Re: Why Richard Hofstadter Is Still Worth Reading
On Oct 10, 2006, at 4:23 PM, Jesse Lemisch wrote:
Well, I don’t recall — I’m sure Chip will — whether it was
Democratic or Republican elites
Well, it’s kind of important. Much of what we call “the grassroots”
in American politics isn’t made up of the toiling masses - it’s local
worthies, like small-town bankers, real-estate brokers, lawyers,
doctors, etc. Those are elites relative to the working class, but
next to a CEO or hedge fund manager, they’re punks.
Doug