Prof. Michael Sandel: Why the elites don’t deserve their status
UnHerd with Freddie Sayers
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Are We Going to Go for Maritocracy?
The elites that rule over us aren't there by any just desert they're there kind of arbitrarily, and therefore we shouldn't afford them a great deal of respect. I suppose you could say there is some simpe for populism in my critique of alets. Part of what's animated the populous backlash against a les is the cens among many ordinary citizens and working people that alets look down on them. They don't value the contributions that working ple make to the economy and to the common good if their work does not involve advanced degrees or lustrous credentials.
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