The working-class citizens of any country are generally looked down upon. Despite their contribution to the economic growth of a country, stigmatizing the working class makes the upper class feel better about themselves. In this episode, we will explore the Salt of the Earth song by the Rolling Stones that celebrates working class heroes.
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The Salt of the Earth, written by Mick Jagger, is reportedly inspired by John Lennon’s Working Class Hero. The song is dedicated to the working class and their struggles.
The official Twitter handle of The Rolling Stones recently shared a few lines from the song. The tweet read:
“Let’s drink to the hard working people, Let’s drink to the lowly of birth, Raise your glass to the good and the evil, Let’s drink to the salt of the earth..”
“The falling economic and family fortunes of the working class are, indeed, serious problems that require our collective attention. Yet framing the class as poor makes it easier for us to imagine its members as a problem to solve, rather than as friends and neighbors and co-workers with complementary strengths and gifts to offer society,” mentions an article published on the Institute of Family Studies.
The stigma of being materially poor looms at large in society. While the socially established citizens judge the working class, the poor put themselves in harm’s way every day just to make ends meet.
The IFS article mentions:
“Our friends and neighbors who are truly materially poor bear a heavy stigma: they face the judgment of the non-poor who wonder why they “can’t seem to get their acts together,” especially in an age of fabulous wealth for some. How we think and talk about poverty is its own challenge that we need to address—along with the reality that many wo rking- class young adults whose parents and grandparents were solidly working- and middle-class are finding it increasingly difficult to achieve the same stability, both at work and in their families.”
The song by The Rolling Stones beautifully talks about the working – class and their daily struggles. No one ever talks about these unsung heroes who keep our societies moving.
An article published on the Open University mentions:
“The working class was born into struggle as workers fought for a living wage. In the years since the fight for a decent life has waxed and waned.”
“Today in the age of austerity times are hard indeed. But there are signs that once again the working class is fighting back with strikes on the rise and trade union membership increasing,” the article further mentions.
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