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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

0,:AT ,I CAN'T UND]/& IS1 :Y >5'T PEOPLE RIOT+ 9 ! /REETS80 ,I HE> ?IS1 N[ & !N1 FROM PEOPLE ( WEAL?Y & P[]FUL BACKGR\NDS4 ,!RE IS A K9D ( 9CR$ULITY4 0,AFT] ALL10 ! SUBTEXT SEEMS TO READ1 0WE SCREAM BLOODY MURD] :5 ANYONE SO MU* AS ?REAT5S \R TAX %ELT]S2 IF SOMEONE W]E TO GO AFT] MY ACCESS TO FOOD OR %ELT]1 ,I'D SURE AS HELL BE BURN+ BANKS & /ORM+ P>LIAM5T4 ,:AT'S WRONG ) !SE PEOPLE80 

,IT'S A GOOD QUE/ION4 ,ONE W\LD ?9K A GOV]NM5T ?AT HAS 9FLICT$ SU* SUFF]+ ON ?OSE ) ! LEA/ RES\RCES TO RESI/1 )\T EV5 TURN+ ! ECONOMY >\ND1 W\LD HAVE BE5 AT RISK ( POLITICAL SUICIDE4 ,9/EAD1 ! BASIC LOGIC ( AU/]ITY HAS BE5 ACCEPT$ BY ALMO/ EV]YONE4 ,:Y8 ,:Y DO POLITICIANS PROMIS+ CONT9U$ SUFF]+ W9 ANY WORK+-CLASS ACQUIESC5CE1 LET ALONE SUPPORT1 AT ALL8 

,I ?9K ! V]Y 9CR$ULITY ) :I* ,I BEGAN PROVIDES A P>TIAL ANSW]4 ,WORK+-CLASS PEOPLE MAY BE1 AS WE'RE CEASELESSLY REM9D$1 LESS METICUL\S AB\T MATT]S ( LAW & PROPRIETY ?AN !IR 0BETT]S01 BUT !Y'RE ALSO MU* LESS SELF-OBSESS$4 ,!Y C>E MORE AB\T !IR FRI5DS1 FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES4 ,9 AGGREGATE1 AT LEA/1 !Y'RE JU/ FUNDAM5TALLY NIC]4 

,TO SOME DEGREE ?IS SEEMS TO REFLECT A UNIV]SAL SOCIOLOGICAL LAW4 ,FEM9I/S HAVE LONG S9CE PO9T$ \T ?AT ?OSE ON ! BOTTOM ( ANY UNEQUAL SOCIAL >RANGEM5T T5D TO ?9K AB\T1 & !RE=E C>E AB\T1 ?OSE ON TOP MORE ?AN ?OSE ON TOP ?9K AB\T1 OR C>E AB\T1 !M4 ,WOM5 EV]Y:]E T5D TO ?9K & KN[ MORE AB\T M5'S LIVES ?AN M5 DO AB\T WOM51 JU/ AS BLACK PEOPLE KN[ MORE AB\T :ITE PEOPLE'S1 EMPLOYES AB\T EMPLOY]S'1 & ! POOR AB\T ! RI*4 

,& HUMANS BE+ ! EMPA!TIC CREATURES ?AT !Y >E1 KN[L$GE LEADS TO COMPASSION4 ,! RI* & P[]FUL1 MEAN:ILE1 CAN REMA9 OBLIVI\S & UNC>+1 BECAUSE !Y CAN AF=D TO4 ,NUM]\S PSY*OLOGICAL /UDIES HAVE REC5TLY CONFIRM$ ?IS4 ,?OSE BORN TO WORK+-CLASS FAMILIES 9V>IABLY SCORE F> BETT] AT TE/S ( GAUG+ O!RS' FEEL+S ?AN SCIONS ( ! RI*1 OR PR(ESSIONAL CLASSES4 ,9 A WAY IT'S H>DLY SURPRIS+4 ,AFT] ALL1 ?IS IS :AT BE+ 0P[]FUL0 IS L>GELY AB\T3 NOT HAV+ TO PAY A LOT ( ATT5TION TO :AT ?OSE >\ND ONE >E ?9K+ & FEEL+4 ,! P[]FUL EMPLOY O!RS TO DO ?AT = !M4 

,& :O DO !Y EMPLOY8 ,MA9LY *ILDR5 ( ! WORK+ CLASSES4 ,H]E ,I BELIEVE WE T5D TO BE SO BL9D$ BY AN OBSESSION ) 7D>E ,I SAY1 ROMANTICIZATION (87 FACTORY LABOR AS \R P>ADIGM = 0REAL WORK0 ?AT WE HAVE =GOTT5 :AT MO/ HUMAN LABOR ACTUALLY CONSI/S (4 

,EV5 9 ! DAYS ( ,K>L ,M>X OR ,*>LES ,DICK5S1 WORK+-CLASS NEI<BORHOODS H\S$ F> MORE MAIDS1 BOOTBLACKS1 DU/M51 COOKS1 NURSES1 CABBIES1 S*OOLTEA*]S1 PRO/ITUTES & CO/]MONG]S ?AN EMPLOYES 9 COAL M9ES1 TEXTILE MILLS OR IRON F\NDRIES4 ,ALL ! MORE SO TODAY4 ,:AT WE ?9K ( AS >*ETYPALLY WOM5'S WORK - LOOK+ AFT] PEOPLE1 SEE+ TO !IR WANTS & NE$S1 EXPLA9+1 REASSUR+1 ANTICIPAT+ :AT ! BOSS WANTS OR IS ?9K+1 NOT TO M5TION C>+ =1 MONITOR+1 & MA9TA9+ PLANTS1 ANIMALS1 MA*9ES1 & O!R OBJECTS - ACC\NTS = A F> GREAT] PROPORTION ( :AT WORK+-CLASS PEOPLE DO :5 !Y'RE WORK+ ?AN HAMM]+1 C>V+1 HOI/+1 OR H>VE/+ ?+S4 

,?IS IS TRUE NOT ONLY BECAUSE MO/ WORK+-CLASS PEOPLE >E WOM5 7S9CE MO/ PEOPLE 9 G5]AL >E WOM571 BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE A SKEW$ VIEW EV5 ( :AT M5 DO4 ,AS /RIK+ TUBE WORK]S REC5TLY HAD TO EXPLA9 TO 9DIGNANT COMMUT]S1 0TICKET TAK]S0 DON'T 9 FACT SP5D MO/ ( !IR TIME TAK+ TICKETS3 !Y SP5D MO/ ( !IR TIME EXPLA9+ ?+S1 FIX+ ?+S1 F9D+ LO/ *ILDR51 & TAK+ C>E ( ! OLD1 SICK & CONFUS$4 

,IF Y\ ?9K AB\T IT1 IS ?IS NOT :AT LIFE IS BASICALLY AB\T8 ,HUMAN BE+S >E PROJECTS ( MUTUAL CREATION4 ,MO/ ( ! WORK WE DO IS ON EA* O!R4 ,! WORK+ CLASSES JU/ DO A DISPROPORTIONATE %>E4 ,!Y >E ! C>+ CLASSES1 & ALWAYS HAVE BE54 ,IT IS JU/ ! 9CESSANT DEMONIZATION DIRECT$ AT ! POOR BY ?OSE :O B5EFIT FROM !IR C>+ LABOR ?AT MAKES IT DIFFICULT1 9 A PUBLIC =UM SU* AS ?IS1 TO ACKN[L$GE IT4 

,AS ! *ILD ( A WORK+-CLASS FAMILY1 ,I CAN ATTE/ ?IS IS :AT WE W]E ACTUALLY PR\D (4 ,WE W]E CON/ANTLY BE+ TOLD ?AT WORK IS A VIRTUE 9 ITSELF - IT %APES *>ACT] OR SOMESU* - BUT NOBODY BELIEV$ ?AT4 ,MO/ ( US FELT WORK WAS BE/ AVOID$1 ?AT IS1 UNLESS IT B5EFIT$ O!RS4 ,BUT ( WORK ?AT DID1 :E!R IT MEANT BUILD+ BRIDGES OR EMPTY+ B$PANS1 Y\ C\LD BE RI<TLY PR\D4 ,& !RE WAS SOME?+ ELSE WE W]E DEF9ITELY PR\D (3 ?AT WE W]E ! K9D ( PEOPLE :O TOOK C>E ( EA* O!R4 ,?AT'S :AT SET US AP>T FROM ! RI* :O1 AS F> AS MO/ ( US C\LD MAKE \T1 C\LD HALF ! TIME B>ELY BR+ !MSELVES TO C>E AB\T !IR [N *ILDR54 

,!RE IS A REASON :Y ! ULTIMATE B\RGEOIS VIRTUE IS ?RIFT1 & ! ULTIMATE WORK+-CLASS VIRTUE IS SOLID>ITY4 ,YET ?IS IS PRECISELY ! ROPE FROM :I* ?AT CLASS IS CURR5TLY SUSP5D$4 ,!RE WAS A TIME :5 C>+ = ONE'S COMMUNITY C\LD MEAN FI<T+ = ! WORK+ CLASS ITSELF4 ,BACK 9 ?OSE DAYS WE US$ TO TALK AB\T 0SOCIAL PROGRESS04 ,TODAY WE >E SEE+ ! EFFECTS ( A REL5TLESS W> AGA9/ ! V]Y IDEA ( WORK+-CLASS POLITICS OR WORK+-CLASS COMMUNITY4 ,?AT HAS LEFT MO/ WORK+ PEOPLE ) LITTLE WAY TO EXPRESS ?AT C>E EXCEPT TO DIRECT IT T[>DS SOME MANUFACTUR$ AB/RACTION3 0\R GR&*ILDR502 0! NATION02 :E!R ?R\< J+OI/ PATRIOTISM OR APPEALS TO COLLECTIVE SACRIFICE4 

,AS A RESULT EV]Y?+ IS ?R[N 9TO REV]SE4 ,G5]ATIONS ( POLITICAL MANIPULATION HAVE F9ALLY TURN$ ?AT S5SE ( SOLID>ITY 9TO A SC\RGE4 ,\R C>+ HAS BE5 WEAPONIS$ AGA9/ US4 ,& SO IT IS LIKELY TO REMA9 UNTIL ! LEFT1 :I* CLAIMS TO SPEAK = LABOR]S1 BEG9S TO ?9K S]I\SLY & /RATEGICALLY AB\T :AT MO/ LABOR ACTUALLY CONSI/S (1 & :AT ?OSE :O 5GAGE 9 IT ACTUALLY ?9K IS VIRTU\S AB\T IT4 

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