Just imagine this:

[Brigid]

Most of us are familiar with this quote from John Steinbeck:

“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."

Suppose every single member of the 99 %, no matter how stupid he or she might otherwise be, simply divested themselves, once and for all, of that delusion. What do you think would happen?

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended for great insight.

Thanks for the thread, Brigid.

[lunatica]

2. If you throw in that upward mobility would also be impossible then things would change

But as long as there is still a chance of striking it rich, not much would change. And by striking it rich I mean starting a business that becomes so successful that you become a multi millionaire, or deciding to go work in the stock market for a living or becoming a career politician or a movie star. Unfortunately there is that opportunity in this country, small as it may be in actual fact.

[liberal N proud]

3. All the propaganda supports those dillusions of grandure.