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 Post subject: Populism and the Elite
PostPosted: Wed March 27, 2024 4:08 pm 
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All varieties of populism are positioned as among “the people,” in opposition to “the elite.” Left-wing populism vilifies the “economic elite.” Right-wing populism vilifies the “cultural elite.”

My questions to RM: How are these elites defined? It seems easier to define “economic elite:” you simply quantify earnings and assets. But how do you define “cultural elite?” And to what degree is there overlap between the two?

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 Post subject: Re: Populism and the Elite
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Our elite (plutocrats) suck. We need a better elite (aristocracy).

Retvrn to landed gentry with a sense of noblesse oblige (self preservation).

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how could it get better than this?

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Don't even get me started on Warren fucking Buffett.

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they can’t all be John McAfee.

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 Post subject: Re: Populism and the Elite
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That's a man who knew the value of money.

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Cash Ruled Everything Around McAfee

#wutangforever

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$WHACKD

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