Neo-feudalism and neo-nihilism | 82 comments (82 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Neo-feudalism and neo-nihilism (4.00 / 2)

I know that I occasionally think that if and when the Irish elect another right-wing government - as right wing as possible given the options - that I'll just give up in disgust. Stop bothering about inequality and the corrosion of the middle class that voted for their execution again and again and simply concentrate on buttressing my own homestead.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Jan 10th, 2011 at 04:00:03 AM EST

Substitute "petite bourgeoisie" for (4.00 / 3)

middle class and there are good historical analyses which explain what we are seeing today.

That, and an aging population, make moving forward a challenge.

The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill

by r------ on Mon Jan 10th, 2011 at 04:29:36 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Substitute "petite bourgeoisie" for (4.00 / 2)

Actually, I mean middle income group.

The classical middle class/petite bourgeoisie will do fine. It's the section of the working class that had income parity with them for a while that's really going to get it in the neck.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Jan 10th, 2011 at 05:07:28 AM EST
[ Parent ]

The "working class hero" set... (4.00 / 2)

Understood as well. They've been welcoming their own undermining since the late 1970's in many parts of Western Europe and North America, though it is probably true that corrupt democratic political institutions hastened their ability to give political voice to that undermining.

I think the rot is spreading upward into higher income deciles...

The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill

by r------ on Mon Jan 10th, 2011 at 05:28:57 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Neo-feudalism and neo-nihilism | 82 comments (82 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Top Diaries

Southern Irish disinterest in Northern Ireland affairs

The end is Nigh?

Leinster's demise and Munster's hope

Joe Biden. America's Interventionist Hero

The law of conservation of transness

Recent Diaries

Southern Irish disinterest in Northern Ireland affairs

Incident Ukrainian War Display Gets Int'l Attention

German Climate Activists Group Outlawed

Leinster's demise and Munster's hope

Joe Biden. America's Interventionist Hero

Targeted Assassinations: a Bankrupt Strategy

The end is Nigh?

Hijacking Peace by Zelensky for War Escalation

UA Drone Attack On Moscow

Rightwing Operation New EU 'Enlightenment’

Energy (and Other) Events Monthly - May 2023

May 2023

The law of conservation of transness

US Provoked Conflict In Europe

U.S. Will Be Ousted From Middle-East

Settler Extremism Blessed by Jerusalem Leaders

Occasional Series