2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Class Warfare [View all]malthaussen
(17,187 posts)Very few presidents or candidates for the office can claim to be members of the actual body politic, so one tends not to consider it a significant point. Coupled with the deep sense of deference existing in many American voters, this would tend more in the direction of despising Mr Sanders for his insolence rather than doubting Mrs Clinton because she sleeps on mink sheets. Indeed, I expect there are even one or two who are critical of Mr Sanders for not having done better for himself in years of service at the public trough.
There is still an abiding notion in the U.S., even though contrary to all rational experience, that a) one gets what one deserves, and b) one who has a lot is better than one who does not, and certainly better than one's peers. We elect leaders, so they say, which immediately implies subordination and due deference. Naturally, we want that deference to go to someone who deserves it, so we ignore reasons to the contrary and make up reasons to defend it.
-- Mal