Neoliberals on one side, technocratic oligarchs on the other, and Evangelical anti-intellectualism on the flanks. It's an actual fucking conspiracy.
Neoliberals on one side, technocratic oligarchs on the other, and Evangelical anti-intellectualism on the flanks. It's an actual fucking conspiracy.
I don't even know if its that. This just feels like Ebenezer Scrooge style stinginess for its own sake.
The most indoctrinated Americans are consistently some of the most educated. Plenty of doctors, lawyers, and engineers in the reactionary and fascist fringes.
American public education has historically been a pillar of western propaganda. You're not going to be able to substitute 13 years of Protestant Work Ethic boot camps with a few Amazon sponsored TikTok dances.
Because they know where their bread is buttered. A well-educated mop pusher questions, "why is this my role? Do I deserve more?"
There's no shortage of exploitation in the professional classes. ER doctors pulling 24 hr shifts. Younger lawyers expected to pull down 60+ hr work weeks just to keep their jobs. Engineers expected to spend months, or even years, on the road for their employers.
But they aren't lumpen. They aren't really replaceable cogs who can be disposed of on a whim. So indoctrinating them is vital to prevents professional trade unions or any kind of professional/lumpen coalition from forming.