Elites. Left and right both invoke the idea of elites as those who need to be resisted in the name of the average dude. Bernie Sanders rails against elites. Jeremy Corbin rails against elites. But Donald Trump and Nigel Farage rail against elites too. Are they talking about the same people or do left and right have very different ideas on who constitutes the elite?
Who are these elites? Are you one of them? What power do they have? How did they get this power? Should we take this power away from them? And if so, how?
Elite is the buzzword of political disparagement at the moment. So I think it’s worth exploring the differing notions of who constitutes the elite.
Interesting article on this topic that could form basis of discussion
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Edited by Straggler, : No reason given.