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Weird how you come to that conclusion. Cultural hegemony comes to mind, which is important in analysis of anthropological and sociological studies, claims the e
by consonants 13y ago
Weird how you come to that conclusion. Cultural hegemony comes to mind, which is important in analysis of anthropological and sociological studies, claims the exact opposite of this: that the lower-classes emulate and internalize the mores of the ruling class.
Anecdotally, I come from a low income family and witnessed first hand the dissonant beliefs my parents held, that materialistically and socially benefited the rich at our expense, personally, and as a class.
It comes as a real surprise that it is that obvious to you. Are you from outside the United States? Perhaps that may be true in a society that has a shred of class consciousness, but certainly not here.
- keiferski 13y agoI don't necessarily agree with Nietzsche, I was just giving his opinion (for him). I definitely don't think that his diagnosis of 19th century immediate-post-Christian Europe is spot on to 21st Century materialistic America, but it's still relevant in a lot of higher level ways. I'm talking more about how utilitarianism is basically the default "ethical" choice today, and how this is a previously Christian "slave morality" ethical view. These are all Nietzsche-ian terms, not mine. More reading for the curious: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%E2%80%93slave_morality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%E2%80%93slave_morality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism