• ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works
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    Class will always exist but it’s been proven that a strong middle class is a sign of a bountiful economy that actually works for it’s workers.

    The shrink of the American middle class is exactly what’s caused most of the economic issues in America.

    We allowed our middle class to be destroyed in an attempt to raise a few of those people to the top. Because upper middle class people were duped into believing they were closer to being rich than they were to being poor

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      1 year ago

      Class should absolutely be something we strive to abolish. The idea that some people deserve to benefit disproportionally from the workings of our society is nonsense.

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        I think they’re arguing that the bigger the middle, the better. It seems like you two might be arguing the same thing. Making everyone middle is functionally equivalent to removing classes

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          Yeah but striving for a “middle” class implies the existence of an upper and lower class. If you’re already in fantasy land (uncorrupt government) why not make the fantasy as ideal as possible? Answer: for conservatives the ideal is having an upper and lower class because conservatives seem to inherently think they deserve more than other members of society, even if the reality is that they’re lower class, they need the existence of an upper class so they have someone’s boots to lick. Since they’re just one big idea away from being upper class obviously.

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            Yeah but striving for a “middle” class implies the existence of an upper and lower class.

            There is, and always has been. You’re putting the cart before the horse. We are so far removed from removing class, it’s not worth discussing. Expanding the middle class is an achievable goal, and works towards what you’re talking about.

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      1 year ago

      Class will always exist

      A good reminder that liberalism is based around unfounded assumptions and charlatan, unimaginative predictions of the future. Everyone used to think kings were inevitable, too.

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        1. Democracy has existed since ancient Greece and Rome

        2. Kings are still necessary in the sense that we need someone in charge