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You are exactly right. There is this inherent superiority complex in this thinking. And I think I know the reason why: The elites in western nations aren't b
by JPKab 10y ago
You are exactly right. There is this inherent superiority complex in this thinking. And I think I know the reason why:
The elites in western nations aren't builders or doers. They are talkers (lawyers, bankers, politicians, MBAs) who have told themselves their entire lives that builders don't matter as much as the talkers. They love Steve Jobs, but wouldn't know who Woz was if you asked them. They talk about the "jobs of the 21st century" but make fun of the technology experts by calling them nerds on the floors of Congress.
If this is your line of thinking, then the whole "let them build the stuff, and we'll do all the ideas and innovation" makes perfect sense. Its a perfect example of why the remaining "doers" in the US have such a deep-seated hatred of all politicians and government. I'm talking about the remaining auto-workers and the oil-drillers, etc.
- Omniusaspirer 10y agoFantastic comment. This country seemingly has a genuine disdain for its laborers, an attitude that has pervaded into every section of government and will surely bite us in the ass much like Brexit did in Britain. It's very telling that I've yet to read a single comment showing support for that movement online yet 51% of the voting population approved of it.
- sliverstorm 10y agoIt's impressive that we manage to disdain laborers and intellectuals at the same time.
- PopsiclePete 10y agoIt's classic, text-book divide-and-conquer! You tell group A that group B are "liberal college-educated elitists" and you tell group B that group A are "gun-loving Bible-thumping rednecks" and let them go at each other's throats!
- sievebrain 10y ago53%, you mean. There have been plenty of comments supporting Brexit online. Even here on Hacker News. Perhaps you just didn't spot them, or were not reading the right sites to find them.
- Omniusaspirer 10y agoI don't doubt that they existed, but the disparity seen in online forums would have you believe that it was a fringe far right <1% group that voted for it, certainly not 53% of the population.
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