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.
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.