Being on the left no longer means caring about class, don't tell me you're the proletariat.

Like if you sit behind a desk and you make $100,000 a year, you're part of the elites

you're in the top 20%.

Really what it comes down to is like, you shouldn't speak up on behalf of the working

class because you agree with their opinions or you like their opinions.

You should speak up on behalf of the working class because a democracy requires sharing

power.

And if you don't have a working class that has access to a middle class life, all of

the political power is going to get funneled to the top and to the elites.

And unfortunately, that's how the leftist elites like it.

Hello, welcome back to the Brendan O'Neill show with me, Brendan O'Neill, and my special

guest this week, Batya Ungar Sargon.

Batya, welcome to the show.

Thank you so much for having me back.

It was such a pleasure talking to you.

It really stood out in my mind as just one of the best conversations I had around my

book.

And I've been following you ever since on Instagram because you are not on Twitter.

Well, you know, you mentioned there that the last time you were on the show, you were

talking about your book, your brilliant book, bad news, how work media is undermining democracy.

I know you're working on a new book now about the American dream and the working class.

And maybe we can get a sneak preview of some of the themes during this discussion.

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