Georg Orwell knew his stuff... In a society ridden with inequality, the demonization of poor people is not accidental. It is a convenient means of justifying unfair distributions of wealth and power: of cementing the idea that those at the bottom deserve their place. Neither is it new. In his 1930s classic The Road to Wigan Pier, British author George Orwell recounts that ‘a middle-class child is taught almost simultaneously to wash his neck, to be ready to die for his country, and to despise the “lower classes”.’ newint.org/features/2013/01/01/waging-war-on-poor/
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:21:50 +0000
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