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Do you think as a society we are subjected to a tyranny of the underclass?
Important - I am not making a point on class warfare here.
"underclass" is typically used to refer to people who opt out of society and use criminal means to survive, this can occur at any level of wealth so they cannot really be measured in such a way.
Technically speaking, a corrupt but massively influential politician could be considered a member of the underclass, were his misdemeanors be made public.
Some of us don't want to play the part allotted to us.
5 Answers
- Think 1stLv 77 years ago
No, the criminal underclass has less effect on Americans than the legal overclass.
- 7 years ago
crime comes from greed, opportunity, oppression, and/or mental instability. If the country actually took care of all of its citizens, crime would be much lower and society would be much better in all aspects. So the tyranny that people may feel from it, is the fault of many decades of neglect by all members of society.
- ForeverLv 57 years ago
This "underclass" that you speak of makes the world turn. We all play a part and they play theirs.
- picadorLv 77 years ago
I've never heard of anything remotely resembling your definition of "underclass." Rather, I think that the people you have described (sociopaths?) may tyrannize the lower classes, but they don't tyrannize me.
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- AmbistomaLv 77 years ago
Nope. Most criminals aren't interested in imposing a tyranny; they just want to do what they want to do & avoid the consequences for it.
