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More people should know about Paul Fussell's book. I haven't yet seen an analysis that points out that a lot of middle class disgust with Trump is an aversion
by golemotron 9y ago
More people should know about Paul Fussell's book.
I haven't yet seen an analysis that points out that a lot of middle class disgust with Trump is an aversion to his lower class signals. The gold bedecked Oval Office nearly made me laugh out loud because I knew what the response would be. As Fussell would say: money is not class.
- ashark 9y agoHis taste is so incredibly vulgar that all I can figure is it's actually marketing designed to appeal to proles, both in his role as an entertainer and to fleece nouveau riche proles with direct sales of products and real estate.