‘Luxury beliefs’ are the latest status symbol for rich Americans [important concept for how the Leftist mind works]

NY Post ^ | August 17, 2019 | Rob Henderson

[UnwashedPeasant]

A former classmate from Yale recently told me “monogamy is kind of outdated” and not good for society. So I asked her what her background is and if she planned to marry.

She said she comes from an affluent family and works at a well-known technology company. Yes, she personally intends to have a monogamous marriage — but quickly added that marriage shouldn’t have to be for everyone.

She was raised by a traditional family. She planned on having a traditional family. But she maintained that traditional families are old-fashioned and society should “evolve” beyond them.

What could explain this?

In the past, upper-class Americans used to display their social status with luxury goods. Today, they do it with luxury beliefs.

People care a lot about social status. In fact, research indicates that respect and admiration from our peers are even more important than money for our sense of well-being.

We feel pressure to display our status in new ways. This is why fashionable clothing always changes. But as trendy clothes and other products become more accessible and affordable, there is increasingly less status attached to luxury goods.

The upper classes have found a clever solution to this problem: luxury beliefs. These are ideas and opinions that confer status on the rich at very little cost, while taking a toll on the lower class....

In other words, upper-class whites gain status by talking about their high status. When laws are enacted to combat white privilege, it won’t be the privileged whites who are harmed. Poor whites will bear the brunt....

[UnwashedPeasant]

"Luxury Beliefs" is an important concept coined by the author for describing leftist psychology. Its usefulness is similar to the term "Political Correctness." ARTICLE SUMMARY: Rich Americans adopt “luxury beliefs” that confer social status for themselves while damaging the lower classes who adopt those beliefs. These beliefs include progressive views on gender, sexuality, family, and race that undermine the stability and cohesion of society. A “luxury belief” is a belief that signals one’s social class and education level, but that has negative consequences for the less fortunate who try to live by it. It is a way of displaying status without spending money or sacrificing comfort. Luxury beliefs include progressive views that undermine the stability and cohesion of society. "Luxury belief" explains wealthy white leftists destroying public schools their children will never attend and helping BLM burn down black neighborhoods to fight "white privilege."

[Regulator]

Previously known as “virtue signaling”

[who knows what evil?]

Gay privilege is real.

[Responsibility2nd]

Huh. This thread reminded me of a hot topic from 17 years ago

'Marriage Is for White People'
Washington Post ^ | 3/26/6 | Joy Jones

Posted on 3/26/2006, 1:08:03 AM by Crackingham

[Secret Agent Man]

Leftists are socialists. They just divide people into convenient classes and pit them against the ones that have their overt enemies in them.

[pierrem15]

It's important to realize that it is not just the criminal bureaucrats at FBI, DOJ or other agencies who are in revolt.

The entire managerial class in the US is leading an insurrection against the American republic. This includes the executives at publicly traded companies and hedge funds like Black Rock. They all come from the same background, get the same educations and acquire the same tastes and prejudices, principal among which is the belief that they and only members of their class should be making decisions, and that the "elected" government answers to them, not to the American people.

[ansel12]

It is easy to recover when your family is wealthy and successful and you have that degree and the music lessons and breeding under your belt.

We saw this in the 60s, when the poor drop out they are stuck forever, uneducated, and having missed their chance to break through, while the upper class can dabble in their bohemian period and then move back into the success class.

Degrading the nation’s culture and morality breeds and hardens class separation.

[antidemoncrat]

The god that rich people seem to worship: $$$$$$$$

[Secret Agent Man]

Good grades and studying also has been said to be acting white.

Also paying your money to go to welfare is white. Collecting welfare, they say is not for whites. You pay in, you don’t take out.

[dfwgator]

This is what happens when you have too many “idle rich” who have no appreciation for how that wealth was earned.

People born on third base, who think they hit a triple.

[NWFree]

She already plans to screw around like a slut

I can see these type a mile away now

[aquila48]

“Previously known as “virtue signaling””

My thoughts exactly. Previously and STILL.

Another name might be “designer values” as in designer jeans. You wear them until the next fad comes along.

[rlmorel]

"...But she maintained that traditional families are old-fashioned and society should "evolve"..."

So. She is a Marxist then. Just like her CCP and BLM allies.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Yep.

[Magic Fingers]

“Gay privilege is real.”

It’s pervasive and has been for many years.

[T.B. Yoits]

So... monogamy is for the privileged and breeding is for slaves.

This Leftist from Yale who stated "monogamy is kind of outdated" and not good for society is going to join the thousands of women who ride the carousel only to hit The Wall and find out that no man wants them. They'll join their bitter Feminist elders and take out their misery on everyone around them, while ruing the day they believed the propaganda at Yale that "monogamy is outdated and not good for society".

[No name given]

Yes.

[No name given]

Indeed.

[No name given]

That’s because they’re hypocrites.