[Marxism] Will the $2 Window Bettor Be the New Vanguard?

[Brian Shannon <Brian_Shannon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I went to the site Jurriaan suggested for Too Much and was intrigued 
enough by the first paragraph to go to another site, which I think 
presents one of those signs that the Apocalypse is coming and none too 
soon for me.

Will the $2 window (if there is such a thing any more) be the new 
vanguard?

http://www.cipa-apex.org/toomuch/indexleadA.html
Those fans, it turns out, are going to lose that thrill even with 
slots. Last week, the corporation that owns the state's biggest track 
announced a new move that, starting this May, will deny average fans a 
view of the finish of the state's biggest race. That race, the 
Preakness Stakes, brings national attention every spring to Baltimore's 
historic Pimlico racetrack. Tens of thousands of fans buy tickets to 
stand in the track's “infield” and share in the excitement. This year, 
these average fans will have to get their kicks without a view of the 
finish line. The track's owner, Magna Entertainment, has decided to 
line the homestretch with luxury tents corporations can use to 
entertain their most valued deep-pocketed clients. Sports industry 
analysts call what Magna is doing at Pimlico “high-end marketing,” the 
creating of “experiences” that physically segregate wealthy fans from 
the hoi polloi.

Segregate the wealthy from the hoi polloi. And here I thought that we 
were all "middle class."

Ooops, almost forgot that this is the "Sport of Kings."

from Brian Shannon




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