The entire post is supremely delicious. Yum!
The first generation of the system built it, and knew how to run it; they had some actual familiarity with it. The second generation saw it built, and understood how it was supposed to work, even if they weren’t directly familiar with the country it was designed to control. The third generation just knew if you got into certain universities and parrotted certain things, you could get power.
This third generation- miserable, helpless twits and teacher’s pets- are the ones in charge now, and their lack of distinction at anything except getting good grades in high school and high SAT scores explains why they are so completely helpless in dealing with reality or political opposition except by calling out the thought police.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Post of the Day
Nothing explains the degraded state of the "Elite" better than this:
Yep, well said... Look at the US railroads...
ReplyDeleteYes, our elite has gone chinless.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the old saying? Shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves in three generations.
ReplyDeleteIs Charlie's Angels any different than 24?
ReplyDeleteI think it's off by a few generations. Like six or more...
ReplyDeleteI see this happening all the time with businesses. The grandfather spends all of his time and energy growing a business, the son gets it and then the g-son ruins it.
ReplyDeleteBUT, having said that....it doesn't make the art of business wrong. Or that doesn't have to be the "normal" course of events.
What we need to do is instill the sense of business education into the next generations.
We have to stop the persistant sense of entitlement that most 3rd generation rich folks have.
Ha, you could use this argument with the Medicaid folks also!
Steve