Arms inspectors vote on BBC

Steven McGraw stmcgraw at vt.edu
Thu Feb 13 06:08:44 PST 2003


At 12:20 PM 2/12/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>> Again, why focus on construction workers? What do you accomplish?
>
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>To show that "blue collar worker" in this country is constructed based
>on cultural identity rather than political-economic interests. That
>explains their rabid nationalism (aka patriotism) and willingness to
>beat up those pointed to them as the enemies of the state.
>
>Wojtek
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>

Answer the entire question instead of ignoring what you find inconvenient, or at least answer one of the other posters who has made the same point.

Once again, quoting me:

"Since you admit that there is plenty of support for the war among intellectuals, liberals and wealthy elites, why are you singling out the working class? What's the point?"



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