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[[File:'The conditions of the laboring man at Pullman'.webp|thumb|A worker being squeezed from both sides; wages and high rent ]] | |||
'''Rent is Too Damn High''' ('''RTDH''') is a political slogan popularized the small single-issue party of the same name; the Rent is Too Damn High Party. | '''Rent is Too Damn High''' ('''RTDH''') is a political slogan popularized the small single-issue party of the same name; the Rent is Too Damn High Party. | ||
The RTDH party ran candidates in New York City in 2005 and 2009 but is no longer active, with its chairperson having moved into the Republican Party for the purpose of continuing to seek elected office. | The RTDH party ran candidates in New York City in 2005 and 2009 but is no longer active, with its chairperson having moved into the Republican Party for the purpose of continuing to seek elected office. | ||
The motto has outlived the party, and continues to be promoted on Western social media sites.<ref>{{News citation|date=2010-11-06|title=[ORIGINAL] The Rent is Too Damn High!|url=https://youtu.be/79KzZ0YqLvo}}</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/search?q=rent%20is%20too%20damn%20high Twitter search for "Rent is too damn high"]</ref> This represents the rising class consciousness of the population, and creates an opportunity for socialist education and the construction of proletarian organizations. | The motto has outlived the party, and continues to be promoted on Western social media sites.<ref>{{News citation|date=2010-11-06|title=[ORIGINAL] The Rent is Too Damn High!|url=https://youtu.be/79KzZ0YqLvo}}</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/search?q=rent%20is%20too%20damn%20high Twitter search for "Rent is too damn high"]</ref> This represents the rising class consciousness of the population, and creates an opportunity for socialist education and the construction of proletarian organizations. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 00:07, 25 January 2022
Rent is Too Damn High (RTDH) is a political slogan popularized the small single-issue party of the same name; the Rent is Too Damn High Party.
The RTDH party ran candidates in New York City in 2005 and 2009 but is no longer active, with its chairperson having moved into the Republican Party for the purpose of continuing to seek elected office.
The motto has outlived the party, and continues to be promoted on Western social media sites.[1][2] This represents the rising class consciousness of the population, and creates an opportunity for socialist education and the construction of proletarian organizations.
See also
References
- ↑ "[ORIGINAL The Rent is Too Damn High!"] (2010-11-06).
- ↑ Twitter search for "Rent is too damn high"