Comments on: Undermining Our Dysfunctional Ruling Class https://www.isegoria.net/2010/08/undermining-our-dysfunctional-ruling-class/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Foseti https://www.isegoria.net/2010/08/undermining-our-dysfunctional-ruling-class/comment-page-1/#comment-11435 Foseti Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:38:02 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21389#comment-11435 The problem with mocking them is that it’s totally possible for today’s elite to live entirely separate from the plebes.

I live in DC. I can go months without talking to someone who isn’t a member of the ruling class or someone who is directly dependent on the ruling class.

Also, what kind of elite would want to work for someone who didn’t go to Harvard, Yale, or Princeton?

It’s going to be harder than you think to dis-lodge your rulers. Plus, once you dis-lodge them, you need a new plan for governance.

]]> By: Jehu https://www.isegoria.net/2010/08/undermining-our-dysfunctional-ruling-class/comment-page-1/#comment-11424 Jehu Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:23:26 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=21389#comment-11424 The answer is simple, but it requires a lot of buy-in from ‘the rest of us’. Simply mock them at every opportunity and practice discrimination against them. Status is only felt when it is recognized, so fail to recognize it. Treat them like much of society would treat a redneck from WV. Don’t bother to look at resumes from people who have their status markers, or do business with them. Make a degree from Harvard, Yale, or Princeton a scarlet letter.

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