Class War Has Two Sides

By  by Bennett Gordon
Published on August 13, 2009
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When pundits talk about “class warfare,” they almost exclusively refer to actions taken on behalf of non-rich people. Warfare, though, usually has two sides. Research reported in Extra! found that a “class warfare” story was 18 times more likely to refer to bottom-up activities–like taxing rich people–rather than top-down actions–like dismantling unions. Extra! uncovered plenty of critiques against top-down activities, including bank bailouts and anti-labor policies, but these actions are seldom described as “class warfare.”

Source: Extra!

Image by Joe Saunders, licensed under Creative Commons.

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