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Re:Experiments find higher social class more likely to have ... by Circuits on Monday May 20, 2019 @05:17PM (#19965303)
In my experience as an American (32 years) most Americans fight hard for the rich. If you tell someone: "Their rich because their parents were rich." you will almost always be met with resistance and it usually comes from an individual of a lower class. I don't know why it is but that's just how it is. It was amazing to see so many poor people voting for Trump and then when you tell them a few facts about Trump and how completely opposite his life has been to theirs they not only resist it but in some cases get very angry.
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Re:Experiments find higher social class more likely to have ... by bradknowles on Monday May 20, 2019 @07:14PM (#19966218)
It's because they have hopes and dreams that one day, they'll be the rich guy that everyone is talking about.

Which is precisely what the rich people want them to think.

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Re:Experiments find higher social class more likely to have ... by taneq on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @02:37AM (#19968008)
Temporarily embarrassed or not, millionaires still look out for other millionaires like themselves.
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Re:Experiments find higher social class more likely to have ... by rosege on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @02:22AM (#19967955)
There was a book written along these lines a few years ago [1]. We've had an election just here in Australia and there is definitely evidence of the same thing now occurring here. [1]https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EEQ9BSW
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Re:Experiments find higher social class more likely to have ... by ionised on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @03:52AM (#19968296)
Someone might want to tell them that over half the wealth in the US is inherited.
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Re:Experiments find higher social class more likely to have ... by athroway on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @08:12AM (#19969382)
This is certainly not unique to America but it's true the "poor people suck" vibe seems especially prevalent there.
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