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 bachelor's degree. Currently, the definition of "working-class" should include teachers, nurses, flight attendants, and all sorts of people who may have four-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 bachelor's or master's 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. It's the 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.
