Enter Comrade Britney. The internet has officially been set aflame after pop queen Britney Spears outed herself as a voice for the proletariat in an Instagram post that directly calls for redistribution of wealth as well as a general strike.
Yesterday (March 24), Spears posted the following quote, captioning the photo with a red rose — the symbol of democratic socialism — to her Instagram profile:
Needless to say, Twitter is losing its absolute collective mind, calling Spears a "communist queen" and bumping the term "Comrade Britney" into its trending list.
See the reactions from socialists and Britney stans alike below.
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remember when comrade britney rocked the red star at the 2002 vmas? 😍 a political statement
Comrade Britney is trending. I'm screaming.
Comrade Britney said, “general strike and wealth redistribution” ✊🏽🌹
Comrade Britney:
britney and socialism.... my two favourite conversation topics becoming one #ComradeBritney
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An unstoppable duo... #ComradeBritney #BernieForPresident #FreeBritney
Welcome, Comrade Spears. #ComradeBritney
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Comrade Britney’s manifesto really inspired me today
you stuck in quarantine you wanna guillotine wanna reclaim the means you better strike bitch -comrade Britney Spears
We all asked which celebrity was gonna lead us through a socialist revolution and Britney Spears really went and said "it's Britney bitch" with her whole chest, we stan
— minister for zesty affairs (@zestyaffairs) March 24, 2020
To top it all off, someone even made a Britney mashup with the U.S.S.R. National Anthem.
Make of it what you will below.