Privelege. From latin privi and lege; meaning private law. And that, IMHO, says it all. "Your rules do not constrain me."
Despite all the ridiculous claims of shadowy starchambers of older white males with names unknown among the glitterati, who run the whole show and for whom presidents, captains of industry and the glitterati themselves are mere pawns and figureheads... ...any claim that privilege (in the above sense) does not exist either is equally ridiculous.
I believe privelege has pretty much Always been there, even before man evolved. The strong have always taken what they want, because they can; as in nature the gazelle takes, and the cheetah, and the hyena pack. "Private law" is the law of the jungle, modern style; adapted into human society by the redifining of what gives power to who.
What is amazing is that the opposite notion exists at all. The very idea of Fair must be utterly incomprehensible to most animals. Where did We get this notion that even the lowest "Deserve" better? It must be some new idea.
If you ask me, I think we're still working on it...
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Date: 2005-09-10 12:25 am (UTC)Despite all the ridiculous claims of shadowy starchambers of older white males with names unknown among the glitterati, who run the whole show and for whom presidents, captains of industry and the glitterati themselves are mere pawns and figureheads... ...any claim that privilege (in the above sense) does not exist either is equally ridiculous.
I believe privelege has pretty much Always been there, even before man evolved. The strong have always taken what they want, because they can; as in nature the gazelle takes, and the cheetah, and the hyena pack. "Private law" is the law of the jungle, modern style; adapted into human society by the redifining of what gives power to who.
What is amazing is that the opposite notion exists at all. The very idea of Fair must be utterly incomprehensible to most animals. Where did We get this notion that even the lowest "Deserve" better? It must be some new idea.
If you ask me, I think we're still working on it...
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