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Yeah, I don't get why societies are supposed to accept that there's a 'lower class' to begin with. The only reason capitalists want this is so they can point at them as an example as to what could happen to you if you do the 'wrong' thing. That's why they're freaking out about 'full employment'.
By this point, it kinda feels like to the 1%, there never was a "middle class" - it's an illusion to give people hope.
Lyndon B Johnson once said "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”