Eat the rich

Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, President of the Paris Commune, gave a speech to the city during the Reign of Terror on 14 October 1793 in which he apocryphally[2] said: Rousseau faisait partie du peuple aussi, et il disait: 'Quand le peuple n'aura plus rien à manger, il mangera le riche.

[2] Many of these videos also targeted more mundane first world behavior, directing the phrase toward people who study abroad, pay for a Spotify subscription, or have a second refrigerator.

[6] In 2022, Amazon union leader Christian Smalls wore a jacket which said 'Eat the Rich' to the White House when he met President Joe Biden.

[7] In 2023, American United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain adopted the phrase for GM, Ford, and Stellantis employees' fight for increased wages and benefits in Detroit.

[8] In May 2024, a boycott started in Canada urging customers to shop elsewhere and avoid Loblaws in order to cut costs and support independent grocers.