Dan Crenshaw calls Republicans the party of Uber

[OSR stands with Israel]

https://twitter.com/DanCrenshawTX/status/1195459751024451595



I get his point but it isnt framed correctly though he explains it much better in the follow-up tweet:

https://twitter.com/DanCrenshawTX/status/1195541949081673729

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

Uber drivers control the means of production and supply their own capital in the form of the cars they own. This puts them in a better economic position than a traditional worker. The idea that the economy at large should go "gig," or that lack of protections for collective bargaining, working conditions, wages, and safety are good for labor and capital alike, is a neoliberal fantasy.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Uber drivers control the means of production and supply their own capital in the form of the cars they own. This puts them in a better economic position than a traditional worker. The idea that the economy at large should go "gig," or that lack of protections for collective bargaining, working conditions, wages, and safety are good for labor and capital alike, is a neoliberal fantasy.

I dont think it should go at large gig but I think having that option is good as well

[Person Man]

The Republican Party is about pretending that is the case so that it never actually happens.

[Xing]

He mispronounced "Fuhrer", but that's okay. Rookie mistake.

[Santander]

He mispronounced "Fuhrer", but that's okay. Rookie mistake.

At least they got the language right.

[Devout Centrist]

Uber is broke, its executives are covering up sexual assault, and it is hated by a great deal of the public.

Sounds like the Republican Party to me!

[Koharu]

Uber is losing money, takes advantage of its employees, refuses to follow local laws, and pretends it's the best thing in town.

Yep, pretty much spot-on.

Labor union cabs, however, get the job done, abide by the law, provide reliable service, and while they might not be there the instant you call them, you don't have to worry about being sexually harassed by your driver with no safety recourse and you definitely know your driver is getting paid appropriately and the city isn't getting stiffed.

Cabs > Uber.  Every time.

So, yeah, go for this analogy. It fits.

[Nyvin]

Uber literally has not made any profits since it's creation.   

[Landslide Lyndon]

More like the party of Ubermensch.

[Continential]

Taxis suck

Uber sucks but it is the better option.

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

Uber drivers control the means of production and supply their own capital in the form of the cars they own. This puts them in a better economic position than a traditional worker. The idea that the economy at large should go "gig," or that lack of protections for collective bargaining, working conditions, wages, and safety are good for labor and capital alike, is a neoliberal fantasy.

I dont think it should go at large gig but I think having that option is good as well

It seems to me that Uber is like a smaller scale version of the individual franchise model that chains like Jimmy John's uses. You pay a franchise fee and put money down on a loan (from corporate), and get to call yourself the owner and boss. In reality Jimmy John's tells you what to do and you're in debt to them. You just paid a bunch of money to be a manager of one of their stores, and they don't even have to pay you.

It's the illusion of ownership and the illusion of independence. In reality you're providing the capital for their business, which they control, and take on risk that no employee should ever need to assume just to have a job.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I'd rather grind my nose off with a belt sander than be an Uber driver, so I appreciate Crenshaw clarifying this point and confirming me in my convictions.

[Green Line]

Wow.  I've never felt so at peace with leaving the party.  Thanks Dan.

[Grassroots]

Yall dems are so partisan holy cow.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

My hot take is that Uber's business model is fundamentally about as sustainable as MoviePass, it's just not as obvious offhand so they can keep getting investment money they keep burning through.

[Horus]

Lyft is much better.

[Devout Centrist]

Yall dems are so partisan holy cow.

Crenshaw is a intellectual hackfraud. I have seen him speak in person, and I can tell you his beliefs are built on a foundation of half truths and misinterpretation. He's not a raving lunatic, but that's no reason to let him spread his nonsense free of criticism.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Wow.  I've never felt so at peace with leaving the party.  Thanks Dan.

You hate Uber ?

[junior chįmp]

Crenshaw's only claim to fame is that he has an eye patch which many people associate with pirates and Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise has put such people on the map

[HillGoose]

uber slaps

[T'Chenka]

I don't know what is more detestable... Dan Crenshaw or Uber.

[DINGO Joe]

Comparing your party to a company that is a financial fraud and whose CEO actually called the Saudi's murder of  Jamal Khashoggi a "mistake" comparable  to Uber's self-driving accident in which a woman died is a mistake actually pretty accurate.

[Kingpoleon]

Uber literally has not made any profits since it's creation.   

Amazon has record low profits for a company anywhere near its size.

You see, amongst Hipster Capitalists*, short term profits are not the chief objective. Rather, long term sustainability built on a very small profit margin is the foremost goal.

*Musk, Bezos, the scooter companies, Uber, Netflix, etc.

[Brittain33]

Republicans are looking more like WeWork and the IPO filings are Election Day 2020.