class warfare

noun

class warfare

noun
1

Derogatory, Sometimes Conflict between sociopolitical classes.

  • To end this class warfare is the conscious aim of the Socialist movement.1906, John Spargo, The Socialists, page 71:
  • There's been a marked increase lately in Limbaugh's rhetoric about, of all things, class warfare.1994, Charles M. Kelly, The Great Limbaugh Con: and other right-wing assaults on common sense, page 79:
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  • It is class warfare under the theory of 'let's get the rich guy, the richest 1 percent. ... Once again, we are engaging in classic class warfare.2004, Paula S. Rothenberg, Race, class, and gender in the United States: an integrated study, page 590:
  • It's class warfare, my class is winning, but they shouldn't be.2005 June 19, Lou Dobbs, quoting Warren Buffett, “Buffett: 'There are lots of loose nukes around the world'”, in CNN:

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