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I think that they are. The book I'm reading, which I strongly recommend, and which is available free both as a PDF and even an unabridged YouTube audio narrated by the author, Stephen Hicks, "Explaining Postmodernism", describes how socialism shifted its focus on relative wealth when it was apparent that capitalism had lifted society generally about basic needs levels. It's tough. I'm not rich. I wish I was. I wrestle with envy all the time and can only imagine how people with less than me have a harder fight. Yeah, I think that's a big motivator, especially when you have social and political theories that tell you that the other guy's wealth should be yours, in whole or in part.
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