'It's a physical impossibility to lift yourself up by a bootstrap': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argues everyone needs help to succeed
Hollis Johnson/Business InsiderThe progressive lawmaker argued nobody succeeds alone, and some people have advantages over others.Ocasio-Cortez said it would be "narcissistic" to claim she bootstrapped her way into office.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dismissed the idea of "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps" this week, arguing nobody succeeds without help or support, and many Americans face an uneven playing field.
criticizing the concept of bootstrapping for African-Americans. The civil rights leader argued slavery, segregation, and stigmatization left many of them "bootless." "I worked my butt off to get elected against all odds, without any special connections or money," she wrote. "I worked double shifts and wore through my shoes, outspent 10:1 to get elected."
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