Britney Spears calls for redistribution of wealth, strikes amid Chinese virus outbreak

It’s Britney, Comrade! Britney Spears has called for a socialist-style redistribution of wealth and for workers to strike to support each other during the current crisis. The 38-year-old pop star — said to be worth $59 million — shared the words of writer Mimi Zhu on her Instagram which includes the line, “We wil [sic] …

It’s Britney, Comrade!

Britney Spears has called for a socialist-style redistribution of wealth and for workers to strike to support each other during the current crisis.

The 38-year-old pop star — said to be worth $59 million — shared the words of writer Mimi Zhu on her Instagram which includes the line, “We wil [sic] feed each other, re-destribute [sic] wealth, strike.”

Spears captioned a graphic fearing Zhu’s words, “Communion moves beyond walls,” and added red rose emojis, a symbol associated with the Democratic Socialists of America. The left wing organization seemed stirred up by Spears’ solidarity, taking to social media to proliferate the post, along with the message: ‘It’s Britney, comrade!’

Zhu’s post, re-grammed by Spears, declares: “During this time of isolation, we need connection now more than ever. Call your loved ones, write virtual letters. Technologies like virtual communication, streaming and broadcasting are part of our community collaboration.

“We will learn to kiss and hold each other through the waves of the web. We wil [sic] feed each other, re-destribute [sic] wealth, strike. We will understand our own importance from the places we must stay. Communion moves beyond walls. We can still be together.”

Spears, who isn’t known for her political commentary, doesn’t control her vast fortune. She has been under the conservatorship of her father, Jamie Spears, since 2008, but continued to work including touring and a lucrative Las Vegas residency until last year, when she took a break amid reports of her father suffering poor health.

But Spears has been taking part in the #DoYourPartChallenge on Instagram, telling fans in need during the coronavirus crisis to reach out if they need help buying food or provisions for their children. She also offered advice to calm her followers by alluding to her past troubles and how she overcame them, “So many of us get stir crazy about what is going on and although I don’t have all the answers…I do know how to try to stay strong and positive and show courage.”

While this new post has fans wondering if Spears is becoming a socialist or may be “Feeling the Bern,” some went wild with their comments on her feed, including one user who wrote, “Queen of [the] proletariat,” and another added, “Socialist queen.”

Yet many others were skeptical. One user @mrseandempsey responded, “Says the most isolated woman on earth,” while @babeezy wrote, “Let me know when you’re ready to re-distribute that wealth of yours.”

The original writer Zhu said on Twitter she was “really grateful” Spears had shared her post: “At the end of the day I think this is funny and sweet, and I’m happy my work moved her becuz [sic] she moved me a lot while I was growing up – Comrade Britney is an icon and I’m glad we are connected on this wavelength.”

Last week Spears turned to Instagram to hit out at “bullies” who respond to her posts with “mean comments”, “I’ve read a lot of things online of people criticising my posts… saying I post the same 15 pictures with the same red background and wearing the same white bathing suit,” she wrote.

“Reading all of the mean comments really hurts my feelings …. and I wanted to share because you really shouldn’t be saying all of these mean things to someone you don’t even know .… this goes for bullying anyone really.”

She added: “Hard times like we are currently living through should really teach us to be nice to one another.”