this, but with a positive connotation
"Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an
exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."
--John Steinbeck
exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires."
--John Steinbeck
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“socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”
Noah Smith • America doesn't really have a working class
“Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it.”
— Ronald Reagan
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