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The failing in the end is that the west refuse to talk class. We are very very happy to talk gender or race, but not class. Class is very much forbidden.
by digi_owl 10y ago
The failing in the end is that the west refuse to talk class.
We are very very happy to talk gender or race, but not class. Class is very much forbidden.
- kurttheviking 10y ago"forbidden" might be a bit strong; Pro Publica has had a variety of articles on this over time. A recent retrospective one: https://www.propublica.org/article/revenge-of-the-forgotten-class https://www.propublica.org/article/revenge-of-the-forgotten-... Or, was there some other aspect of class you feel is broadly unaddressed?
- digi_owl 10y agoThe typical mantra form the big parties in the west is a mix of "we are all middle class" and "education fixes everything". Thus when industry workers etc see their livelihood go out the window because of pressures from a globalizes market, and more center-left politicians seems willfully blind to the issue, said workers end up voting right wing. Because although the message is at its core racist, the talking points alt least touch of the problem of jobs etc.