A Boring Dystopia

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Really shows where their priorities are, doesn't it? (lemmy.world)

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[–] rwhitisissle@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dress codes serve as class signifiers. Like most rules of decorum, they're cultural artifacts used to delineate the haves from the have-nots. They don't dislike the fact that Fetterman refuses to wear a suit. They dislike the fact that he dresses like the common people he actually represents. Whereas they dress like the people they represent - capitalist oligarchs. They're wanting to close ranks and keep people from realizing that not everyone in the senate serves the same masters.