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Originally Posted by MTVN
I don't mean to be flippant or display the exact attitude the article talks about, but to me that headline is quite misleading and is based on a dubious premise. The Guardian risks being guilty of the same sensationalism it derides the rest of the media for, and risks falling into the same logic as the Daily Mail and the Sun in using a few examples to try and make a broad conclusion and come up with an eye catching headline.
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Nothing 'flippant' at all in your comments Matt - the article and headline is a load of B.S.
What is regarded as 'poverty' today is NOWHERE near the REAL poverty of the 40's, 50's, AND 60's.
I KNOW - I lived through part of the 50's in REAL POVERTY.
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