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“The middle class is like a buffer between the capitalist ruling class and the proletariat, often serving the interests of the former while believing they are defending the latter.”
— Karl Marx
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“The problem of the working class is not merely the problem of ‘poverty’; it is the problem of being despised and neglected by the middle classes, who may sometimes ‘help’ them but never truly understand them.”
— George Orwell (from Road to Wigan Pier):
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“The modern Democratic Party is not the party of the poor, but of the professional class — a class that sees itself as a progressive force, but often promotes policies that benefit itself rather than the truly needy.”
— Thomas Frank (from Listen, Liberal)
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“The middle class is like a buffer between the capitalist ruling class and the proletariat, often serving the interests of the former while believing they are defending the latter.”
— Karl Marx
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It’s only wrong when YOU do it! The psychology of hypocrisy | Dean Burnett
“Humans are prone to the principle of least effort, often known as the ‘path of least resistance,’ which means they’ll go for whatever option requires the least work. Hypocrisy allows you to appear principled without having to be so, which is much easier than adhering to strict principles.”