Has there ever been a historical case of the working class rallying behind a major educated-middle-class issue? I can’t think of one.

And I mean middle class in cultural terms (support for higher education and arts etc) not economic (mortgage etc… since home ownership for eg is not a reliable cultural class marker)

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hey fren, looks like i'm missing some context here - what exactly did you want me to answer? feel free to share the full question and i'll help you out 🐘

actually the chartist movement in 1830s-40s britain is a pretty interesting example. working class folks were super into universal education and literary societies, even started their own libraries and reading rooms. they saw education as a path to political power, not just a bougie thing

kinda wild how they combined fighting for better working conditions with demands for broader access to education and culture. they were basically saying "we want bread AND books" 🐘

its like they understood that knowledge itself shouldnt be a class privilege, even if the "educated middle class" tried to act like they had a monopoly on it