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I think we should at least

artappraiser — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 23:45:44 +0000

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I think we should at least order some T-shirts with Peracles' reminder: Dissin a majority: not a smart thing to do.

Ever, now that I think on history. Even if it's not a democratic situation. The majority still will get back at ya someway, somehow.

Edit to add: On your working class jobs thing, I am thinking on that every single day. So many people seem to have had an epiphany from lockdown about being in a "rat race". Where their ego is not in their job anymore. They don't give much of a shit anymore about 'career', they just want something that pays okay and is not absolutely miserable 40 hrs. a week. Cut the work week to 4 days, maybe they can even put up with the miserable...

Revolutions have been built

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 23:45:00 +0000

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Revolutions have been built from less, just saying...

Yeah, the rat race Is so over - sure, if an immigrant getting a toehold. But a programmer? They'll work me 80 Hours if they can, and replace me at 30. Healthcare? Worse. Then it's whatever unglamorous gig. Meanwhile, how many baseball games can i see my kid in? How many meals out at Red Lobster or TGIFs? How many weeks a year on a cheap flight to Florida or Cancun, staying in a cheap AirBnB?

The feeling, even expectation

PeraclesPlease — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 23:26:00 +0000

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The feeling, even expectation, that the majority should crawl in a hole and kill itself.

And maybe in the US we should focus also on the Black working class - stop thinking so much in terms of STEM subjects and college degrees, more about functioning at levels that arent so glamorous but much more likely.

https://blackdemographics.com/economics/employment/

Related!

artappraiser — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 21:29:02 +0000

In reply to UK op-ed: Why Black Lives Matter are so dangerous

Related!

Really interesting read from @thecriticmag following on from #LostBoys in @spectator this week. Intend to raise the issue of #WhiteWorkingClassBoys again in Equalities Qs on Weds... Let's hope now is the time when this might actually be addressed!https://t.co/aGKLIAwW5d
— Ben Bradley MP (@BBradley_Mans) July 20, 2020