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Notes On: “The Tyranny Of Merit” – Chapter Four (part two)
In my previous post I indicated that I would address one section of Chapter Four that I felt I need more attention. In the lead up to the quote, Sandel is looking at the impact credentialism of the Democratic Party and a preserved division between it and working class Americans. “But by the 2010s, education … Continue reading Notes On: “The Tyranny Of Merit” – Chapter Four (part two)
Notes On: “The Tyranny Of Merit” – Chapter Four
In Chapter four of his book, Micheal Sandel examines the role of “credentialims” and the divide between liberals and conservatives. Below are my notes on certain excerpts from the Chapter. One I leave out here, to be added on a later post. I do this as I feel a deep discussion is needed. All excerpt … Continue reading Notes On: “The Tyranny Of Merit” – Chapter Four
Notes On: Freedom and Resistance – Two
“Arguably, land ownership became a source of intracranial tension, a social marker for aspiring elites, who attempted to se themselves off from the poor landless sort who lived within the very same community.” Curry, C. (2017). Freedom and Resistance: A social history of black loyalists in the Bahamas. University Press of Florida. While not a uniquely … Continue reading Notes On: Freedom and Resistance – Two
Notes On: “Freedom and Resistance” – One
“‘The salutary effect which are likely to ensure from the fair, candid, and impartial trials which have been afforded our runaway slaves, and the quiet and peaceful restoration of most of them to their lawfully owners are everts for which we cannot be sufficiently thankful to your Lord and the gentlemen composing the court.’ Such … Continue reading Notes On: “Freedom and Resistance” – One
Notes On: “The Origins Of Totalitarianism” – Eight
“It is true that the actual disintegration of the European party system was brought about, not by the pan- but by the totalitarian movements. The pan-movements, however, which found their place somewhere between the small and comparatively harmless imperialist societies and the totalitarian movements, were forerunners of the totalitarians, insofar as they had already discarded … Continue reading Notes On: “The Origins Of Totalitarianism” – Eight
Notes On: “The Origins Of Totalitarianism” – Seven
“Pan-Germanism showed itself somewhat superior in organizational theory, insofar as it shrewdly deprived the individual German of all these wondrous qualities if he did not adhere to the movement (thereby foreshadowing the spiteful contempt which Nazism later expressed for the non-Party members of the German people)…” Excerpt FromThe Origins of TotalitarianismHannah Arendthttps://books.apple.com/id427715967This material may be … Continue reading Notes On: “The Origins Of Totalitarianism” – Seven
Notes On: “The Tyranny of Merit” – Chapter 3
In Chapter Two of his work, entitled “The Rhetoric of Rising”, Sandel considers the negative impacts of the Rhetoric of Rising on individuals and society. All Excerpt FromThe Tyranny of MeritMichael J. Sandelhttps://books.apple.com/us/book/the-tyranny-of-merit/id1498471753This material may be protected by copyright. “The suggestion that they were admitted due to luck or other factors beyond their control provokes … Continue reading Notes On: “The Tyranny of Merit” – Chapter 3
The Widening Political Gap
While there has been a great deal of political upheaval in the last thirty years, I think I can safely say that the last four years has been the most dramatic. Under Donald Trump hard right authoritarians came out of the wood work spouting their sexism, racism, and general bigotry. On the left a general … Continue reading The Widening Political Gap
A Nation Trice Dividend
Today an appeals court upheld the Biden Administration’s push to require COVID-19 vaccines for private employers. I, and no one, should have any doubt that the Republicans governors and groups that brought the case will take this to the Supreme Court. While this is troubling in itself, it is not what I wish to discuss … Continue reading A Nation Trice Dividend
Rocky Mountain Musing 