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class war  

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  • The term class war is used by people on both the right and left of the political spectrum. In general, the term relates to the political and economic conflicts between different socioeconomic classes over things such as the distribution of wealth and whether or not government policy should be implemented to reduce inequalities of wealth. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Geography; Class War]

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