COM 250 / Wk. #3 Discussion: Hegemony of Perspectives

   Our textbook authors argues that in our society, some specific views of reality dominate our discourse. One example of these perspective is the dominant perception that everyone can move up in society through hard work and education. We all love to listen to those "rags to rich" narrative. President Obama and President Clinton have demonstrated this upward mobility narrative. Yet, the divide between the top 2% and the bottom 98% persists. Why did some perspective such as upward mobility persist in spite of the reality that most of lower middle class stuck in the mud for decades?