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The Political Marginalization of Ordinary People

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The Political Marginalization of Ordinary…

Brink Lindsey
Oct 17, 2022
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The Political Marginalization of Ordinary People

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In my last essay, I argued that the progress of capitalist development from industrial to postindustrial has worked to marginalize the socioeconomic position of ordinary people. Steadily declining dependence on their contributions in the most progressive sectors of the economy means that what they have to offer is less important than in the past; the result has been a drop in status and a loss of collective social power. This development, I believe, is the fundamental driver of our new class divide.

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