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Originally Posted by dull boy
This is an interestingly focused article, subject wise. It's some tip of the iceberg shit, but at least it's going in the right direction. The ideological wars fought during the 20th century aren't talked about enough, and we as a culture/society lose our place in history, leaving us aimless and unaware to real issues. Instead, we're too caught up in current affairs as surface material, with no focus on what they mean to the bigger picture.
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That was my initial thought re: how this is a tip of the iceberg kind of article. It was really broad and made sweeping generalizations. I'm not sure how I feel about the central idea either, felt a little too close to a push towards colonization mentality ("we are the champions of democracy, spread it everywhere!"). But I think he's/you're right to point out how we lose ourselves in the fray of the short-term and don't see the large-scale movements of history.
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Fig though that sounds silly on the face, when you look at the original wealthy elite (Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, etc) they behaved far differently than the modern elite AFTER they became exceedingly wealthy. Not to justify the means to their wealth in all instances, but the tended to feel a greater responsibility to society beyond philanthropy for the purpose of tax breaks, which is more common today. Plus, politicians were often in legislative opposition to big money (see: Teddy Roosevelt) and reigned in major monopolies and whatnot, whereas now politicians are legally in the pocketbooks of big money.
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