Resentment of the lower classes stems from the perceived devaluation of one’s own efforts

Evidence

How on earth could one tell whether a criticism is ego-alien? By any of several signs. The prejudiced subject said: “I have let my carnal self get away from me.” The carnality is distinguishable from himself, it is not really he. Another subject said that his lack of industriousness was inherited from one side of his family. It was imposed on him, not something for which he himself could be held to account. In speaking of their parents prejudiced subjects frequently began with generalized glowing praise and then seemed to let slip some specific criticism. Such criticisms were often promptly retracted: “He forced some decisions on me”but “He allowed me to do as I pleased; arguments were about things he didn’t want me to have” but “He never denied me anything I needed.” There is an impression that the criticism pops out against the subject’s intention and is then denied or blamed on an external cause or isolated from the essential self or parent. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 543 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Attacks on footballer wages vent class resentment at a market effect. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1551; Neoliberal conviction was fueled partly by sadistic class resentments — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk: The Collected and Unpublished…, 1802; Prejudiced people disown their own negative traits and project them outward — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 543 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Prejudiced people disown their own negative traits and project them outward #complicates (0.75) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 543