BREAKING: AOC wears a "Tax The Rich" dress at the Met Gala, where a ticket costs $30,000 to attend.

[Lief 🗽]

People are really getting mad at a politician for attending a gala at a museum in the city she represents in Congress?? This is an extremely normal thing for a politician to do.

[Non Swing Voter]

A lot of rich people want to be taxed.

No they don't.

I'm happy to pay a little more in taxes by supporting Dems if it assures us that your preferred candidates never have an ounce of power.

[Non Swing Voter]

People are really getting mad at a politician for attending a gala at a museum in the city she represents in Congress?? This is an extremely normal thing for a politician to do.

did you not notice who the original poster was? 

[Dr. MB]

Also note that no one is wearing masks or distancing! I have such a seething distaste for these hypocrites.

Vaccination was required to attend. Nicki Minaj for example chose not to attend because she believed the vaccine caused her cousin's friend's scrotum to swell to an extreme size.

I don't care about Nicki Manaj.

Then why do the self-proclaimed "scientists" make vaccinated people still wear masks? Defeats the point of taking the vaccine, no?

I have made quite clear that I'm against masks for the vaccinated. The met gala seems to have more sensible policies than most, on either end of this debate.

Only catch is it seems all the workers had to wear masks while the celebrities got to take them off. It's a bit of a double standard.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Is it kinda low-key hypocritical?  Probably.  Are people making waaaaaaaay too big a deal of this?  Yes, this is hardly even a molehill and some folks are trying to make a mountain of it).  Was AOC just trying to get attention?  Obviously and if this thread is anything to go by, it worked  Say what you will about AOC, but she’s very good at manipulating the media (especially social media) to get disproportionate attention/buzz w/o actually doing anything.  

Btw I don’t mean that as an insult; it’s an extremely useful skill for a politician to have and part of what separates her from her legion of imitators.  She has a better understanding of how to use social media to self-promote than arguably any other Democratic politician currently in office.  She has a very intuitive talent for figuring out what silly crap will go viral and that’s a lot harder than it sounds.  In another life, AOC could’ve been a top advertising or PR firm executive.

[It’s so Joever]

I personally find this cringe, but AOC does have a strangely large fan base, so whatever works for us works.

[Calthrina950]

Also note that no one is wearing masks or distancing! I have such a seething distaste for these hypocrites.

Vaccination was required to attend. Nicki Minaj for example chose not to attend because she believed the vaccine caused her cousin's friend's scrotum to swell to an extreme size.

I don't care about Nicki Manaj.

Then why do the self-proclaimed "scientists" make vaccinated people still wear masks? Defeats the point of taking the vaccine, no?

I have made quite clear that I'm against masks for the vaccinated. The met gala seems to have more sensible policies than most, on either end of this debate.

Only catch is it seems all the workers had to wear masks while the celebrities got to take them off. It's a bit of a double standard.

It's very much a double standard. Presumably, all of the workers are vaccinated as well. Why must they wear masks, but the celebrities don't?

[Person Man]

I personally find this cringe, but AOC does have a strangely large fan base, so whatever works for us works.

Besides, as Trump has shown, any process of her getting real power would be kind of funny. That alone would be worth it.

[Person Man]

By any measure, the US is already a high tax country, and most of the tax burden falls on the rich. The problem is those tax dollars are not well-spent, and government programs are utterly broken.

If we had to have them and fund them the same, how would you? And tax doesn’t matter. Public revenue  to GDP matters.

[It’s so Joever]

I personally find this cringe, but AOC does have a strangely large fan base, so whatever works for us works.

Besides, as Trump has shown, any process of her getting real power would be kind of funny. That alone would be worth it.

It's clear for all the Atlas mockery of AOC, she is a pretty good politician all things considered. She seems to understand the power of social media and coverage in a time when...most politicians simply don't, even the younger ones.

[Mr. Illini]

I'm sure she thought the reaction to this would be different than it has been. She probably thought it would be more along the lines of "AOC thumbs nose at rich at their gala."

Nonetheless, seems kind of uncharacteristic for AOC. Prior to now, she has struck me as someone who would turn down an invite to an event like this.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

AOC says she (and other NYC elected officials) were invited.

Anyway, obviously the post was deleted in this thread but it's pretty obvious what she was doing. The irony is the point, and clearly lost on the pearl-clutchers in this thread.

[Hermit For Peace]

A lot of rich people want to be taxed.

No they don't.

Warren Buffet.
Abigail Disney.
There's more and you can look them up.

[Hermit For Peace]

Here's a real interesting read about how the rich want the rich to be taxed, and why.

The world needs our money, so if we don't want to lose it, let's use it! Let's give it away, invest it for real impact (e.g. climate, crumbling infrastructure, healthcare, social justice, etc.), or just go on a massive spending spree at a time when the economy could use the boost.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/29/opinions/biden-raise-taxes-billionaires-macintosh/index.html

[Ferguson97]

A lot of rich people want to be taxed.

No they don't.

Then why do so many of them vote for the party that will increase their taxes.

[Person Man]

A lot of rich people want to be taxed.

No they don't.

Then why do so many of them vote for the party that will increase their taxes.

Why do people who accuse them of having sex with babies vote to give them tax cuts?

[Progressive Pessimist]

Like most Ocasio-Cortez controversies this is hardly a big deal in the grand scheme of things.

However, I do kind of get this one. If she did buy the ticket to gala it does come across as very blatantly hypocritical. If someone bought it for her, or invited her, or whatever, it's a pretty effective place to troll with this statement on her part.

[DaleCooper]

AOC says she (and other NYC elected officials) were invited.

Anyway, obviously the post was deleted in this thread but it's pretty obvious what she was doing. The irony is the point, and clearly lost on the pearl-clutchers in this thread.

I find it annoying because she wants to have it both ways. She wants to rub elbows with the rich and famous (she is one of them now, after all) but also judge them as though she's still a struggling bartender. Socialists in this country are extremely, extremely judgmental of everyone that offends their sensibilities of what is and isn't fair in this economy, but they seem to universally have no problem living it up to the fullest themselves. I don't care if rich people enjoy an expensive night out to the gala, but I'd rather they not pretend to be men and women of the people while they do it.

And please, no one give me that god-awful "you participate in society" comic thing. It's so out of touch. Anyone who thinks that going to a $30,000 night of entertainment is merely "participating in society" is about as deluded about what the average American experience is like as Donald Trump is.

[emailking]

Also note that no one is wearing masks or distancing! I have such a seething distaste for these hypocrites.

Vaccination was required to attend. Nicki Minaj for example chose not to attend because she believed the vaccine caused her cousin's friend's scrotum to swell to an extreme size.

I don't care about Nicki Manaj.

Then why do the self-proclaimed "scientists" make vaccinated people still wear masks? Defeats the point of taking the vaccine, no?

I have made quite clear that I'm against masks for the vaccinated. The met gala seems to have more sensible policies than most, on either end of this debate.

Only catch is it seems all the workers had to wear masks while the celebrities got to take them off. It's a bit of a double standard.

Kim kind of had a built in mask.

[Yoda]

I really don't care, do you?

*squints hard, trying to read something in the distance while I clench my jaw*

[Person Man]

AOC says she (and other NYC elected officials) were invited.

Anyway, obviously the post was deleted in this thread but it's pretty obvious what she was doing. The irony is the point, and clearly lost on the pearl-clutchers in this thread.

I find it annoying because she wants to have it both ways. She wants to rub elbows with the rich and famous (she is one of them now, after all) but also judge them as though she's still a struggling bartender. Socialists in this country are extremely, extremely judgmental of everyone that offends their sensibilities of what is and isn't fair in this economy, but they seem to universally have no problem living it up to the fullest themselves. I don't care if rich people enjoy an expensive night out to the gala, but I'd rather they not pretend to be men and women of the people while they do it.

And please, no one give me that god-awful "you participate in society" comic thing. It's so out of touch. Anyone who thinks that going to a $30,000 night of entertainment is merely "participating in society" is about as deluded about what the average American experience is like as Donald Trump is.

It’s definitely something to make you think but where do people go if they don’t like the system and have better ideas? Maybe we should just wait for the system to weaken? I don’t want socialism (I think neoliberalism is dumb too) but I want a system where all ideas to help the most people life the best life are considered, not just those that only directly benefit those that can afford to go to this party. Not sure if we try to work with the rich and powerful and hope enough of them are able to put their ideals ahead of their excesses or wait until the system weakens to the point they can’t suppress ideas at odds with it.

[DaleCooper]

AOC says she (and other NYC elected officials) were invited.

Anyway, obviously the post was deleted in this thread but it's pretty obvious what she was doing. The irony is the point, and clearly lost on the pearl-clutchers in this thread.

I find it annoying because she wants to have it both ways. She wants to rub elbows with the rich and famous (she is one of them now, after all) but also judge them as though she's still a struggling bartender. Socialists in this country are extremely, extremely judgmental of everyone that offends their sensibilities of what is and isn't fair in this economy, but they seem to universally have no problem living it up to the fullest themselves. I don't care if rich people enjoy an expensive night out to the gala, but I'd rather they not pretend to be men and women of the people while they do it.

And please, no one give me that god-awful "you participate in society" comic thing. It's so out of touch. Anyone who thinks that going to a $30,000 night of entertainment is merely "participating in society" is about as deluded about what the average American experience is like as Donald Trump is.

It’s definitely something to make you think but where do people go if they don’t like the system and have better ideas? Maybe we should just wait for the system to weaken? I don’t want socialism (I think neoliberalism is dumb too) but I want a system where all ideas to help the most people life the best life are considered, not just those that only directly benefit those that can afford to go to this party. Not sure if we try to work with the rich and powerful and hope enough of them are able to put their ideals ahead of their excesses or wait until the system weakens to the point they can’t suppress ideas at odds with it.

Perhaps she could host a modest event with community leaders in her district to discuss issues facing her constituents? Again, if she just wants to hang out at the Gala, then I wouldn't be all that annoyed, but she's the one who turned it into the political statement. If you want to vilify the "elites" or the 1%, then don't live like them. 

[Suburbia]

A lot of rich people want to be taxed.

No they don't.

Then why do so many of them vote for the party that will increase their taxes.

This.

It's ironic that a lot of rich people support progressive economic policies and the poor and middle class support conservative economic policies...

https://www.ft.com/content/d3308b12-49a5-11e6-b387-64ab0a67014c

[Comrade Funk]

Corporate activism

[Person Man]

A lot of rich people want to be taxed.

No they don't.

Then why do so many of them vote for the party that will increase their taxes.

This.

It's ironic that a lot of rich people support progressive economic policies and the poor and middle class support conservative economic policies...

https://www.ft.com/content/d3308b12-49a5-11e6-b387-64ab0a67014c

Paywall but looks racist. Even modestly affluent dads making $80-120k a year with their MBAs in the suburbs are coming around to a lot of the things that AOC talks about while Billy Joe Bob that makes 35k as an assistant manager at Kroger, didn’t go to college because he knocked up his HS sweetheart, and lives in an inland city that is slowly transforming into a large town surrounded by a collection of trailer parks is now posting memes about Wall Street deregulation and the tax on dying.

It’s not just about abortion, the gays, or  colored folk anymore. We see it on here. Life-long Republican lawyers and bankers are coming around to universal healthcare and going all in on global warming and life-long middle aged Democrats are now talking about inflation and about how people have to keep renting because of Wall Street regulation every chance they can get. Of course it all started with drinking the Kool-Aid at college or watching too many of their kids’ “woke” cartoons on the Disney channel. Perhaps it all started when someone on the assembly line convinced them to listen to all the edgelords on Clear Channel or on the Sinclair network because they were “the real deal”. But what started with just really stupid things they saw written in a bathroom stall or whatever have become genuine up and down views even though they will never directly benefit from them.

TLDR- people are starting to whole heartedly vote against their immediate interests and not just because they’ve been “wedged away”.