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Downstream: Oligarchs Are Ruining This Country w/ Sam Bright
Sep 4, 2023
Sam Bright, author of Bullingdon Club Britain: The Ransacking of a Nation, joins the speaker to discuss the ruling class and their shift towards extracting wealth from the nation. They explore encounters with privileged backgrounds, foreign ownership in football clubs, contradictions of Brexit, perception of conspiracy theories and corruption in media and government, private corporations and government contracts, corporate manipulation and media distortion, and the analysis of responsibility and objectivity.
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- The podcast highlights the influence of private schools in shaping the mindset of the aristocracy, leading to a sense of superiority and detachment from the realities faced by the majority of the population.
- The podcast criticizes the reluctance of mainstream media to use the term 'corruption' and its tendency to downplay or overlook systemic issues, highlighting the influence of newspaper oligarchs and the lobby system in perpetuating this bias.
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The Entitlement and Impunity of the British Aristocracy
The podcast episode explores the entitlement and impunity of the British aristocracy and how it affects governance in the UK. It delves into the historical roots of the ruling class and the disproportionate privileges they enjoy. The Bullingdon Club, a notorious elite society founded in the 18th century, is discussed as an embodiment of the excesses and destructive behavior of the upper class. The podcast highlights the influence of private schools in shaping the mindset of the aristocracy, leading to a sense of superiority and detachment from the realities faced by the majority of the population. The episode also addresses the issue of social mobility and the perpetuation of inequality within British society.
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