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   Robin Riley (fka Josh) (josh@josh.tel)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 17:02:57 JST Robin Riley (fka Josh)

   "Working class" includes people who happen to be lucky enough to go to expensive private universities and draw a good salary from their work.

   Popular narratives miss this, sometimes intentionally.

   Given the systems we're up against? We need to widen the scope of solidarity building.

   • Rich Felker repeated this.
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     Robin Riley (fka Josh) (josh@josh.tel)'s status on Thursday, 12-Dec-2024 17:02:57 JST Robin Riley (fka Josh)

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     Thinkpieces about "abandoning working class voters" that focus only on blue collar jobs.

     Tech workers who think they have more in common with Elon Musk than the unsheltered person they walk by on the commute.

     Disbelief that an Ivy League grad with a good salary might've struggled with healthcare.

     I dono. This is what the last few US news cycles have me thinking about.