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iluvtennis

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21. I agree with you. I think "working class" is a misnomer. As you said, the majority of us work...

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 04:02 AM

Dec 2016

...so we are all working class. I think the distinction is what type of work you do.

Unless I'm mistaken, don't we have two major categories of workers in the US. Blue collar and White collar.

Blue collar workers would be the hard laborers - e.g., truck drivers, road crew people, mechanics, restaurant workers, janitors, oil rig workers, gardeners, etc.

White collar workers would be the folks who work in "office setting" - lawyers, bankers, engineers, nurses, doctors, teachers, office staff, congress people, etc.

To me, unless you are in that upper crust 1% of the wealthy, you are working class. Isn't that what we all want to do - work to provide a life for ourselves and our families.

There is nothing derogatory of being working class - I'm happy to be employed and working class.

My opinion only.

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For those who refer to the "Working Class" as though it were an alien form of life, [View all] Fichefinder Dec 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author DesertFlower Dec 2016 #1

You've got it, Fichefinder. elleng Dec 2016 #2

Working class has somehow become synonymous with blue collar work for some reason. LonePirate Dec 2016 #3

WTF are you talking about? Skittles Dec 2016 #4

"Fuck the white working class" isn't exactly a term of endearment... think Dec 2016 #6

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE FOR CONTEXT Skittles Dec 2016 #10

LOL NO..... think Dec 2016 #11

well THERE YOU HAVE IT Skittles Dec 2016 #12

context... think Dec 2016 #13

Context.... think Dec 2016 #15

that's about people who voted Trump. the person who posted IS working class JI7 Dec 2016 #16

Well FUCK. I guess that makes it a kiss on the fucking cheek then.... think Dec 2016 #17

Lol, people encountering The Rude Pundit for the first time... DRoseDARs Dec 2016 #23

So if a green person writes FUCK GREEN PEOPLE it's cool to post it? think Dec 2016 #25

Generally that is an exception to the rule, yes. See Jackie Mason's Jewish jokes for more info. nt stevenleser Dec 2016 #33

+1 Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2016 #7

newcomers, boo hooing that we just DON'T UNDERSTAND people who voted for Trump Skittles Dec 2016 #14

It is the Bernie or buster types or Michael Moore groupies still pushing that bullshit duffyduff Dec 2016 #20

I am SICK of their fucking crap Skittles Dec 2016 #24

This kind of nonsense was why I was happy a group had gone to a different website. stevenleser Dec 2016 #32

As an RN, I had a profession Warpy Dec 2016 #5

Retired now but always considered myself working class and proud of it eleny Dec 2016 #8

Exactly when and how ... NanceGreggs Dec 2016 #9

+1 Jamaal510 Dec 2016 #22

This is correct. Adrahil Dec 2016 #30

no I think that is silly hfojvt Dec 2016 #18

Plus 1000 n/t JustAnotherGen Dec 2016 #27

I prefer the term "Employees" Basic LA Dec 2016 #19

I agree with you. I think "working class" is a misnomer. As you said, the majority of us work... iluvtennis Dec 2016 #21

Well... isn't this just a big load of bullshit! Squinch Dec 2016 #26

Bigotry and sexism, YES, those were the driving issues of the GOP campaign. It's in their RKP5637 Dec 2016 #28

+ 1000 nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author iluvtennis Dec 2016 #34

Working Class Afromania Dec 2016 #29

Agreed. That's why I liked one poster's comment to call us "Employees" nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #35

Why are you posting this here? What % of DUers do you think are so wealthy they dont have to work? stevenleser Dec 2016 #31

It's kind of like waking up in a parallel universe, LWolf Dec 2016 #37