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February 22, 2017
America’s unfortunate record over the past couple of decades,
whether in economics, in politics, or in foreign policy, doesn't suggest that the "meritocracy" is overflowing with, you know, actual merit.In the United States, the result has been Trump. In Britain, the result was Brexit. In both cases, the allegedly elite — who are supposed to be cool, considered, and above the vulgar passions of the masses — went more or less crazy. From conspiracy theories (it was the Russians!) to bizarre escape fantasies (A Brexit vote redo! A military coup to oust Trump!) the cognitive elite suddenly didn’t seem especially elite, or for that matter particularly cognitive. Trump and the crisis of the meritocracy: Glenn Reynolds
Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 22, 2017 7:42 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Things that the smart and intellectual promised would happen turned out to be false and that which only the damned fools amongst us warned would happen, happened.
Posted by: Alex at February 22, 2017 10:36 AM
Liars aren't elite no matter how much they cry about it. A stark punch in the face to all of them.
Posted by: ghostsniper at February 22, 2017 10:47 AM
It's not merit, it's credentialism.
Posted by: OldFert at February 22, 2017 10:59 AM