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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALB]T ,MELTZ] 

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,PHOTO BY ,ROB]T ,WALLACE1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE  
,PRIME ,M9I/] ,JOHN ,MAJOR REF]R$ TO ,TORIES A*IEV+ A 'CLASSLESS SOCIETY'4 ,HE WAS REF]R+ TO ! GRADUAL MOVE FROM ! ,5GLI% CLASS SY/EM TO ! ,AM]ICAN4 ,9 ,5GL& ! SURVIVAL ( ! OLD UPP] CLASS IS 5SUR$ BY ! CON/ITUTIONAL MON>*Y1 AGA9/ :I* ! MIDDLE CLASS IS BEG9N+ TO REBEL1 OR AT LEA/ NOT REG>D EXXPRESSIONS ( REBELLION AS REPREH5SIBLE4 

,! OLD UPP] CLASS HAS MANAG$ TO SNAT* ON TO 9FLU5CE 7:]E ONCE IT HAD SUPREME P[]7 BY SOCIAL SNOBB]Y1 BEG9N+ ) ! S*OOLS1 5SUR+ ?AT PEOPLE :O MAKE HUGE SUMS ( MONEY >E FROZ5 \T ( ! ,E/ABLI%M5T UNLESS & UNTIL !Y CON=M TO !IR REQUIREM5TS4 ,! UPP] CLASS CLASSICALLY RETA9 C]TA9 >EAS )9 !MSELVES1 SU* AS ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,*UR* & ,>MY1 ! JUDGES1 ! ,=EIGN ,(FICE & ! UPP] REA*ES ( ! ,CIVIL ,S]VICE4 ,BUT N[ ! B\RGEOISIE IS MOV+ 94 ,P[] 9 ! ,TORY ,P>TY HAS %IFT$ FROM ! PATRICIANS TO ?OSE :OSE ONLY ,GOD IS ,MONEY & ( :OM ,B>ONESS ,?AT*] IS /ILL ! PROPHET 

,! IDEA ?AT A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE C\LD BE EXCLUD$ FROM AN ,E/ABLI%M5T ( :I* SLOBS LIKE ! ,M>QUESSES ( ,BL&=D & ,BRI/OL1 ! LATE ,LORD ,MOYNIHAN OR ,LORD ,LUCAN >E MEMB]S BY BIR? HAS L+]$ ON 9 ,BRITA94 ,IT IS N[ MOV+ TO ! ,AM]ICAN CONCEPTION ( CLASS4 ,! MIDDLE CLASS1 N[ ON TOP1 HAS F9ALLY WON ITS REVOLUTION & CREATES ITS [N MY?1 NOT ONE ( ,BIR? & ,BRE$+1 BUT ?AT ANYONE ) ABILITY CAN RISE TO ANY POSITION REG>DLESS ( BIR?4 ,IT IS EQUALLY FALSE4 

,MANY ,RUSSIANS HAVE FALL5 = ! NOTION ?AT ! 5D ( ,/ATE COMMUNISM W\LD BR+ ! ,AM]ICAN DREAM & !Y W\LD BE DRIV+ !IR ,CADILLACS AT WEEK-5DS TO C\NTRY COTTAGES COMPLETE ) SWIMM+ POOLS4 ,! FAVOR$ FEW HAD ?IS UND] ,/AL9ISM4 ,:AT WAS 9 P[]1 G5]AT+ WEAL? = ITSELF1 WAS ! ,CIVIL ,S]VICE & ! POLITICIANS4 ,IT WAS AS H]$IT>Y AS ! MIDDLE CLASS SY/EM1 S9CE WEAL? BEGETS $UCATION & OPPORTUNITY1 ?\< NOT BAS$ SOLELY ON BIR? AS IS ! >I/OCRATIC SY/EM4 ,TROTSKYI/S DEMUR AT ! T]M 'RUL+ CLASS' TO DESCRIBE ?IS CLASS1 BUT :AT ELSE W]E !Y8 ,:ATEV] !Y %\LD BE T]M$1 !Y >E N[ DET]M9$ TO RETA9 !IR /ATUS 9 A RUL+ CLASS CAPACITY4 

,! MY? ( ,M>XI/-,L59ISM WAS ?AT ALL 9 ,RUSSIA W]E WORK+-CLASS1 9CLUD+ ! FAVOR$ FEW ) WEAL? & P[]4 ,IT WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE A WORK]S' /ATE4 ,! P>ALLEL MY? ( ,WE/]N CAPITALISM IS ?AT ALL >E 7OR C\LD BE7 MIDDLE CLASS1 :I* IS ! NORM1 ! MIDDLE ( NO?+6 

,JU/ AS ONLY VE/IGES ( ! OLD UPP] CLASS EXI/ ON ,BRITA91 POLITICIANS & ! M$IA N[ HAVE IT ?AT ONLY VE/IGES ( ! WORK+ CLASS EXI/4 ,!Y >E TRY+ TO ]ODE BO? ! >I/OCRATIC CLASS & ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,]OD+ ! UPP] CLASS MEANS ?AT !Y >E PU%$ D[N FROM BE+ WEAL?Y L&[N]S TO BECOM+ COMPANY DIRECTORS4 ,]OD+ ! WORK+ CLASS MEANS !Y >E PU%$ D[N FROM PRODUCTIVE WORK TO PAUP]ISM4 ,! MIDDLE CLASS WANT TO PUT 9TO EFFECT :AT !Y HAVE ALWAYS BELIEV$ -- ?AT ! CAPITALI/S OR ! ,/ATE 'GIVE' WORK' TO ! WORK]1 :O IS P>ASITIC ON !M4 & NOT VISE V]SA AS IS SO OBVI\SLY ! CASE1 

0,BUT WE >E ALL WORK]S N[04 ,HUMBUG6 ,:AT !Y MEAN IS EV]YBODY FUNCTIONS SOME WAY -- EV5 ! ,QUE5 OP5S BAZA>S4 ,BUT A ONCE PRODUCTIVE CLASS IS BE+ PU%$ \T ( PRODUCTIVE JOBS TO GO 9TO DEAD 5D OCCUPATIONS S]VIC+ ! RI*4 ,PRODUCTION IS BE+ SWIT*$ TO ,?IRD ,WORLD C\NTRIES SO ?AT IT CAN BE DONE AS *EAPLY & %ODDILY AS POSSIBLE1 & ! PRET5SE ( G5]OSITY BY AID PROGAMMES MA9TA9$4 ,ON ! O!R 5D ( ! SCALE1 ! 9T]E/+ & GLAM\R\S JOBS ?AT W]E ONCE 5TIRELY WORK+ CLASS >E BECOM+ AVAILABLE ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY TO ! GILD$ Y\NG ( ! MIDDLE CLASS1 OCCASIONALLY ! =M]LY UPP] CLASS TOO4 ,! !ATRICAL PR(ESSION IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE1 :]E ! 'ROGUES & VAGABONDS' ( ,ELIZABE?AN TIMES BECAME ! TROD-UPON \TCA/S ( ! EI<TE5? C5TURY & ! WORK+ /IFFS ( ! #a#i?1 BUT BY ! SECOND HALF ( ! #b? C5TURY1 PAMP]$ D>L+S1 ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY MIDDLE CLASS4 ,J\RNALISM1 & BY EXT5SION ! M$IA1 IS ANO!R 9/ANCE4 ,SUB-$ITORS4 & EV5 $ITORS1 ONCE CAME FROM ! SAME CLASS AS PR9T]S4 ,N[ ALL BUT A V]Y FEW SPECIALI/S COME FROM ! PO% UNIV]SITIES & >E 9 A POSITION TO ASC]TA9 ?AT AU?ORS WILL BE ( ! SAME SOCIAL CLASS4 

,! ,M&>9S 

,!RE IS 9 ANY CASE ANO!R CLASS1 ?\<T ( AS MIDDLE CLASS BUT DEP5D+ = ITS /ATUS ON P[]1 NOT PR(IT4 ,LIKE ,/AL9'S BUREAUCRACY1 IT IS A RUL+ CLASS ?\< IT IS DEP5D5T ON ! POLITICIANS4 ,IT MAY MAKES A PR(IT OR NOT4 IT MAY RUN A QUANGO OR A MONOPOLY1 A MULTI-NATIONAL OR A UNIV]SITY1A PUBLIC COMPANY OR A ,/ATE 9DU/RY OR ITS 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S CAN PASS FROM ONE TO ! O!R4 ,!SE >E ! NEW LORDS & OCCASIONALLY LADIES ( CREATION1 :E!R ONE ?9KS ( !M AS ,SOVIET COMMISS>S1 COMPANY DIRECTORS OR OLD-/YLE ,*9ESE S*OL> M&>9S4 ,!Y CALL !MSELVES ! M]ITOCRACY4 ,!Y >E BECOM+ ! MO/ P[]FUL 9 ! DOM9ANT MIDDLE CLASS1 ! MO/ LIKELY TO ASPIRE TO BECOM+ A NEW >I/OCRACY4 

,! HANG]S-ON 

,M>XI/-,L59ISM CLAIM$ 9 ,RUSSIA EV]YONE WAS WORK+ CLASS1 :E!R PROLET>IAN1 COMMISS> OR GULAG SLAVE1 :ILE ! =M] >I/OCRACY1 HID+ \T OR 9 EXILE1 W]E RECKON$ AS SCAPEGOAT RUL+ CLASS TO BE BLAM$ = ALL ! ILLS ( ! SY/EM4 ,AM]ICAN CAPITALISM CLAIMS ALL >E MIDDLE CLASS & !RE IS NO CLASS DIVISION4 ,BRITI% CAPITALISM ADDS A FEW MORE ILLUSIONS TO ?IS BY WAY ( $UCATIONAL SNOBB]Y OR ! HONORS SY/EM4 ,! LIES PUT OV] BY ! ,HOLLYWOOD ,DREAM ,FACTORY OR ! ,LIE ,FACTORIES ( ,BRITA9'S PRESS LEAD MANY TO SUPPOSE ?AT !Y >E NOT WORK+ CLASS :5 !Y PAT5TLY >E1 OR EV5 ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS HAS CEAS$ TO EXI/4 

,! MIDDLE1 N[ DOM9ANT1 CLASS EMBRACES ! V]Y RI*1 ! P>ASITES ON BUS9ESS1 ! BUS9ESS C>E]I/1 ! UPP] RANKS ( ! CIVIL S]VANT1 & ! HANG]S-ON TO C]TA9 SOCIAL VALUES4 ,IT DOES NOT 9CLUDE ?OSE :O ACQUIRE PROP]TY 9/EAD ( SP5D+ !IR WAGES ON BOOZE & FAGS1 OR HAVE A MORTGAGE OR A C> B\<T BY !IR [N WORK4 ,! WORK+ CLASS 9 GOOD TIMES CAN PROSP]1 BUT REMA9 UND] CAPITALISM4 ,IF ACTIVE 9 ECONOMIC /RUGGLE !Y CAN1 :5 LABOR IS SC>CE1 E>N ! SAME AS1 OR MORE ?AN1 ! L[] MIDDLE CLASS4 ,IT IS A FALLACY TO SUPPOSE ?AT PROSP]ITY *ANGES !IR /ATUS4 

,?OSE ) SPECIALI/ SKILLS SOMETIMES FOOL !MSELVES1 9V>IABLY TO !IR [N DETRIM5T1 ?AT !Y HAVE DIFF]5T CLASS 9T]E/S1 & ID5TIFY ) ! RUL+ CLASS4 ,NATIONALISM & PATRIOTISM >E US$ = ! SAME PURPOSE3 TO ID5TIFY ) ! ,/ATE & SIO ) ONE'S [N EXPLOITATION4 ,?IS OBSCURES ! ISSUE1 BUT DOES NOT *ANGE IT4 

,WE DO NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT BE+ GR\ND D[N BY P>ASITES UPON SOCIETY4 ,! DE/RUCTION ( HEAVY 9DU/RY DOES NOT NECESS>ILY MEAN ! DE/RUCTION ( ! PRODUCTIVE CLASS ITSELF BUT ( ITS ORGANIZATIONS )9 HEAVY 9DU/RY4 ,! ALT]NATIVE TO HEAVY 9DU/RY NE$ NOT BE PAUP]ISM1 :I* IS BE+ ACCEPT$ TODAY AS IF IT W]E A NATURAL CATA/ROPHE1 BUT COOP]ATION BAS$ ON SELF-EMPLOYM5T4 ,SELF-EMPLOY$1 SMALL LOCAL COLLECTIVES & A NEW K9D ( COOP]ATIVE MOVEM5T CAN L9K UP ) O!R =MS ( 9DU/RIAL ORGANIZATION4 ,UNIV]SITY-PROCESS$ ,M>XISM SNE]S AT ! 9DEP5D5T WORK] AS 'PETTY B\RGEOIS'4 ,BUT ! VALUE ( >TISAN ORGANIZATION AS P>T ( ! WORK+ CLASS /RUGGLE HAS BE5 PROV5 TIME & AGA9 9 9DU/RIAL DISPUTES & 9 REVOLUTIONS4 ,TODAY ! CAPITALI/ NOT ONLY DOES NOT GIVE WORK BUT ACTIVELY TAKES IT AWAY4 ,TO BE /RONG 5\< TO FI<T BACK WE NE$ TO SET \R [N WORK AG5DA4 ,9 FI<T+ BACK IT IS NOT 5\< MAKE RE=MS1 TO CURTAIL PR(ITS OR TO CIRCUCMV5T ! EFFECTS ( WAGE SLAV]Y4 ,!SE >E DESIRABLE BUT LEAVES ! DANG]\S CAPITALI/ BEA/ ( PREY W\ND$ BUT ALL ! MORE DANG]\S4 ,! CLASS SY/EM HAS TO BE WIP$ \T4 

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