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I'd say thats due to: (a) Australian culture being quite egalitarian, ie people there see other people just as people rather how much money or power they have,
by dkjaudyeqooe 2y ago
I'd say thats due to:
(a) Australian culture being quite egalitarian, ie people there see other people just as people rather how much money or power they have, etc and
(b) American management being more of the power tripping variety, so they're more likely to wield their power in a threatening and retaliatory fashion, and so underlings tend to be more deferential, including the at-will employment, as you say.
- liontwist 2y ago> American management being more of the power tripping variety That’s not an explanation. That’s just restating it. Why would Australians be less tempted by power? Could it be that Americans are more exposed to management and hierarchy in their youth?
- SiempreViernes 2y agoPower tripping isn't really about being "tempted by power", rather it's when you become self-righteous because you got granted (some) power. If you want some sweeping generalisation for why Americans are more prone to this sin, how about the various old cultural patterns of thought that fit under the header "manifest destiny"?
- liontwist 2y agoCiting an 19th century political movement is not an explanation for why Americans would be “power tripping”. What practice or ethos has descended from that time which is currently reinforced?
- astrange 2y agoAustralia is a colonial nation that unified its entire continent - that's beating the US, who have two large neighbors and a couple small ones. (Of course both countries have indigenous nations inside them. They're actually very similar, which I think is the reason Australians tend to be culturally resentful of the US on surveys in a way almost no other country is.)
- GJim 2y ago>> American management being more of the power tripping variety > That’s not an explanation. That’s just restating it. Why would Australians be less tempted by power Sir would do well to compare Australian police with USA police. Unfortunately, such power tripping really is a thing in USA culture.