class and violence v0 underclass: social and predatory violence pervasive proletariat: occasional social violence; professional violence (cops, soldiers) lower middle class: professional violence (managerial; eg, police management)
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upper middle class: violence is verboten and banished from all spheres upper class: violent, but indirectly unless a private sociopath. Direct others (lower middle, proletariat) to use violence on their behalf
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the utter tabooing of violence by the upper middle class is interesting and i bet unusual and i also suspect a major, major blind spot
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familiarity with violence is enough to exclude you from many upper middle class circles i bet hmmmmm
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anyway work in progress and under revision, feedback appreciated :)
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fun question: which classes are disproportionately affected by gun control? who are winners and losers?
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wait did i already send u my fave article on gun control?
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if so apologies for repetitionhttps://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/the-gun-control-we-deserve/ …
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i mean sure but it really changed my thinking a few years back on the subject :)
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no it was very interesting--i dont disagree with much apart from the author's priors ^^
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