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Now that whites are far more directly endangered by police, one sees articles like this pop up all the time. "In a very real sense, the 'middle class' is not a
by calibraxis 11y ago
Now that whites are far more directly endangered by police, one sees articles like this pop up all the time.
"In a very real sense, the 'middle class' is not an economic category, it's a social one. To be middle class is to feel that the fundamental institutional structures of society are, or should be, on your side. If you see a policeman and you feel more safe, rather than less, then you can be pretty sure you're middle class. Yet for the first time since polling began, most Americans in 2012 indicated they do not, in fact, consider themselves middle class." http://gawker.com/ferguson-and-the-criminalization-of-american-life-1692392051 http://gawker.com/ferguson-and-the-criminalization-of-americ...
The author still argues in favor of policing. (Just like he doesn't question whether he had any right to invade another country.) Advocating that police return to his side, against the common domestic enemy.