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To: Ann Archy

“Pulling yourself up by the Bootstraps is so AWFUL! Or is it just so WHITE, Joyless?”


On Thursday, far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), speaking literally about a common expression on hard work, said it was “physically impossible” for people to pull themselves up by their own “bootstraps” or “shoelaces.”

“This idea of a bootstrap,” started AOC. “You know this idea, this metaphor of a bootstrap started off as a joke.”

“Because, it’s a physical impossibility to lift yourself up by a bootstrap, by your shoelaces,” she continued. “It’s physically impossible!”

Ocasio-Cortez, a former bartender who is now a congresswoman, added: “The whole thing is a joke.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-aoc-says-its-physically-impossible-to-pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps


14 posted on 05/25/2023 6:03:20 AM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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To: BBB333

“Pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” has nothing to do with lifting yourself into the air. It refers to strapping on your work boots to get ready to go to work. In other words, improving one’s situation through hard work and self-determination, rather than getting assistance from someone else.


38 posted on 05/25/2023 7:20:56 AM PDT by Skeptical constituent
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