I was told by a RWer that class warfare doesn't exist in America.

[Mutley]

:wtf:

I was left speechless with that one.

[Roland99]

1. Depends on what you mean by "warfare", though.

There are certainly classes here in the U.S. and they are become more and more isolated from each other.

[Mutley]

3. well

I meant it as there are classes, and that people in the lower classes are always trying to become a part of the upper classes, and that the people of the upper classes (not ALL of them, but a LOT of them) want to keep the people in the lower classes where they are.

[Roland99]

18. But not everyone wants to be upwardly mobile

Many are happy where they are. I'm fine being middle class. Although, I used to be upper-middle class and would like to return one day soon, I have absolutely ZERO desire to be amongst the "upper class".


But, that's just me.

[Mutley]

22. You're right.

I don't mean to generalize.

[HEIL PRESIDENT GOD]

27. Yeah, if I had three million

I would not want to go up to ten million. That's where managing money starts getting tricky at the high end. At the low end, it starts getting tricky around $3,000/month where I live. I want money to no be tricky for me, and I want to have what I want. Right now I'm below the low end of comfort, but once I'm above it I could really care less.

Oh, and btw not wanting to work for THE MAN is my main reason for being below the comfort zone.

[Burma Jones]

2. Well class Warfare doesn't

Someone has to put up a fight for there to be warfare.

[Hugin]

4. What class was said class pacifist in would you say?

[Mutley]

6. middle-ish

to lower middle-ish. not rich by any means but doing well enough for himself.

[Aiptasia]

5. and what you mean by "class" as he has none...

I hope he gets downsized due to cheap labor moving overseas, then he can experience some "classism" of his own.

[Mutley]

9. lol

he didn't agree with me on the out-sourcing either until I had him call the Dell helpline.....

[NoSheep]

7. Yes hell it does!

:+

[RandomKoolzip]

8. Any emotion shown towards the rich besides "envy" or "fealty"

is interpreted by the rich as "warfare."

[HEIL PRESIDENT GOD]

29. You forgot slobbering self-abasement

and the most important, REALLY deep interest in their personal lives and issues and development as human beings.

[Lauri16]

10. I think my brain just exploded

:nuke:

[Mutley]

11. mine too

:rofl:

and welcome to DU! :hi:

[Lauri16]

16. Thank ya!

:hi:

[jswordy]

12. He's correct...the rich have WON! There is no battle.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[Mutley]

14. heh

maybe you're right about that.. damnit! i hate to concede to this guy too.

[jswordy]

17. mutley, setting party aside, how long has it been since you saw...

...a "regular guy, one of us" pol get elected to go to DC or even to a statehouse and not emerge from that a richer man, all by "serving the people"?

(Jimmy Stewart doesn't count!)

The rich have won. Done deal. And now there is no check against them at all. None.

[Mutley]

20. what great news

:sarcasm:

it's really sad what this country is becoming.

[jswordy]

23. Been that way for a hundred years...the version we're fed is myth.

In other upbeat news...LOL...

[Mutley]

24. right?

Way to bring down the mood, Mutley!

[jswordy]

28. Naw, it is just good to not buy the pablum and know the reality. :-)

[entanglement]

30. Its funny, but if the poor are considered 'losers' in this

country, doesn't that make the rich winners by definition?

[lpbk2713]

13. Corporate Amurka has been running querilla warfare on the rest of us

for years. They just use a lot of window dressing and pretty it up as much as they can.

[Mutley]

15. and this particular RWer is oblivious

Imagine that. :eyes:

[lpbk2713]

19. And that's why corporate Amurka is so successful.

They will never run out of mindless sheep. That's what keeps Limpuke on the air.

[Mutley]

21. Lim...

:puke: :puke:

Oh, excuse me. I didn't mean to get that on you.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

25. Yeah, and a bigot will proudly tell you that there's no racism

:eyes:

[Mutley]

26. Don't you love these guys?

This RWer is a friend of mine. Don't ask me how. We don't talk politics much because it usually causes us to not speak for large periods of time. But this one really really got me.

[leftofthedial]

31. they are morans

morans

class war may be the ONLY thing left in Murka.

[LSK]

32. im reminded of that a lot

I guess you dont deal with freepers much?