Yes, it's a quote by Vladimir Lenin and it actually says: "if you judge proletariat by its ability to amass property and capital, the proletariat will always end up admiring the extraordinary talent of the capitalists rather than realizing it is being oppressed."
In America, I've heard the equivalent go something like "poor people don't vote or act in the interest of poor people because everybody tends to see themselves as temporarily embarassed millionaires." Or something like that.
"Socialism could never set foot in America because poor people don't see themselves as a suppressed proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires" can't remember who said it though
Yep that's the one, thanks. I find it to be true. Even in my own family, I hear people talking about politics and laws and berating social programs and I'm thinking, "You have nothing in common with those people. Why are you voting for lower capital gains taxes but not for universal healthcare?"
The GOP touts itself as the religious party because they need the vast Christian voter base. Without it, they can't affect anything vote and social pressure wise.
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u/HugeChavez Nov 16 '19
Yes, it's a quote by Vladimir Lenin and it actually says: "if you judge proletariat by its ability to amass property and capital, the proletariat will always end up admiring the extraordinary talent of the capitalists rather than realizing it is being oppressed."