tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post382668267043922597..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: They are differentA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-34449570933594490042016-06-18T19:24:58.005+01:002016-06-18T19:24:58.005+01:00DCB - indeed not. You would want promotion via cro...DCB - indeed not. You would want promotion via cronies instead.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-71534064876824931462016-06-17T09:17:38.776+01:002016-06-17T09:17:38.776+01:00You wouldn't want a meritocracy if you'd g...You wouldn't want a meritocracy if you'd got no merit!The Janniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079381718278953267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-91202955650074559222016-06-16T20:34:40.542+01:002016-06-16T20:34:40.542+01:00James - most do, but some seem to want it all.
De...James - most do, but some seem to want it all.<br /><br />Demetrius - but how much does an Eccles cake and a decent cup of tea cost?<br /><br />Sam - I don't, not deep in my heart. Shallow me entertains the idea every now and then, but deep down I know it ain't so and shallow me usually knows it too. <br /><br />Henry - and neither left nor right of the political spectrum have any intention of tackling the problem. They don't want a meritocracy.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-52065378939638005642016-06-16T11:32:40.698+01:002016-06-16T11:32:40.698+01:00I don't think I have ever met a truly rich per...I don't think I have ever met a truly rich person. I would hope that they would be imbued with the same human attributes as the rest of us but I can see that they would likely be susceptible to using their wealth and position to wield influence. It would be interesting to ascertain the financial condition of those whom I consider to be successful in their attempts to influence commercial, social and political activities. Not all of the influence peddling actors are misguided of course; some act in ways that the likes of us approve!<br />The unrich, of course, have little or no influence unless they happen to be unusually eloquent and thus able to attract the attention of the media - and even then - ?<br />There seems to me to be no way to rid society of influential people and often the wrong influences succeed as - in my opinion - is the case today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267170289726545355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-5231671930991356712016-06-16T11:21:29.006+01:002016-06-16T11:21:29.006+01:00I think that we all, deep in our hearts, think we ...I think that we all, deep in our hearts, think we are better than others. The rich merely have that delusion challenged less often.Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-29577371727015659322016-06-16T10:30:50.721+01:002016-06-16T10:30:50.721+01:00Agree entirely. Must go, have to get the lottery ...Agree entirely. Must go, have to get the lottery tickets.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-24213404769901283512016-06-16T09:29:27.102+01:002016-06-16T09:29:27.102+01:00Perhaps most people look no further than being &qu...Perhaps most people look no further than being "comfortable". More than keeping the wolf from the door but a bit less than the celebs and their dysfunctional, drug-addled lives.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com