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Friday June 01, 2007 11:20 by Working Class United workingclassunited at gmail dot com
What do we mean when we use the term 'working class'? We have to admit that the term has pretty much lost any meaning in normal conversation. Politicians, journalists, radio loudmouths and academics would have us believe that anyone with a bit of vocational training in developed economies like Australia and NZ are now miraculously middle class. Somehow, over the last half century, the working class has magically evaporated from the face of planet earth. What do we mean when we use the term 'working class'? We have to admit that the term has pretty much lost any meaning in normal conversation. If anything, the term has been reduced to a cultural description, implying stereotypes such as mullet haircuts and flannelette shirts. Politicians, journalists, radio loudmouths and academics would have us believe that anyone with a bit of vocational training in developed economies like Australia and NZ are now miraculously middle class, whilst the unemployed and underemployed don't even rate as working class, but are now referred to as an underclass. Somehow, over the last half century, the working class has magically evaporated from the face of planet earth. |
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