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by RyanMcGreal 4067 days ago
The ingenious twist of American ideology is that so many of the many perceive themselves as aspiring members of the few, and hence oppose the kinds of policy that would improve conditions for the many.
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technofiend 4067 days ago
"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."

John Steinbeck

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minthd 4067 days ago
Definetly ingenious. How did it got to that, pure coincidence ? or something more ?
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