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It's telling that someone who exemplifies the Republican obsession with "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps" is often degraded by those same Republicans.
Maybe this is bc @AOC threatens wealthy Republicans by pointing out how the GOP doesn't care about working people. (1/7) https://twitter.com/lawindsor/status/1335282546804977664
Maybe this is bc @AOC threatens wealthy Republicans by pointing out how the GOP doesn't care about working people. (1/7) https://twitter.com/lawindsor/status/1335282546804977664
She advocates for structural change so that the working class will actually have political power so they can advocate for their own interests.
Republicans on the other hand view them as an underclass of disposable labor who have no right to basic necessities. (2/7)
Republicans on the other hand view them as an underclass of disposable labor who have no right to basic necessities. (2/7)
Their mythology of "bootstrap" theory implies the need to escape the working class, demonstrating that they view the working class as inherently wrong on a fundamental level.
But waiters, bartenders, domestic laborers, cashiers and all workers are essential in our economy. (3/7)
But waiters, bartenders, domestic laborers, cashiers and all workers are essential in our economy. (3/7)
They deserve the recognition that their jobs are essential (a lesson we should have learned this year during lockdown). By advocating for a living wage, free education, and universal single-payer health care AOC treats workers with dignity and the means to make a living (4/7)
Crenshaw: "That's Congress these days. We cannot give these people control."
He says this right after he mocks a working class woman. By claiming Democrats in Congress are "controlled by people like AOC" he implies "these people" are workers advocating for workers. (5/7)
He says this right after he mocks a working class woman. By claiming Democrats in Congress are "controlled by people like AOC" he implies "these people" are workers advocating for workers. (5/7)
"We cannot give these people control" really means that he is afraid of what happens if pro-worker policymakers gain power.
It's telling and sobering that someone is afraid of others being able to make ends meet. (6/7)
It's telling and sobering that someone is afraid of others being able to make ends meet. (6/7)
A reminder that we should all support Black trans workers. GLITS, an organization that advocates for trans workers, is currently trying to provide housing and a safe space for the Black trans community in NYC. Any amount helps! (7/7) https://swopbehindbars.giv.sh/b9d2
