tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post9094342833234101551..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: Can Everyone Be on the Losing Side?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-26854850098642552932017-09-01T08:44:08.420-04:002017-09-01T08:44:08.420-04:00Kenneth Minogue makes this very argument in The Se...Kenneth Minogue makes this very argument in <i>The Servile Mind</i>, that the class hierarchy of <= 19th century England served an important social function. Everyone felt more confident and politically satisfied knowing their place. I'm paraphrasing; he doesn't actually say "knowing their place," but that's the gist of it, I think. There's probably some truth to this, but when all the debits and credits are added up I think Minogue is making a less than useful point.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.com