A tip for commentators: when you would say "our elites", instead say "we". Put away the whiny, populist self-othering, and take some responsibility. The worldview of responsible government starts with this perspective shift.
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Replying to @palladiummag
It's a gross distortion of reality to suggest most people have any governing power, or that " the people" rule, something that populism also often fails to grasp. The future too is hierarchical, but yes, we need reformed elites.
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Replying to @truepeers
The point is that you don't get new elites, or new elite-compatible ideas, by adopting the perspective populi that otherizes power. You get them by adopting the perspective of power, and integrating your ideas into that viewpoint.
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Replying to @palladiummag
True but the populist revolt needs to be taken seriously. Responsible power is power that doesn't attempt to control the masses through debt and the invisible hand but has a real conversation between margins and centre.
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Hence our constant focus on understanding populist movements in Brazil, France, Eastern Europe, and elsewhere on their own terms.
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