The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) like to say they're the party of the working class. The problem is, all the prominent figures in the DSA are rich, privileged, overly educated nepo babies who haven't had to work hard a day in their lives. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's parents put him through swanky private schools and own a compound in Uganda. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson worked as a barista while her parents paid her bills until she was elected to office. It's a consistent theme, which is probably why the actual working class balks at voting for these posers.
So it seems some of these socialists are finally realizing they don't appeal to the working class in the ways they had hoped.
Socialists realizing the working class isn't with them is something special. pic.twitter.com/hCmVGK0mSL
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The post reads, in part (emphasis added):
Like most of you, I identify as a socialist. I read theory, I support unions, and I genuinely believe in dismantling capitalist structures. But lately, I am finding it harder and harder to advocate for the actual members of the working class, because, let's be honest, so many of them are completely steeped in toxic masculinity and reactionary, anti-progressive attitudes.
I was at the local cafe down the street from my apartment this morning, trying to get some grading/reading done before logging into my remote job. It was raining, so I had my umbrella. I also happen to carry a canvas tote bag from my university's literature department.
Two construction workers in high-vis vests came in. They were incredibly loud, taking up way too much physical space, and completely ignoring the unspoken social contract of quiet morning spaces. I was already feeling a bit overstimulated.
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Here's the thing that gets me: I spend my free time fighting for their healthcare. I vote for policies that would literally give them better wages and safer working conditions. Yet, if I tried to explain the concept of intersectionality or gender-neutral language to them, they'd probably just laugh in my face or call me a slur.
How are we supposed to build solidarity with people who actively despise our values?
This is fascinating for so many reasons. First, I would wager good money that those construction workers already make good money, and possibly even more than the poster. The push for "living wages" and "better working conditions" always means unions that force these workers into membership and do little in return.
Second, who signed onto this "unspoken social contract of quiet morning spaces"? If you are in public, save at a library, people can and will make noise. They will have conversations. They will laugh. They will live their lives. I can safely assume these construction workers were white, too, because if they weren't Mr. Intersectionality here wouldn't have lectured us about them being "loud" and "taking up too much space." Construction workers tend to be bigger men, after all; it's a physically demanding job.
You'd think a guy who is championing them would know that.
But the best line is the last sentence I shared: "How are we supposed to build solidarity with people who actively despise our values?"
Sir, look in the mirror.
He despises those construction workers, looks down his nose at them, and pretends he's their savior. He complains they're loud and too big for his precious coffee house, and then demands these men who work harder in an hour than Mr. Intersectionality has worked in his entire life conform their lives to his values. Because this overeducated leftist thinks he knows better than the guys who build our offices, our houses, our roads. Sure, buddy.
The construction workers, like most working-class Americans, do not need some professor who works remotely from a cushy coffee house to advocate for them. We've spent our lives working hard, building our lives, and getting by. We also know that nothing—nothing—socialists have to offer will help the working class. The socialists want to take away our houses, our private schools, our guns, and our freedoms. They've said as much. They hate everything about our lives, want to destroy it, and we're supposed to thank them for it.
