{"id":2041278,"date":"2023-09-22T10:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-time-lefty-actor-john-cusack-slams-dem-party-sold-out-the-working-class-for-decades\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T10:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:57:08","slug":"big-time-lefty-actor-john-cusack-slams-dem-party-sold-out-the-working-class-for-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-time-lefty-actor-john-cusack-slams-dem-party-sold-out-the-working-class-for-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor John Cusack criticizes Dem Party: &#8216;Betrayed working class for years&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbig-time-lefty-actor-john-cusack-slams-dem-party-sold-out-the-working-class-for-decades%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2041278&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Big-Time Lefty Actor John Cusack Slams\u2062 Dem \u200cParty &#8211; &#8216;Sold Out the Working Class for Decades&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Every now \u2063and then, \u2064a wealthy\u2063 liberal accidentally stumbles upon the truth.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday,\u2063 actor \u200dJohn Cusack made a bold \u2062statement, denouncing Democrats for betraying \u200cthe working\u2064 class for years.<\/p>\n<p>And he&#8217;s not entirely \u200cwrong. Democrats have indeed\u2063 sold out the working\u200c class, although not in the way Cusack believes.<\/p>\n<p>Cusack took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> \u200bto \u200dexpress his anger, posting a passionate rant that hit the nail on \u2062the head, albeit for the\u200b wrong \u2062reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Like many affluent liberals, Cusack has always presented himself\u200c as a champion \u200dof \u200dthe \u200dworking \u2062people. But his \u200cfriendship comes\u200b with conditions. He expects working people to \u200cblindly trust that\u2063 high taxes advocated by liberals are in their best interest.<\/p>\n<p>So when an article was published\u2062 claiming that\u200c some\u200d Democrats, including Neal Katyal, oppose \u2064a\u2063 wealth tax on \u200cthe super-rich, Cusack unleashed \u200dhis fury on Katyal and other Democratic elites.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that liberals \u200dand\u2063 neoliberals have\u200b played a significant role in creating\u200d the conditions for fascism to thrive. He accused Obama and other corporatist Democrats \u2062of being\u200b more\u2063 conservative than \u200bRichard Nixon on \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">domestic policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cusack couldn&#8217;t \u2062resist\u2063 blaming elitist Democrats\u2064 for Trump&#8217;s rise to \u2063power, even\u2062 though he was partially \u200dcorrect in his\u2062 assessment.<\/p>\n<p>But Cusack&#8217;s main target was Katyal&#8217;s opposition to a wealth tax. He accused him of working to preserve \u200bthe wealth of billionaires like Elon Musk,\u200b Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos, while pretending to fight against Trump&#8217;s\u200c lawlessness.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his rant, Cusack couldn&#8217;t\u2063 help but bring up his\u2063 favorite subjects: &#8220;trumps lawlessness&#8221; and &#8220;the fascists.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Cusack&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-time-lefty-actor-john-cusack-slams-dem-party-sold-out-the-working-class-for-decades\/\" title=\"Actor John Cusack criticizes Dem Party: 'Betrayed working class for years'\">rage-filled post perfectly exemplifies<\/a> the toxic nature of \u2062modern politics. It also sheds light on the reasons why working people have abandoned the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Years \u2064ago, academia focused\u2064 on race, class, and gender.\u200b But \u200cover time, the emphasis shifted, and the working class was\u200c left behind.<\/p>\n<p>Affluent liberals realized they \u2064couldn&#8217;t rely on the working class, so they turned their\u200b attention to\u2062 issues of race and gender. Cusack, however, failed to\u200c grasp this shift.<\/p>\n<p>He\u200d still believes that working people see him as their champion,\u2063 but in reality, \u2062he belongs to the very elite class he \u2063claims to despise.<\/p>\n<p>Cusack&#8217;s social media post inadvertently highlights \u2062why working people have lost faith \u200bin the \u200dDemocratic\u200b Party.\u2063 By using terms like &#8220;fascists&#8221; and &#8220;trumps lawlessness,&#8221;\u200d he inadvertently\u2062 supports the narrative of the Democratic elites.<\/p>\n<p>Working people have noticed that the entrenched federal bureaucracy \u2062and proponents of open borders insult Trump and\u2063 his supporters, while ignoring\u200b their concerns.<\/p>\n<p>They have also realized \u200dthat taxes only\u200b benefit their true enemies, and that their\u2062 voices are silenced by cancel culture and government censorship.<\/p>\n<p>Cusack&#8217;s belief that advocating for wealth taxes makes him a friend to the working class is laughable. Working people have\u200d learned from\u200c experience\u200d that taxes only\u200d enrich those\u2062 who seek to exploit them.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear that the \u2063Democratic Party has indeed sold out \u200bthe working class, and it&#8217;s time \u2062for a change.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following post contains vulgar language\u200d that some viewers may find \u200doffensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This\u2062 is what\u200d liberals \/neoliberals\u2062 have never understood \u2013 or taken\u200b responsibility for \u2013 that they have played a major part in creating \u200dthe precise \u200cconditions for fascism to flourish \u200c\u2013 Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-john-cusack-slams-democrat-party-elite-on-social-media\/\" title=\"John Cusack criticizes Democratic Party elite on social media.\">corporatist democrats<\/a> \u2013 are to the \u2062right \u2063of Richard Nixon \u200bon domestic \u200cpolicy \u2013<br \/>\nDon\u2019t\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KiQyTRj6up\">https:\/\/t.co\/KiQyTRj6up<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Cusack (@johncusack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johncusack\/status\/1703628823122567236?\">September 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cusack&#8217;s \u2062outburst perfectly\u2062 captures \u200bthe\u2064 current state of politics and the disillusionment of \u2063the \u200dworking class. It&#8217;s \u200btime for a new approach.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/big-time-lefty-actor-john-cusack-slams-dem-party-sold-working-class-decades\/\">Big-Time Lefty Actor John Cusack Slams Dem \u2062Party \u200d- &#8216;Sold Out the Working Class for Decades&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2064does the disconnect between the elite class and the working class \u200dcontribute to the loss of trust in the\u200b Democratic Party<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Democratic Party. \u2064The party&#8217;s focus on identity politics and the interests of the elite has left\u200b working-class Americans feeling neglected \u2063and betrayed.<\/p>\n<p>Cusack&#8217;s anger towards\u2064 Democratic elites like Neal Katyal stems \u2064from their opposition to a wealth tax. He accuses them of protecting the wealth of billionaires like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos while pretending to fight against Trump&#8217;s alleged\u200d lawlessness. His frustration\u2064 is palpable, as he believes \u2064that these\u200b elites have sold out the working class in favor\u2062 of \u200ctheir own interests.<\/p>\n<p>However, Cusack&#8217;s post also reveals a deeper issue within modern politics \u2013 the toxic nature of political discourse. He is quick to bring up &#8220;Trump&#8217;s \u200clawlessness&#8221; and &#8220;the fascists,&#8221; resorting to hyperbole and sensationalism to make his point. This kind of rhetoric only further polarizes and\u2062 divides the political landscape, making productive \u2062conversation and meaningful change difficult to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>What \u2063Cusack fails to understand is that the Democratic Party has shifted its priorities over the years.\u2064 While academia once focused on issues of race, class, and gender, the emphasis has since shifted towards \u200didentity politics. Affluent liberals have recognized \u200bthat they cannot rely on the working class for their support, so they have turned their attention\u200d to the concerns of marginalized \u200ccommunities.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this shift has left working people feeling left behind\u200d and ignored. They no longer see themselves represented in a party that is more concerned with issues\u2064 that\u2063 do not directly impact their economic well-being. Cusack, however, seems to be unaware of this shift and still\u2062 believes that he is\u200b seen as a\u200c champion of the working class.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, Cusack is part of the very elite class that he claims to despise. His wealth \u200cand \u200ccelebrity status separate him from the everyday struggles of\u200c working Americans. This disconnect between the elite \u2062and the working class\u200c is one of the main reasons why people have lost faith in the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Cusack&#8217;s accidental revelation\u2062 of the\u2063 Democratic Party&#8217;s betrayal of the working class is indeed significant, albeit for the wrong reasons.\u2062 While he \u2064may believe that Democrats have sold out the working class, the reality is that the party&#8217;s focus on identity politics and the interests of the elite has left working people feeling neglected and unheard.<\/p>\n<p>In order to rebuild trust with the working\u2062 class, the Democratic \u2062Party must reevaluate its priorities and return to\u2062 championing \u200beconomic issues that directly impact the everyday lives of Americans. It&#8217;s time for the party to refocus on issues such as job creation, fair wages, and access to affordable healthcare. Only then can \u200bthey regain the support of the working class and truly represent\u200d their interests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every so often, a wealthy liberal inadvertently discovers the truth. Actor John Cusack recently criticized Democrats, acknowledging their long-standing betrayal of the working class. While Cusack&#8217;s perspective holds some validity, it differs from the actual ways in which Democrats have sold out the working class. Cusack vented his frustration on the X social platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2056,"featured_media":2041279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2041278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2056"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2041278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2041278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2041279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2041278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2041278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2041278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}