There are a number of political ideas which are not widely discussed in mainstream political discourse. Sometimes they are encountered in old novels – vaguely Malthusian ideas such as limiting educational opportunities for the majority, limiting their income, their opportunities, the areas where they live, their housing or their ability to travel and their ability to move and find something better.
It seems obvious enough that these old ideas have not disappeared but have evolved into underlying themes rather than explicit ideas able to withstand open discussion.
Themes which validate social class and socially superior political judgment.
Themes which validate malign social consequences for those on the wrong end of those socially superior political judgments.
Themes which say "our scams are legal, you stepping out of line isn't."
Themes which validate Malthusian politics even though nobody ever says “I am a Malthusian”.
No, nobody ever says “I am a Malthusian”, but it lurks beneath the surface of politically correct social discourse. Net Zero is a master theme, it ties many others together. A malign Malthusian project presented as a global virtue, but viciously damaging for those who do not belong, never could belong and aren't wanted.
Themes which validate Malthusian politics even though nobody ever says “I am a Malthusian”.
No, nobody ever says “I am a Malthusian”, but it lurks beneath the surface of politically correct social discourse. Net Zero is a master theme, it ties many others together. A malign Malthusian project presented as a global virtue, but viciously damaging for those who do not belong, never could belong and aren't wanted.
2 comments:
They find it important to change the language and the ideas before they change the laws. Nobody would vote for stopping oil imports and extraction if they thought about what that would involve. But stopping global extinction, that's a worthy cause. And think how easy it will be to get stuff done if only we have a central bank digital currency, biological databases, and tracking of all vehicles...
Sam - yes they do find it important to change the language. It's the oversimplified but vaguely plausible ideas which grab the attention. So much so that it is possible to tell if a person watches BBC news regularly.
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