Pinko_Panther Member since Dec 11th 2002 11808 posts
Wed Feb-23-05 03:31 PM
3. "RE: it should be a combination of both race and class" In response to In response to 1
Thank you, you summurized what I said almost exactly. However, I would avoid the word "underclass" as it obscures the reality that the poorest of society are in fact fallen members of the working class whose labour power have not been fully realized on the market. "Underclass" suggests that the extremely poor are some class phenomenon that exists outside of the working class and are there for reasons of nature rather than some social reality.
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