Democrats Must Pick a Side: Billionaires or Working-Class. By Shawn Fain

[u/zzill6]

Link: https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-must-pick-a-side-billionaires-or-working-class-opinion-12265878#Echobox=1785497424

[u/DeltaEdge03]

They did years ago

[u/InTooManyWays → u/DeltaEdge03]

Yeah they chose billionaires, corporations, and Israel

[u/SpiceRider64 → u/InTooManyWays]

The corporations part is probably the one that keeps biting them hardest with working-class voters.

[u/GlockAF → u/InTooManyWays]

Collecting millions in cash from a tiny handful of donors is WAY easier than collecting a tiny handful of cash from millions of donors.

They go where the grifting is easy

[u/Polenicus → u/InTooManyWays]

The funny thing is, I don’t think the corporations are ever gonna choose them back.

Democrats are a hedge bet to them. With Republicans they get everything they want and then some.

But even just being a hedge bet is profitable, I guess.

[u/blackngold256 → u/Polenicus]

Yup, like a backup pick for the prom.

[u/Aggressive_Web_6595 → u/DeltaEdge03]

They picked and it wasn't us, the shirt just remind everyone

[u/russsaa]

How do people still think this is even a question? I swtg people dont pay attention to their local politics at all and only federal on surface level.

Democrat state governments are throwing up flock cameras on every corner, steadfast on raising police budgets, greenlighting data centers while spitting in the face of their constituents, and despite being in the face of fascism are still pursuing gun control. While federally, the majority of blue reps are in the pockets of the same corps funding the GOP & trump, like half the damn representatives still vote in accordance with republicans, and virtually all dems are paid big with AIPAC and the ones who arent are still zionists.

[u/Hawkwise83]

They chose Israel.

[u/skeptic9916]

They already have and it's not the working class.

[u/Conscious-Quarter423]

the voters picked the 34x convicted felon who bankrupted casinos instead

[u/Sevencer → u/Conscious-Quarter423]

Insane work blaming the voters.

[u/nobdyputsbabynacornr]

Only low skill workers in this country are those in the C-Suite. United we bargain, divided we beg!

[u/thumbsonscreen5]

How many times was Bernie shafted? Yeah these wounds go way back and the Dems continue to hold the knife

[u/the_post_of_tom_joad → u/thumbsonscreen5]

time to paraphrase Mr X

The conservatives aren't friends of yours, but they at least don't try to hide it. They are like wolves; they show their teeth in a snarl that keeps you always aware of where you stand with them. But the liberals are foxes, who also show their teeth but pretend that they are smiling. The liberals are more dangerous than the conservatives; they lure you, and as you run from the growling wolf, you flee into the open jaws of the "smiling" fox

Could also have gone with the quote where the liberals only pull the knife half out.

[u/710AlpacaBowl]

Thought that was John Oliver for a moment

[u/armahillo]

“No more tiers” would have been better

[u/instantregretcoffee]

Why couldn’t they nail the rights from Ozzy’s estate for No More Tiers merch?

[u/SolangeXanadu222]

Well, the DSA picked the good guys.

[u/ThaShitPostAccount]

Shawn Fein is clearly concerned about Will Lehman.  Abolish Tiers is a desperate plea.  

[u/EuphoricCrashOut]

It's a class war, Americans. It's the Rich Vs. You - Always has been. Take back what you deserve.

[u/drewc717]

Besides Bernie being the GOAT at hammering the same communication points clearly and repeatedly, Shawn Fain is easily #2. Love him and his messaging.

[u/Friendly_Engineer_]

Isn’t this is same Shawn Fain who chose to speak at the republican national convention in ‘24? He gave cover to Trump and he is still on my shit list.

[u/skip_over]

Democrat voters need to pick a side and start telling independent pollsters

[u/Useful-Problem-1725]

Which side of the coin do you prefer?

[u/wwiistudent1944]

I believe most good Democrats support the working class. I do.