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When combining the most ruthless propaganda and delusion tools, the media, with the connotations from the above quote has allowed most of the US to be fooled.
Now the delusion is rapidly giving way to the reality of peoples' lives. It will be the impetus for real change as reflected in the rise of Obama and how his campaign has been mostly funded by the average person giving less than $100. Real change happens when people are in desperate times.
Please do not continue exhibiting your hubris over the US situation. Even though 'Old Europe' has more social justice; it is not immune from the robber barons.
The UK also has its greatest inncome inequality since the 1930's but has a buffer after the media is no longer the factor in promoting the delusions. It has the monarchy to fall back on. It is amazing how many intelligent people in the UK actually 'bow' to the Monarchy working in tandem with the Church of England and by extension, the upper class.
It is amazing how many intelligent people in the UK actually 'bow' to the Monarchy working in tandem with the Church of England and by extension, the upper class.
Presumably you are talking about "Old Money" here?
I do not think that "Old Money" is institutionally capable of protecting itself the way they once could when (say) the House of Lords had a veto.
The "forelock tugging" respect of the working classes (as conservative a group as you would find) has long since gone.
Royalty is merely another class of celebrity, and the intelligentsia understand that better than any.
Sure, there is a lingering respect for the Queen personally, but not, IMHO, a great deal more than an emotional attachment to the Monarchy as Head of State.
So I'm not really sure what you mean about "bowing" other than the exaggerated sycophancy that seems to take over in the personal presence of the monarchy....
As for the Church of England and the traditional "upper classes" I really do not see either as relevant at all to the UK today.
The attitude, besides the small percentage of yuppies in the financial sector who probably make up most of the readership from the UK of this blog, is 'I know my place in our society and for me to rise above it is not a correct one since myself and my family have been indoctrinated to this by many generations of toffs.'
This is the reason the British have always been of the mindset 'I am what I was born and I shall not aspire to much better'. Even though there has been small changes in the general population, it still permeates British society and culture. With very few exceptions; there aren't many TV shows or films produced in the UK which are aspirational-the only ones are bought from the US.
Besides the residue of an entrenched society; the non separation of church and state continue to also foster a society based on class. It continues in the schooling, communities etc. Very little is based on a meritocracy.
Very little is based on a meritocracy.
Very little is based on meritocracy in the UK as opposed to what it should be. No one is saying many other places are incrementally better but that doesnt absolve the UK of its mixing the monarchy and religion with the state which sustains its oppressive class system.
After years of being on the sending end of relentless propaganda from the other side of the Channel or Atlantic telling me how reactionary/declining/cowardly/treasonous/failing I was, is it so unacceptable to be able to say "we told you so?" In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
But don't forget that most men without property would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich, than face the reality of being poor
Yep. This is why a full dose of well argued points by Jerome can have only limited success by itself.
you are the media you consume.
