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minus-squaremine [she/her,comrade/them]hexbear26·4 years agoNope. what is up with the fetishization of the middle class? why does everyone (rich and poor) think they're middle class? link
minus-squareWoofWoof91 [comrade/them]hexbear26·4 years agoif you live in a building that has walls and a roof, but don't have more money than the gdp of a small nation you are american middle class apparently link
minus-squaremine [she/her,comrade/them]hexbear15·4 years agoexactly, this headline is from the same assholes that think poor people aren't actually poor because they rent an apartment with a fridge in it and have access to the internet link
minus-squareLangdonAlger [any]hexbear9·4 years ago"If you take out your own trash, you're middle class" school of thought link
minus-squarePigPoopBallsGuy [he/him,use name]hexagonhexbear17·4 years agoI do not understand how everyone making between 50k and 400k is middle class here link
minus-squareshitshow [any]hexbear14·4 years agoDog whistle for white people. Middle class are cool and good and live in suburbs. Working class bad, live in scary urban neighborhoods. link
minus-squareOhWell [he/him]hexbear4·4 years agoBecause it's part of the dehumanization of someone below that is poor or seen as a lesser. American culture is all about feeling superior to someone below you. link
Nope.
what is up with the fetishization of the middle class? why does everyone (rich and poor) think they're middle class?
if you live in a building that has walls and a roof, but don't have more money than the gdp of a small nation you are american middle class apparently
exactly, this headline is from the same assholes that think poor people aren't actually poor because they rent an apartment with a fridge in it and have access to the internet
"If you take out your own trash, you're middle class" school of thought
I do not understand how everyone making between 50k and 400k is middle class here
Dog whistle for white people. Middle class are cool and good and live in suburbs. Working class bad, live in scary urban neighborhoods.
Because it's part of the dehumanization of someone below that is poor or seen as a lesser.
American culture is all about feeling superior to someone below you.