Reply #81: They're trying to scare the proles out of being self-aware

[Lydia Leftcoast]

by invoking the Khmer Rouge and Stalinist bogeymen, whether the comparison is apt or not.

That's their job. :-)

Whenever I meet someone who brags about their material possessions and being "a college graduate," I know I'm talking to someone who is a "dumb up."

I forget who came up with this classification but it works like this:

Smart ups: People who are in the upper class, know exactly what the score is, and consciously use their power for either good or evil.

Dumb ups: People who in the upper class and think they're there because they deserve it instead of because they had good support and enjoyed sheer dumb luck. Your average country club Republican or DLCer is there.

Dumb downs: People who are in the lower classes and think they're there because they deserve it and that they should venerate the Ups. That's probably the majority of the American population, thanks to relentless corporate propaganda.

Smart downs: People who are in the lower classes and understand how the system really works.