The surface level is always like, “Look at how this individual overcome through their talent and willpower!”
And then underneath that it’s like, “Look at how this person was born into powerful connections, had favors called in for them, and leveraged those connections and the legal system to grow and consolidate power while throwing others under the bus to do it.”
Capitalism is such a weird thing to live under.
The surface level is always like, “Look at how this individual overcome through their talent and willpower!”
And then underneath that it’s like, “Look at how this person was born into powerful connections, had favors called in for them, and leveraged those connections and the legal system to grow and consolidate power while throwing others under the bus to do it.”
That’s what Gramsci was referring to when he talked about cultural hegemony of the ruling class.