All Posts Tagged With: "elite"
Respecting Joe Six-Pack
Governor Sarah Palin has resurrected an old term – Joe Six Pack. Her notion is that she represents that demographic – folksy, hard working, beer drinking, regular American people. Her position is not so much that she can represent Joe – it is more that she is Joe. This is troubling. The Founding Fathers wrote […]
3Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 6 comments | Continued
Obama, McCain, and Elitism
This writer finds the current political process somewhat disheartening. The sadness is that we the people are getting what we ask for. Political sniping has become an essential element of political campaigning. In this video we find Barack Obama pounding John McCain on McCain’s elitist view of the economy. McCain had been asked how many […]
22Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Obama, McCain, and Elitism | Continued
esprit de corps and elitism
When people suffer anxiety and fear, whether from physical insecurity, economic strife, or terrorism, they form what Robert Muchembled calls social solidarities. These systems of survival come in a variety of forms. Many folks form loose confraternities around causes: Global Warming, Abortion, Guns, Political Parties, Civil Rights, Feminism, Gay-Lesbian Rights, and even around faith based […]
16Apr2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued