I think this is called having a 'false consciousness', rather like the workin gclass boy, getting…

I am a patriot. I love being a citizen of the greatest nation on Earth. I get a lump in my throat every time I hear the national anthem, whether it is at a football game or on a televised event. When I was in high school, I recited the “Pledge of Allegiance” every morning with pride.
The Paradox of Black Patriotism in America
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I think this is called having a 'false consciousness', rather like the workin gclass boy, getting work as a valet cleaning the aristocrat's boots and being grateful for the opportunity. The aristocrat will never regard the valet as his equal.
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Exploring the entanglements of gender, race and class during this era of the Eurokleptocene. Let’s do better, one story, one learning, one comment at a time.
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