Let's be honest: Kerry has no idea what it is to be even a middle-class white in this country.
Glenn ReynoldsThe government decides to try to increase the middle class by subsidizing things that middle class people have: If middle-class people go to college and own homes, then surely if more people go to college and own homes, weโll have more middle-class people. But homeownership and college arenโt causes of middle-class status, theyโre markers for possessing the kinds of traits โ self-discipline, the ability to defer gratification, etc. โ that let you enter, and stay, in the middle class. Subsidizing the markers doesnโt produce the traits; if anything, it undermines them.
Glenn ReynoldsBut remember: All this talk of tolerance and diversity is basically just a way for one group of white people to pursue power over other groups of white people. It's not about actually helping anyone.
Glenn Reynolds