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Rising Share of Americans See Conflict, from Anton Johnson
January 12, 2012 |
O'bama, Sage and Index Man should be proud. Relentless repetition of their divisive and hypocritical "rich and under-taxed evil capitalist" message has disseminated to the masses. A 2011 survey by the self-claimed nonpartisan Pew Research Center, found that 66%, which is an a remarkable increase of 19% since 2009, of respondents believe there is a strong or very strong conflict between the rich and poor, with the largest percentage gains among whites.
Divisions within American society, conflicts between rich and poor now rank ahead of three other potential sources of group tension—between immigrants and the native born; between blacks and whites; and between young and old. Back in 2009, more survey respondents said there were strong conflicts between immigrants and the native born than said the same about the rich and the poor.
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Indeed! Pity the poor rich, who in no way have anything to do with all this (except for a few rogues–in all sense of the word–such as those pictured and named above). But how best to express our support?
I can’t believe that the people on this board see this as an issue in the US. Really it’s just a myth that seems to be part of the fabric of our society, and will not become an issue of discussion unless we see blood in the streets.
I think the real issue is that “the masses” don’t like seeing people becoming wealthy by nefarious means. So, forget the polls, to gauge how the public really feels about the wealthy, try looking at the NY times best seller list. Here, the common man spending his money reading about the life a very wealthy capitalist by the name of Steve Jobs. So, for you wealthy individuals out there, don’t get so work up about a trivial theme that really does not exist.
Re: the oracle, I was blind but now I see…