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It's the now-routine elitism of the center-left liberal elites. I know it comes off as left regulatory demands, but it's a sort of call for the Clever to prote
by mancerayder 6y ago
It's the now-routine elitism of the center-left liberal elites. I know it comes off as left regulatory demands, but it's a sort of call for the Clever to protect the Little People from themselves.
- cma 6y agoIsn't that what unchecked capital accumulation is too, where trickle down is supposed to protect the little people who would mess things up if they had more decision power (represented by capital)?
- sosuke 6y agoI'm not actually thinking anything about your comment or the parent comment. But I wanted to share that the characterization of the "elitism of center-left liberal elites" makes my gut reaction to dismiss your comment. The same thing happens with I see something like "right extremist Q" or whatever the vernacular is. Is there a better, perhaps more clinical, way to more narrowly describe these kinds of groups? Or is that the right way to say it and my own bias is being applied?
- ceilingcorner 6y agoI think it’s mostly accurate, but you’d probably want to add a few more adjectives like East Coast, Ivy League, pro-Establishment (as in, not “punk”), neoliberal, etc.
- JKCalhoun 6y agoWell, he/she did use the word elite twice in the same sentence....
- undefined1 6y agoit's more the ruling class, that includes both left and right.