Comments on: The Rise of the New Global Elite https://www.isegoria.net/2011/01/the-rise-of-the-new-global-elite/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2011/01/the-rise-of-the-new-global-elite/comment-page-1/#comment-104643 Isegoria Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:51:09 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23179#comment-104643 That’s one of the points of the article. The rich are at the top of a meritocracy, and they see themselves as quite deserving.

]]> By: Doctor Pat https://www.isegoria.net/2011/01/the-rise-of-the-new-global-elite/comment-page-1/#comment-104542 Doctor Pat Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:43:12 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23179#comment-104542 In 1916, the richest 1 percent of Americans received only one-fifth of their income from paid work; in 2004, that figure had risen threefold, to 60 percent.

Doesn’t this reflect a nation where the amount of filthy rich idle aristocrats has decreased not increased?

]]> By: David Foster https://www.isegoria.net/2011/01/the-rise-of-the-new-global-elite/comment-page-1/#comment-103686 David Foster Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:02:48 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=23179#comment-103686 [Having a transglobal community of peers] isn’t something that happens only at the top levels of leadership or only involves the wealthy. In many global corporations, there is extensive interaction between mid-level employees in multiple countries. This happens to some extent in academia as well.

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