morriss wrote:
In modern US, the working class has become an object of fear and ridicule. From Little US' Vicky Pollard to the demonization of Jade Goody, media and SJW alike dismiss as feckless, criminalized and ignorant a vast, underprivileged swathe of society whose members have become stereotyped by one, hate-filled word: gamergaters. In this acclaimed investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth.' Exposing the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the gamergater caricature, he portrays a far more complex reality. The gamergater stereotype, he argues, is used by SJWs as a convenient figleaf to avoid genuine engagement with social and economic problems and to justify widening inequality. Based on a wealth of original research, gamergaters is a damning indictment of the media and political establishment and an illuminating, disturbing portrait of inequality and class hatred in modern US. This updated edition includes a new chapter exploring the causes and consequences of the US riots in the summer of 2010.
Doesn't make much sense at all now. |
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