Well, there’s the concept of group consciousness, and that definitely depends on a good working set of definitions.
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PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 11 months agoI think the argument is that creating these definitions ruins class solidarity. You are working class if you have to go to work every day to live period.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Or you can present people with actual plans written in terms they understand and are comfortable with.
I used to work in public health. One of the first things I learned is that a patient needs to be approached on their own level. Some people can handle exact medical terms, and others blank out when they hear terms they don’t understand.
If you have someone’s ear for five minutes, are you going to waste three of them trying to bring them up to your level, or do you change your terms to fit their point of view?
intensely_human@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Depends on how much distortion is required to get the concept to their level. If the concept doesn’t map to there, then giving them the impression that they understand is misleading them.
In those case middle class is just fine for petty bourgeoisie. But there’s always a distortion in swapping out terms for similar terms, and that needs to be paid attention to and recognized as a potential source of misunderstanding and trouble.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Read ‘The Autobiography of Malcolm X.’ Malcolm came from the streets and had been in prison. He could break down complex idea into terms the people could understand. Don’t assume that because someone lacks your vocabulary they are ignorant. Like I siad, it’s on the leader to reach out.