David Brooks’ “Dignity and Sadness in the Working Class” clarifies a portion of the unfairness that the working class is subjected to in today’s society. David Brooks’ essay was published on September 20th, 2016 in The New York Times in the Opinion section. The New York Times is a highly-respected newspaper site which delivers “high quality news and information” (“Standards and Ethics”). Brooks starts off his essay by including an anecdote about a working class man from Kentucky who has spent most of his life working, yet, felt isolated because of his social status. Then, Brooks transitions into explaining his perspective on the working class. Brooks discussed how the working class is constantly exposed to bias and are usually underestimated by employers (1). In …show more content…
Commenters usually had something negative to say about Trump, especially regarding his hypocrisy towards the working class. For example, after writing a long paragraph with questions about the hypocritical things that Trump has said and done, one commenter claimed “Trump's entire business, personal and moral history is a travesty of lies and deceit, and contempt for all that is good in America” (Cowboy Bob). This specific quote stood out because most of the people who commented about Donald Trump took a similar approach as commenter, Cowboy Bob. They stated how Trump being president will not benefit the working class and they also brought up derogatory names, such as him being racist and a liar. Commenter (RMC) also had something similar to say about Trump. She commented that Trump is a “Notorious crook” that has been taking advantage of small businesses and the working class, although he claims that he honors them. RMC used ad hominem as a way of supporting her opinions on Donald Trump. These two commenters stated similar opinions to most comments regarding Donald