Elites have never had a sense of shame. In high school I went through a philosophical deep dive and found my way into tangents like French Naturalism which hilighted the common individuals like prostitutes of the era. One of the pinnacles of that dive was a book La Bas which shared a fictional story based entirely on the non-fiction practices of the elites at the time. These “secret” societies were massively depraved and often revered real people like Gilles de Rais. The difference between then and now is that the elites have normalized their debauchery with the public.
a book La Bas which shared a fictional story based entirely on the non-fiction practices of the elites at the time. These “secret” societies were massively depraved
So pretty much Marquis de Sade's 120 Days of Sodom, right?
without this level of external validation of their imagined exceptionalism, many might well have no self at all.
Their exceptionalism ISN'T imagined. It's REAL. The rules DON'T apply to them. They WRITE the rules and apply them to the proles.
instead call them stupid. better still, call them irrelevant.
Would only work if the media was doing it, and the media are owned by the same elite class.
become self sufficient, self governing, and disinterested in them and theirs.
Their policies, which you are forced to live by, are structured to make this as difficult as possible. You find this out immediately if you ever try to be self employed.
build back without them.
Good luck.
Historically, all around the globe, there's only one way you get rid of a ruling elite, and it's by murdering them.
Often, you have to do this to the entire extended family and their children.
I'm sorry but "stop calling out their hypocrisy because they get off on it" is a terrible idea... Pointing out the hypocrisy is one of if not THE single best tool there is to discredit these twats since nobody likes hypocrisy. It might not seem effective but it'll be 1000 times more effective than not doing so.
I have to agree; when you call a politician a hypocritical scumbag, you aren't trying to convince them that they're a piece of shit, but anyone listening.
Modern elites receive no pressure to feel shame because plebs are too busy fighting other plebs about shit issues like race, sexuality, gender, etc. and the elites get away unscathed.
Elites have never had a sense of shame. In high school I went through a philosophical deep dive and found my way into tangents like French Naturalism which hilighted the common individuals like prostitutes of the era. One of the pinnacles of that dive was a book La Bas which shared a fictional story based entirely on the non-fiction practices of the elites at the time. These “secret” societies were massively depraved and often revered real people like Gilles de Rais. The difference between then and now is that the elites have normalized their debauchery with the public.
So pretty much Marquis de Sade's 120 Days of Sodom, right?
I suspect the author is correct, but...
Their exceptionalism ISN'T imagined. It's REAL. The rules DON'T apply to them. They WRITE the rules and apply them to the proles.
Would only work if the media was doing it, and the media are owned by the same elite class.
Their policies, which you are forced to live by, are structured to make this as difficult as possible. You find this out immediately if you ever try to be self employed.
Good luck.
Historically, all around the globe, there's only one way you get rid of a ruling elite, and it's by murdering them.
Often, you have to do this to the entire extended family and their children.
I'm sorry but "stop calling out their hypocrisy because they get off on it" is a terrible idea... Pointing out the hypocrisy is one of if not THE single best tool there is to discredit these twats since nobody likes hypocrisy. It might not seem effective but it'll be 1000 times more effective than not doing so.
I have to agree; when you call a politician a hypocritical scumbag, you aren't trying to convince them that they're a piece of shit, but anyone listening.
Modern elites receive no pressure to feel shame because plebs are too busy fighting other plebs about shit issues like race, sexuality, gender, etc. and the elites get away unscathed.
Elites NEVER had a sense of shame. Hellfire Club and Roman Orgies anyone?
What movie is that image from?