Well written, but still stupid. I'd like to see less of this kind of stuff on HN. Choice extracts: Anthony Burgess’s nightmare vision of an elite using high c

Well written, but still stupid. I'd like to see less of this kind of stuff on HN. Choice extracts: Anthony Burgess’s nightmare vision of an elite using high culture as a “punitive slap on the chops” for low youth has come true. The weaponization of classical music speaks volumes about the British elite’s authoritarianism and cultural backwardness. Britain might not make steel anymore, or cars, or pop music worth listening to, but, boy, are we world-beaters when it comes to tyranny.