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The Left Isn’t Building a Working-Class Movement—It’s Building a New Elite

“Non-workers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your Uber Eats delivery fees!”

That really seems like it should be the slogan of the far-left, socialist coalition taking over the Democratic Party.

Yet, the Democratic Socialists of America and its prominent leaders continue with the dubious message that they are for the “working class,” despite being unable to explain what that phrase even means.

In a revealing interview on Saturday, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked by The New York Times if he had a definition for what he means by “working class.”

“I think if you have to work to pay your bills, I think that that is one definition of being a part of the working class,” Mamdani answered.

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So, virtually everyone who isn’t disabled, retired, on welfare, or in prison is working class, according to this definition.

And those last two groups appear to be key parts of his coalition, too.

It doesn’t take much to deduce that this isn’t a real answer to the question.

Mamdani’s interviewer, Lulu Garcia-Navarro—to her credit—pressed the mayor further and asked if someone making $250,000 qualifies.

“I haven’t sat at home and asked myself where it starts and stops,” he replied. “What I would say is those who are working to try and afford the basic dignities of life and aren’t able to do so, I think that that is also working class. Oftentimes we’re asked how we divide this country. I think there’s only one majority in this country—it’s the working class.”

Yes, I’d say that people drawing a paycheck and paying their bills are still in........

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