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"the upscale Democratic elite – a constituency historically more concerned with social and cultural issues than economic ones. [...] If their children begin to
by cornholio 12y ago
"the upscale Democratic elite – a constituency historically more concerned with social and cultural issues than economic ones. [...] If their children begin to face hurdles similar to those confronting manual and semi-skilled workers, interest in a more activist government may grow"
Yeah, right. This flies in the face of everything we have learned about human nature. When faced with economic shortages and crises the first to be thrown overboard are the poor.
- mdda 12y agoIf you read the sentence you quoted, you'll see that you agree with it : It says that Democratic elites (even those that are more concerned with social and cultural issues) don't really care about an issue until it affects their own children. Assuming the elites aren't poor, then the poor (by that stage) have already gone by the way-side.
- cornholio 12y agoIf you read my answerer you've replied to, you'll see that I disagree: the economic game of musical chairs will always corrode social progress and cohesion, see the Depression, neoclasical reforms of the 80s etc. Poor people (and their parents) can't afford to be anything but individualistic.