Tuesday, April 26, 2016

The Upper Crust

I just watched an episode of an English mystery series and the head of the manor did it. I don't know where the butler was. 

The assumptions of privilege were well-portrayed. The noble family couldn't imagine that they would have to answer to anyone for anything.

Accountability was outside of their experience. They had never encountered it, like the latest generation of our conservatives. 

It's so deep, the assumption of exclusivity, that they are indignant or uncomprehending when confronted with consequences.

They have never known consequences. This is a problem of upbringing, a failure of education and socialization. They were poorly raised.


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