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  • star_wraith [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    “good for the middle class” means good for the bourgeoisie (literally what bourgeoisie means). This one is particularly effective because everyone considers themselves middle class, since there are no metrics offered and no one wants to think of themselves as in the “lower” of the implied three classes.

    Personally I would add that when white folks talk about the "middle class", they are often on some level - so maybe not even consciously - referring to other white people exclusively.

    • Caocao [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      No doubt, white people definitely think of the "lower" class as black people and immigrants while they're middle class themselves