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From: John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: People Without Meaningful Lives Seek Power Over Others
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:46:41 +0700
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On Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:05:35 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
wrote:

>On Tue, 03 Sep 2024 07:20:32 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Not argue but in England, for certain, in the U.S. for perhaps a bit
>>less, attending the proper schools and as a result speaking with the
>>proper accent was very important.
>>In fact I worked with a bloke was spending a large portion of his
>>salary to keep his daughter in a very  (socially) proper British
>>collage.
>
>Going back a few centuries, their landed aristocracy was very
>different from today's commercial aristocracy.  For example, they were
>not expected to do any form of paying work.  Money came from the
>possession of land in the form of crops and rents.  The disparity
>between the wealthy and the poor was sufficiently huge that they
>rarely had to think about "earning a living" and other such mundane
>activities.  Similarly, their son's grew up in the same environment
>and rarely needed to think about acquiring skills and getting their
>hands dirty.

Joining the army, albeit in a good regiment, was proper for a son. I
would guess that much of England's empire was won by sons of the
aristocracy.

For example Nelson joined the navy through the influence of his uncle,
Maurice Suckling, a high-ranking naval officer.  


-- 
Cheers,

John B.