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Elite But Not Liberal: How Neo-Conservative Elites Are Stealing Your Lunch Money
Blaming ‘liberal elites’ for the decline of the middle class — and your particular slice of American pie — is like blaming the kid because the king’s naked
Blaming liberal elites and the mainstream media for the decline of the middle class — and your particular slice of the American pie — is like blaming the kid who points out the king’s nudity instead of confronting the naked king himself.
Remember the story of the king who had no clothes? The kid — too young to doubt himself or use a filter — points out the truth that everyone else is too scared to say. But in today’s political landscape, we often get so caught up in who’s doing the pointing that we miss the real problem: the king is still naked.
So who’s the king in my metaphor?
Oh, no. It’s not the middle class
It’s the neo-conservative elites who parade themselves as protectors of democracy, wealth and freedom, but who are secretly stripping away the very foundations of the middle class.
