It's connected to the paradox of paleo-reaction: how can you praise elitism and caste society? Seems like a contradiction
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Wanting a true ἄριστοι (where none exists) implies a demand we put a h i g h e r value on excellence
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But the nature of caste society (in the loosest sense: hierarchy + intergenerational status) is to d i s m i s s excellence
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(That's to say: you're dumb, you're impulsive, and that's okay! We've made a little niche for you in our polis. We love you!)
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I could dig deep into that, but to bring us back to the analogy: ultimately a meritocracy of the body is worse than "caste"
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Example: women bloom like flowers to get a honeybee. Then they ought to pop out babies; & likely, go plump, then wrinkly
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That's okay. Natural. A man who would rather have his wife barren and gym-toned into her twilight is worse than a pedophile
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People (ideally) need to recognize the value of physical discipline without vanity. Everyone ends up ugly; some always were
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But there's something about a grandmother and grandfather surrounded by their brood that makes decrepitude regal
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It's a question of dignity: the difference between dignity and status. A strictly loyal butler has a dignity Figaro lacks
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We can't unilaterally disarm in our death-struggle vs Cathedral, but I'm uneasy fueling the very vanity that fuels it. (fin)
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