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PMC's Shift to Virtue Paragon
- The Professional-Managerial Class (PMC) shifted from junior partner of the left to seeing itself as a paragon of virtue since the 1960s.
- It often opposes the working class and pursues new progressive frontiers that antagonize the masses.
Middle Class Split Fuels Culture Wars
- The 2016 political shifts split the middle class into the liberal PMC and a more populist petit bourgeoisie.
- This clash fuels culture wars where both sides depend on each other to advance their agendas.
Middle Class Gains Political Importance
- The defeat of the organized working class elevates the middle class's importance in politics.
- The PMC embodies a cultural and moral world distancing itself from traditional class dynamics.