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“Moral rectitude, in some left-wing corners of the commentariat, is out; flagrant disregard of the social contract is in,” Thomas Chatterton Williams argues. theatln.tc/lA0usWVC

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"The media class is obsessed with breathlessly covering petty theft and things that don't matter rather than the systematic theft of the working class by the billionaire class. Who cares if people steal lemons" TCW: "Lemons?? STEALING??? I've got 10k words in me on this"

We the people are being robbed by the political and economic elites. The theft started with Reagan and has continued unabated for more than 40 years. Real wages have stagnated and in many cases (high school graduates) declined. Theft seems an appropriate reaction.

And when some 19 year old kid takes you advice to heart, manages to get into a little tussle with the cops when they catch him, get a public defender, and goes to state prison for a couple of years for assaulting a police officer, is it still an appropriate reaction?

They've obviously never had to explain to someone's crying mother why their little darling is going to the penitentary for what seems like a nothing little crime. White privilege is a hell of a drug.

Before I jump in to Mr. Williams's piece, can someone at The Atlantic tell me if he has written a companion piece on what "some/most in the right-wing commentariat" have done to said contract, not to mention the paper on which it was written & the ink & pens used in the drafting of the thing? Please

Price gouging, job killing, impoverishing people, war crimes, genocide, secret police, deprivation of healthcare, and corporate crime are all "acceptable" in The Atlantic's concept of a "social contract". Apparently.

If the rich and powerful rape and rob the Everyman, why should the Everyman play by the rules? This corruption at the top will trickle down and it’s not incumbent on the average person to fix this IF those at the top won’t. Steal lemons if they are stealing your healthcare