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fundamental confusion in "dignity of work" stuff imo
politicos & pundits love the status/influence their job brings. think poor need this good thing, work
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politicos & pundits love the status/influence their job brings. think poor need this good thing, work
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they talk to some working class ppl, who in this case strongly agree poor need work "for their own good".
but this is because they have the *opposite* attitude about work!
they resent having to do work and have downwards envy to people on welfare who might get to avoid it.
but this is because they have the *opposite* attitude about work!
they resent having to do work and have downwards envy to people on welfare who might get to avoid it.
the "dignity of work" is like the way we would once justify caning kids "for their own good"
this is the fundamental confusion at the heart of dignity of work discourse.
i believe there's no way to meet in the middle. it's grounded fundamentally opposite impulses towards work
i believe there's no way to meet in the middle. it's grounded fundamentally opposite impulses towards work
i have long said that the political trick jg plays is superficially sounding good to both sides - something borne out by pearson's grand coalition with bill mitchell
but superficial unity can't hold once it needs to turn into actual policy details - i.e. punitive or not.
but superficial unity can't hold once it needs to turn into actual policy details - i.e. punitive or not.
