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Why does Schultz want people to say "people of means" instead of "billionaires" when (Original Post) Atticus Feb 2019 OP
Recommended. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #1
"People of QUALITY"... regnaD kciN Feb 2019 #2
"people of value" PSPS Feb 2019 #3
That could mean different things to different people. Also forced brain to stop and decode the term. TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #4
Thanks for the insightful response. nt Atticus Feb 2019 #6
Makes it sound like he wants tobe relatable to the comfortably prosperous & not just the filthy rich Hekate Feb 2019 #5
Maybe we should just call him an Orange person? TheOther95Percent Feb 2019 #7
Why not just save some letters and call them "mean people"? pnwmom Feb 2019 #8
Kudos! nt LAS14 Feb 2019 #11
People with gold toilets. Basic LA Feb 2019 #9
Because billionaires are mean Generic Brad Feb 2019 #10
Come the revolution all that will be needed is Forbes List delisen Feb 2019 #12
It's in his nature. fleabiscuit Feb 2019 #13
Because victims of discrimination have a right to choose what people call them............. LAS14 Feb 2019 #14
Which would mean he sees us as "people without means." Iggo Feb 2019 #15

TheBlackAdder

(28,255 posts)
4. That could mean different things to different people. Also forced brain to stop and decode the term.
Wed Feb 6, 2019, 08:29 PM
Feb 2019

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That brief mental pause takes the mind and emotion out of the moment and reduces it's impact.

My Doctor of African American Studies, at college, would state that there are two ways to use the n-word. The first is to use it as 'n-word' when placed in a position to writing about something, however, the full n***** word should be spelled out when directly quoting a racist. If you substitute the raw coarseness of n***** with something else, such as using asterisks, or 'n-word,' there is a millisecond of decoding that occurs which causes an emotional disconnect that gives the racist cover, because the reader is detached slightly from the power of that word and the one who used it.

It's sort of like how White Supremacists want to be call Alt-Right, because Alt-Right has no real meaning and it masks who those people actually are. Billionaires should be called billionaires, and billionaires who try to transfer their wealth into political power should be called plutocrats!

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Hekate

(91,013 posts)
5. Makes it sound like he wants tobe relatable to the comfortably prosperous & not just the filthy rich
Wed Feb 6, 2019, 08:30 PM
Feb 2019

Don't be fooled.

pnwmom

(109,024 posts)
8. Why not just save some letters and call them "mean people"?
Wed Feb 6, 2019, 09:26 PM
Feb 2019

Here's a billionaire who's not mean: J.K. Rowling. She's dropping down on the wealthiest list, because she's giving substantial amounts away.

She's not running around complaining about taxes.

fleabiscuit

(4,542 posts)
13. It's in his nature.
Wed Feb 6, 2019, 10:03 PM
Feb 2019

"Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul to waste..."

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