In any normal bell- shaped distribution (e.g., power, wealth, status, celebrity, sex), there will always be a small number o f people at the far right end. Sometimes the same person is at multiple, far right ends (e.g., Tiger Woods). But "The American Ruling Class" mockumentary missed the 2 most important points: 1) Does the "ruling class" protect its members against other s?
2) Is there less diversity of opinion on controversial issues among the "ruling class" than other classes? In the US the answers are 1) No & 2) No. 1) When Tom Daschle ( Democrat, Senate Majority Leader) loss his seat, half of the power elite was giddy. If Tiger Woods loses his $50 M endorsement contract with Nike, other pro athletes will fall over themselves trying for a piece of the action. 2) There is no i ssue that is not controversial among the so-called "ruling class". Final piece of evidence that there is no American Ruling Class : rap "music". Craig PS There are only 3 kinds of people: those who count & those who care. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
