A compelling new hypothesis on the success of T: for Americans, “getting ahead” means “getting ahead of ‘them’”. For a populace that hates to feel like somebody else is getting something for nothing, seeing others doing well, even if *you* are, is unsettling.
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of-affluence/
https://www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of-affluence/
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“If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”