>The "capital" is not an unified,
>omniscient force - in fact, there is no such a thing as capital, only
>individual money grubbers and their obedient servants in the governemtn,
>the media, and the academe. So it makes a whole lot of a difference
>*which* capitalists are supported by *what* political party and *where.*
Not much difference if the iron heel on one's neck is covered by a solleret (iron shoe worn with plate armour) or a fuzzy pink slipper; the heel's still there.
Wojtek also said:
>it is
>becoming even more so as the suburbs grow
Are the suburbs being followed by the ghettoes, thanks to gentrification in the urban cores? That might mean the middle-class is shrinking as more of them stay where they are socio-economically and the upper parts of the economy rocket off, leaving them behind, thanks to the shedding of "high-status" workers.
Todd