The White Middle Class Has Spoken

[Middle finga]

Excerpt from Matthew Rothschild, Progressive Magazine

“With economic pain at the highest level ever seen by most Americans, and with minorities especially hard hit, we’re seeing a revolt not by people of color, not the unemployed, nor the foreclosed upon. Instead, we’re seeing a revolt by the white middle class. It’s a revolt against the very notion of a positive role for government in helping people.”

[grasswire]

1. link?

Some of us would like to read more. Thanks.

[Middle finga]

6. It was an old article from Oct 2010

But the quote was referenced in a recent article by Paul Street:
http://www.counterpunch.org/street07292011.html

I feel the quote is relevant today.

[high density]

2. Not every white middle class person is a teabagger

But thanks for the notion.

[Odin2005]

3. What Middle Class? There is no "Middle Class" anymore.

[OHdem10]

4. Not the White Middle Class. They are hurting too. UPSCA:LE

Americans have spoken. The Tea Party Activist earn 75 K a year
and higher.

[SpartanDem]

5. This isn't new

why do think our social safety net is so weak compared to other countries? It's not something in the water, every other western nation is extremely homogeneous no European has more 4% of it's population that is black. Racial and ethic conflict/distrust is a America as apple pie and it does shape of views on the role of government.

Look at these countries are lily white.
France<31><32>

62,752,136

5% (inc. overseas territories)

3,000,000



Italy<33>

60,020,805

~0.44%

~264,500



United Kingdom

60,609,153

3.3% (inc. partial)

2,015,400



Netherlands<34>

16,491,461

3.1%

507,000



Spain

40,397,842

0,5%

~200,000



Germany

82,000,000

0.6%

500,000 <35>



Russia<36>

141,594,000

0.03%

40,000



Portugal

10,605,870

2.0%

201,200



Norway<37>

4,858,199

1.4%

67,000