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I can’t remember at the moment precisely which old British Lord said this in the context of Indian independence but the quote goes something along the lines of
by selimthegrim 2y ago
I can’t remember at the moment precisely which old British Lord said this in the context of Indian independence but the quote goes something along the lines of democracy is only going to last if the program voted in isn’t a complete revolution, there has to be some continuity reflecting the demos, and expecting a complete overturning and revolution by votes is going to destroy the system.
Of course Government of India Act was not a great system at any rate and you’re probably not a fan of the UK one either.
- rayiner 2y agoI mean the belief that it was best for educated British people to run India and impose their superior morals on India is a pretty good analogy for how the Ivy League educated bureaucratic class views the rest of America. Indeed, I think it’s no coincidence that all those Brahmin elites that did well for themselves under colonial rule come over here and become natural Democrats.
- selimthegrim 2y agoYou should probably read Stewart Alsop on the decline of the WASP Elite