For quite a while now, we've had this identity politics thing going on. We need a shift in focus to working class politics. Right now, we have someone on one side standing there with a flag that represents conservative identity politics, and someone on the other side with a flag that represents liberal identity politics. While all this goes on, inequality grows and we see the same outcomes.
Working class voters account for about 60% of voters, by the traditional definition. The traditional definition usually means someone without a bachelors degree. Currently, the definition of working class should include teachers, nurses, flight attendants, and all sorts of people who may have 4 year degrees. There's a growing number of people with degrees that are doing working class work.
The "modern" definitions of working class are a bit dated. A two year degree 50 years ago was probably as marketable as a bachelors or masters degree is today. People didn't share the same concerns back then. Today, if a teacher can't afford rent, I'd say that qualifies as working class. Same thing with a medical professional that has their hands full with their job, then they have to deal with relatives that moved back in with them.
In this day and age, someone's niche interests aren't a priority. Given an expanded definition of working class, something like 75% of voters share the same major concerns, like affordable housing, affordable healthcare, food security, transportation, education, and less global conflict. A person's biased views on race, gender, nationality, or religion don't have anything to do with these issues, and pushing these personal agendas won't fix the major problems.
Working class people need to ask their politicians what they are doing to fix these things. To politicians, this is 75% of the vote, and voters need to use this to ensure proper representation. If these things aren't front and center in politicians' agendas, people should just vote them out.
