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Chomsky discusses the ideology behind class separation in the U.S. When the wealthy believe their way of life is being threatened they suppress those beneath them with policy and the spread of ideas. Chomsky believes that these ideas either created or catalyze divisions within the middle and lower class. Media is used to influence as well as confuse the working class and the poor. False perceptions about identity and the intentional overcomplication of politics and other matters beneficail to the elite help keep the rich rich and the poor poorer.
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Lamont, M. (2017). How Culture Matters For Poverty: Thickening our Understanding. National Poverty Center Working Paper Series, 6-10. doi:10.18411/a-2017-023
http://www.npc.umich.edu/publications/workingpaper06/paper10/working_paper06-10.pdf
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A study done by Michele Lamont and Mario Luis Small take a deeper look at the relationship between those in poverty and the narrative of these communitites within the context of American culture. The authors look at the messages communicated to the poor through the education system, popular culture, news, and so on. Small belives American culture instills an inferiority complex within the poor communities. This paper also touches on the demonization of the poor, particularly among the wealthy.
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Chris Hedges discusses his experiences at a wealthy boarding school and prestigious college. Being the only one to come from a working-class background Hedges talks about how being allowed behind the “closed door” of the rich provided him with context and perspective. Hedges notes the experiences of F. Scott Fitzgerland and his similar upbringing which Scott expressed through a series of short stories leading up to the Great Gatsby entitled “The Rich Boy.” Hedges says aside from more educational resources, the rich also receive lessons on how to recognize outsiders unworthy of opportunities for advancement and are instilled with a sense of entitlement that allows them to view those not as financially fortunate as less.
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Chris Hedges interview Noam Chomsky. In this talk know touch on fundamental economic theories being twisted for the benefit of the wealthy and the wealthies influence on the economist realize that although in theory, our system should work fine, in actuality today’s practices stretch far beyond a “balanced economy” which is why crashes have been happening more frequently. The two also discuss how language is overcomplicated in the financial and political word so regular people can’t understand and have to assume those who “understand” concepts beyond their comprehension are suppose to rule.
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