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See Lyotard and his notion of Grand Narratives. The uniquely American Self Made Man conveniently overlooks wealth accumulated by men vis a vis free labour. To c
by foolrush 7y ago
See Lyotard and his notion of Grand Narratives. The uniquely American Self Made Man conveniently overlooks wealth accumulated by men vis a vis free labour. To constrict these men, to suggest their wealth wasn’t “earned”, is to deny the other men of lesser social position of the “opportunity” to do so themselves.
That is, the myth perpetuates the energy that permits the men running these insurance companies to make billions. All reinforced by the whimsical meth-addled pipe dream that “I could be king too, one day” of the legion of white men of lesser caste.
- minikites 7y ago"John Steinbeck once said that socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires. This helps explain why American culture is so hostile to the idea of limits, why voters during the last energy shortage rejected the sweater-wearing Jimmy Carter and elected Ronald Reagan who told them it was still 'morning in America.' Nowhere does the myth of progress have more fervent believers." —Ronald Wright
- foolrush 7y agoPrecisely. Reinforced yearly, daily, and minutely by the constructs of media.