enemies among the upper crust (though that'd have been a minor detail to them as the aristocracy was very international).
In case you missed the joke, this isn't actually Tomoko's mom. She's Asuka, Tomoko's classmate. Based on the way she treats Tomoko, Tomoko refers to her as "mom" in her internal monologues.