>An analysis of this situation that endlessly invokes a mythical "middle
>class" is simply not serious.
You've got a serious point with this, but most Americans believe they're middle class. What do you do, tell them they're deluded? Tell them to substitute something less appealing for their aspirational self-ID?
Doug
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Yes, this is what you have to tell them in one way or another.Unless people discard their illusions and face their reality, nothing much will ever change. Why should anyone want to transform his/her reality if s/he doesn't perceive it as unappealing?