Socialism means rich people will be less rich, and they've been demonizing it since the concept emerged, typically with divide and conquer tactics turning the have-slightly-mores against the have-less.
Humans are fairly emotionally fragile. To be born into wealth is to live with the nagging knowledge that it was unearned by merit, and rat…
Socialism means rich people will be less rich, and they've been demonizing it since the concept emerged, typically with divide and conquer tactics turning the have-slightly-mores against the have-less.
Humans are fairly emotionally fragile. To be born into wealth is to live with the nagging knowledge that it was unearned by merit, and rather than accepting this and working to prove merit, it's more common to rationalize innate class superiority. Nobility, social darwinism, etc.
After all in a level world they'd have to earn their distinction.
Socialism means rich people will be less rich, and they've been demonizing it since the concept emerged, typically with divide and conquer tactics turning the have-slightly-mores against the have-less.
Humans are fairly emotionally fragile. To be born into wealth is to live with the nagging knowledge that it was unearned by merit, and rather than accepting this and working to prove merit, it's more common to rationalize innate class superiority. Nobility, social darwinism, etc.
After all in a level world they'd have to earn their distinction.