"New Class"? Weber Redux!

Dace edace at flinthills.com
Fri Feb 18 23:44:36 PST 2000


Doug wrote:


>But these "new class" people give orders to others on the job
>(meaning workers perceive them as bosses, even if they're only
>glorified forepersons), and don't at all feel working class (quite
>the contrary, they run screaming from the identification). I know
>perception and feeling don't matter much to you, but they really do
>matter for politics. So while these NC people may "objectively" be
>part of the working class, it's a bit more complicated than you're
>making it out to be.

Yes, perception and feeling matter for politics, particularly when they're delusional.

ted



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