tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post1977980027753162857..comments2024-03-29T08:09:40.730-04:00Comments on Borepatch: ParallelsBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-27583811214879839972011-01-20T08:12:57.151-05:002011-01-20T08:12:57.151-05:00Excellent comparison between Mrs. Thatcher and Mrs...Excellent comparison between Mrs. Thatcher and Mrs. Palin. <br /><br />On the plus side: the Libs are terrified of Palin. That's worth something in and of itself. :)Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775073594938909298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-82212236952226004332011-01-19T13:37:55.988-05:002011-01-19T13:37:55.988-05:00There's a theory or notion - perhaps a truism ...There's a theory or notion - perhaps a truism - in Anthropology called <i>the Pursuit of the Elite</i>. It's a concept of circular motion or mobility, where the High Status group is forced to continually move (away) as wealth among the Low Status people is acquired and the High Status Symbols (literally) that the High Status People use to designate their position are adopted by Low Status people seeking to emulate and insinuate (literally) their way into a High Status position.<br />It's appearance-based since the symbols are rather obvious, visual cues, and scorn is a shield-weapon against Low Status people which must be constantly engaged to defend against them. <br />It was quite a fantastic flip-flop that the British Elites managed in the turn of the 20th Century, to dress their footmen and servants in the clothing of the 18th Century Elite while dressing themselves as threadbare bums.<br />While the Housewife stereotype might be positive to Little Jimmy who loves his mommy, and a rock-steady place to warm the cockles of your heart and hearth, it's not an elite status-symbol or image since it's subordinate. <br />Even today, Elites with children such as Gwyneth Paltrow eschew the housewife stereotype for the Independent and Bold Woman image.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-90126775538425573642011-01-18T21:19:11.715-05:002011-01-18T21:19:11.715-05:00Maggie had more class in the cuticle of her left l...Maggie had more class in the cuticle of her left little finger than the whole lot of English and American liberals, including that Fop Prince Charles, together.<br />We could do worse than have someone like her replace presbo. Whether it could be Palin is up for debate.<br />Personally, I'm rooting for Herman Cain.kdzuhttp://redhillkudzu.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-63109773980827459322011-01-18T18:07:17.875-05:002011-01-18T18:07:17.875-05:00I don't know how much of a role model Thatcher...I don't know how much of a role model Thatcher is for Palin, but she would do well for such an example.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com