Thursday 15 February 2024
Dregs
Woman: A little more soda, please. And just a trifle less impudence. What book ought one to be reading, then?
Man: Socialism’s the thing just now. Read Wells on Socialism. It’ll be all over the theatrical world in a few years’ time.
Woman: No fear! I can’t bear Wells. He’s always stirring up the dregs. I don’t mind froth, but I do draw the line at dregs.
Arnold Bennett – Buried Alive (1908)
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"Read Wells on Socialism. It’ll be all over the theatrical world in a few years’ time."
Still is. The luvvies never grew out of it.
Talking of dregs:
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WESTERN POLITICAL CLASS?
https://gaiusbaltar.substack.com/p/what-is-wrong-with-the-western-political
Sam - and they seem unable to grow out of it, as if it has become a key aspect of being a luvvie.
dearieme - interesting article, what it describes has become even more striking since it was written. Where have the professionals gone? As the piece says about Western elite incompetence and its consequences - "Everyone can see this".
We can all see it, (more or less), but what can be done about it? In my reading of history, the only thing the populous can do is initiate violent insurrection.
Tammly - I don't see much changing unless voters vote more rationally, which could provoke something.
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