POLS 3510 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Meritocracy, Social Mobility
24 Oct 2017
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Wise compares the inequality of the french revolution to the modern-day united states: rising discontent in the masses, the gap between rich and poor is increasing, the rich are celebrated and the poor are demonized. Social mobility is decreasing: revolution can only be successful by proving that american values can be achieved through the collective good, collective good and individualism are not mutually exclusive. The way we speak about inequality is what matters: rationalized a culture of cruelty, not of compassion, change in national discourse. False narratives are spread about the welfare state, particularly since people of color were granted government assistance: ex: welfare queens. Predatory affluence those who hoard the wealth and harm the overall well-being of most.
