PMC Substitutes Identity for Redistribution

The professional‑managerial class increasingly pushes identity‑focused reforms (diversity, representation, recognition) as a political priority in lieu of aggressive redistributive economic policies. That substitution preserves elite economic structures while recasting political debate around status and moral recognition instead of material inequality. — If true, this shift explains why major left‑of‑center parties avoid transformative economic programs and helps predict lasting coalition fractures between elites and working‑class voters.