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In reply to the discussion: The last time "you people" was deployed in a presidential campaign: contempt and class and race [View all]DirkGently
(12,151 posts)33. Yes. This was perfectly emblematic
of what Romney and the current Republican Party stand for. The wealthy will not be questioned by the likes of the American people. They will tell us just what we need to know. They claim this privileged attitude on the basis of their money, which comes directly from God, who speaks through them, and will let us know what the rules are.
They are "those people."
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nashville_brook
Jul 2012
OP
i wonder if we're so numb to this...or if the media is sympathetic to the elite
nashville_brook
Jul 2012
#7
Of course not. She would have known that it is the people, the voters, who would
treestar
Jul 2012
#26
actually, the whole phrase makes it even worse: "we've given you all you need..."
nashville_brook
Jul 2012
#41
"You people" is offensive because it separates the speaker from those being spoken to with terms tha
JDPriestly
Jul 2012
#20
you make a very good point about assumed intimacy and servitude...they're "entitled" doncha know
nashville_brook
Jul 2012
#27
You People Should Retroactively Resign Yourselves to Kneel Before King Mitt
bucolic_frolic
Jul 2012
#21
elections are such pesky formalities for those with the Divine Right of Kings
nashville_brook
Jul 2012
#52
they're very good at keeping us divided on cultural issues, when money is all that matters to them.
nashville_brook
Jul 2012
#28
they're using her cynically, hoping that the "no attacking wives" immunizes her from criticism
nashville_brook
Jul 2012
#54
Divine Right of Kings: yesterday Mittens implied that his money was "God given"
nashville_brook
Jul 2012
#34
Ann(toinette) also said "there are so many things that will be open again for more attack”...
nashville_brook
Jul 2012
#43
the elite's privacy must be respected...while they read our emails and listen to our cell calls.
nashville_brook
Jul 2012
#53