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CA's avatar

Nice point. Because if dems do it, it’s ok. Ever wonder why many countries destroyed their elite class? It seems like self harm to a country, but eventually so called elites become such autocrats that cultural revolutions start looking good. Russia, China, Iran, VN and on and on. Too bad and so sad for us that the replacements grew so paranoid they turned out just as bad if not worse in different ways. The answer is that there is no answer.

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Sue's avatar

Great point. One thing that aggravates it is that our elites are all in one place, living in the DC Bubble. Their insular existence makes them blind to how the rest of the country lives. If we moved the Supreme Court to Omaha, the legislature to Houston, and the White House stayed put, maybe parts of the givernment would see some real life.

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Tom Worster's avatar

You're referring to one aspect, geography, of a specific elite, the American political elite, that helps us understand its bizarre homogeneity and ceaselessness. 50 years ago, I recently learned, Joan Didion described it so well that her account is mostly good enough for our purposes today.

There are other elites, and certain of which own this political elite.

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Tom Worster's avatar

c̴e̴a̴s̴e̴l̴e̴s̴s̴n̴e̴s̴s̴ cluelessness

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CA's avatar

Like this so much

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