Class warfare is a term used by those on the right when those on the left propose taxing the wealthy. Actual historical class warfare has been a bit less tidy; think for instance of the French Revolution. How poor would Americans have to get to rise up? It didn’t happen in the Great Depression, though the ranks of communists and socialist certainly swelled.
A generation of spoiled 1920’s Americans turned into the Cheapest Generation, and I suppose the current one could change as well, given a decade of high unemployment, high national debt, negative growth and high inflation. The social mechanisms will be fascinating to watch.
Will we turn violent and go feral? Will we attempt to eat the rich (I’ve threatened to get a T shirt with “Eat the other rich first” on it.) Will we organize into communal group to afford food and housing? Will the masses demand food and shelter from the government?
I don’t know how it will fall out, but I feel like I’m looking at a dead man who hasn’t fallen over yet.
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