Don’t Call Us Middle Class!
I’ve taken a break from the Internet over the past week. I haven’t checked email or twitter in days. My goal is to avoid political discussions because no one is going to change my thinking, and I’m not really interested in trying to change anyone else’s thinking.
Sarah Palin has inspired me in the past week. I haven’t experienced it before but it helps me understand how Barak fans must feel. Sarah hasn’t inspired me because I share her political beliefs. I share some of them, but as a Libertarian, I’m pro freedom across the board and my sense of Sarah is that she isn’t. I like her because she seems to stand for getting the government out of my way so I can succeed or fail in contrast to Obama and Biden who think I need their help.
Both Obama and Biden have shared their dissapointment that the Republicans didn’t talk about the middle class at the RNC. I’m blown away that politicians, who think they have my best interest in mind, don’t understand that the term “middle class” is offensive. Maybe that’s a big part of the reason those of us with Sarah mania sees her critics as a big bunch of elitists.
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So to not to interrupt your break.
I’ll just say. That’s an interesting 3 paragraphs.
(like you I like Palin)
Whats offensive about the term “middle class”? This is the first time I’ve ever heard someone say that.
A comment less for you since you don’t want the facts to get in the way but for any who happen by this post.
You wrote:
“I’m pro freedom across the board and my sense of Sarah is that she isn’t. I like her because she seems to stand for getting the government out of my way”
Voting based on how someone “seems to sound” vs. what they have done in the past is interesting.
It might be a great way to explore the consumer electronics world. Microsoft sounds like they want me to “join the social” with the Zune. I mean I haven’t really examined the products capabilities or read any of the critical reviews… I think I’ll take the plunge. Except if you get the Zune purchase wrong your out a couple of hundred bucks and if we get the White House decision wrong we lose some portion of our freedom.
Her first days as mayor might shed some light on her whole freedom platform. She tried to fire the town librarian for refusing to ban certain books. Let freedom ring indeed. But at least she gets the freedom rhetoric right never mind the substance. In fact, substance be damned.
I’d like to know exactly how is Middle Class offensive?
Classifying people based on their income is just as offensive as classifying people based on their race. Would we want to put someone in a dark skin class and compare that to a light skin class? I wouldn’t. We’re all Americans and dividing people into classes is wrong … across the board.
@Neal Wow what insight, the fundamental purpose of “class” is to separate. I find any effort to separate people in to classes and pit them against each other to be offensive as well.