Class and Virtue

I also found this article extremely interesting. It taught me something that I had not noticed previously to reading this. In many movies and TV shows, people who are transformed in their lives from "bad" to "good" move up in class status. They all dress a similar way, have a higher education, speak in a specific manner, and behave in a certain manner. As a society, we generally associate the rich with being "good". In many court cases across the country, the more wealthy you are and the better lawyer you can afford, the easier it is to be found innocent. The wealthy have privileges that the rest of us do not have. Since most people so badly want to be a part of this elite group, we put them on a pedestal and see them in a holier light. So in a way, they can do no wrong. This essay was short and to the point. I agree with everything Michael Parenti (author) wrote and do not have much else to say about this subject.