No. 122: CONNOR GARRETT & JUSTIN VAE'ENA / Two counties, two Friday nights, two worlds. On the ground in Carlsbad, San Diego's toniest enclave, and in Oceanside, its motherlode of Samoan football.
If you write about class in the U.S., expect blowback. Those who'll tell you that a class system doesn't exist will also tell you (from a privileged perch) to pick yourself up by your bootstraps, etc.
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