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The post-worker social type who acts through buying, status competition, job seeking, and self-interested consumption rather than political organization.
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consumer
The post-worker social type who acts through buying, status competition, job seeking, and self-interested consumption rather than political organization.
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diagnosis
Jiang says the move from worker to consumer was not subtle but a revolution in society and politics.
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model
Jiang contrasts workers, who must develop political consciousness and organize to protect rights, with consumers, who act through spending, status, and individual competition.
definition
Jiang defines the warrior as someone who sees that courageous action with others can shape history and make reality, in contrast to the cowardly, alienated consumer.
prediction
Jiang says society is shifting from a consumer basis to a warrior basis.
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"...Sounds. Like. A. Subtle. Ship. Going. From. The. Worker. To. The. Consumer. Okay. What. This. Meant. Was. A. Revolution. In. Society. A. Revolution. In...."
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"...thought about school when the workers were dominant. But now that consumers are dominant, all we think about is, how do I get a..."
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"Pictures. Post. On. Social. Media. Right. So. Everyone. Sees. On. Social. Media. Then. You. See. This. Now. Has. This. Huge. House. In. Beijing. With...."
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"...combat consumerism okay so we've gone from the worker to the consumer and Putin is going into this a new concept called the warrior..."
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"an individual who sees that through his actions, he or she can shape the direction of history. I can make my own reality through..."
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"...shift as a society from one that is based on the consumer to one that is based on the warrior. Does that make sense,..."
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"...they'll pay for it. Whereas you make cars, it's for the consumer market and they may not buy your cars, right? So, if you're..."
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"...together to defeat the Antichrist system, which is Western, liberal, individual, consumer democracy. Okay? The vectors, the attack vectors for Russia's grand strategy are,..."
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"...anymore. Okay? And so America created this game, right, called capitalism, consumer capitalism, in which we live in today. And this system is unique..."
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"...in the past 30, 40 years because of its participation in consumer capitalism. Okay? But unfortunately, we've now reached a point where the system..."
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"...as efficient as possible in order to maximize benefit for the consumer."
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"...defense of other nations? Why should America have to be the consumer of last resort for everyone? Why are Americans paying for everything so..."
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