> CB: I wouldnj't say they are in the ruliing elite.
> The rightwingers are freakish puppets, agents of
> the bourgeoisie.
As opposed to the bourgeoisie themselves? Why?
> Oprah Winfrey is
> something of a maverick wild card. I don't see
> where her impact politically is helpful to the ruling
> class. though not harmful, of course.
> I don't see where she is exploiting a bunch
> of people either.
I would posit that wealth is inherently both exploitative and harmful.
Presumably her $2.5 billion is neither sewn into her mattress nor buried in her garden, but rather invested into capitalist enterprises through which she profits from the surplus labor of others.
> CB: I don't give a goddamn if you try to joke it off.
> You'll get nothing but steady criticism from me on this.
You can criticize my outlandish proposition that a person with roughly a 50% chance of occupying the most powerful office in the world in eight months is definitively elite to your heart's content. I, however, may not find it worth my while to argue such a ludicrous question seriously.
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."