elite theory
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It’s not always Racism
A list of ten reflections arguing that racism is too quickly blamed for everything, that elites may select on class and ability, and that ‘model’ minorities in the West are…
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Live Blogging – Brahmin Identity in Modern India
Live notes from a Cambridge lecture on Brahmin identity. Points include Brahmins as a traditional elite like samurai, social capital aiding adaptation, and a ‘Brahmin double’ by which Tamil Brahmins…
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Elitist Shi’ites
Responding to Razib Khan on the global elite, the author reflects on the Anglospheric elite, likens visits to Iran to China (‘capitalism with Shi’ite characteristics’), floats a British-style model and…
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Now we know (who you are)
The poster comments on a glossy feature on wealthy Pakistani ‘BPeeps’, mocking its soft propaganda while singling out cricketer Sana Mir as a likeable role model.
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Pretty face, ugly words
Using a report on Thailand’s coup and a Thai socialite’s contempt for peasants, the post says elites everywhere tolerate elections only to avoid seeming feudal, and that real grass-roots democracy…
