Post by eri on Dec 10, 2022 10:09:22 GMT 12
Elites are people – indeed classes of people – who have privileged sources of income, and as a result have shared interests and a shared sense of their own societal importance. Elites are the ‘beneficiaries’ (in the original sense of that word) of their economies
‘new money’ left-wing elites. The latter owe their elite status to providing public service – services, expertise, narrative advice – to democratic and socialist governments.
Left wing elites are those whose status arises from the patronage of rulers, especially revolutionary or democratically-constituted governments. Right-wing elites are the captains of industry,
What makes the label ‘left-wing’ especially appropriate for privileged servants of today’s states is that, by their very natures, left-wing ideology favours a ‘big state’ – a big apparatus of government service – whereas right-wing ideology favours a ‘small state’.
A complex question here relates to the status of academics. In short, we may note that the management layers of academic institutions are very much a part of the left-wing elite, while untenured teaching staff are clearly not.
br]https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/30/keith-rankin-essay-how-do-left-wing-elites-make-their-money/
‘new money’ left-wing elites. The latter owe their elite status to providing public service – services, expertise, narrative advice – to democratic and socialist governments.
Left wing elites are those whose status arises from the patronage of rulers, especially revolutionary or democratically-constituted governments. Right-wing elites are the captains of industry,
What makes the label ‘left-wing’ especially appropriate for privileged servants of today’s states is that, by their very natures, left-wing ideology favours a ‘big state’ – a big apparatus of government service – whereas right-wing ideology favours a ‘small state’.
A complex question here relates to the status of academics. In short, we may note that the management layers of academic institutions are very much a part of the left-wing elite, while untenured teaching staff are clearly not.
br]https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/30/keith-rankin-essay-how-do-left-wing-elites-make-their-money/