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August 8, 2016

"The new elites, the professional classes in particular, regard the masses with mingled scorn and apprehension....

Middle Americans, as they appear to the makers of educated opinion, are hopelessly shabby,
unfashionable, and provincial, ill informed about changes in taste or intellectual trends, addicted to trashy novels of romance and adventure, and stupefied by prolonged exposure to television. They are at once absurd and vaguely menacing." The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy: Christopher Lasch

Posted by gerardvanderleun at August 8, 2016 9:26 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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