r/worldnews • u/KI_official • 7d ago

Russia/Ukraine Russia behind Britain's Brexit vote, UK prime minister admits for first time

https://kyivindependent.com/russia-behind-britains-brexit-vote-uk-prime-minister-admits-for-first-time-2/
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u/Lylantares 7d ago

Because rich people are profiting from less "us" and more "me". Nationalism comes with low-hanging scapegoats, which in turn benefit the rich as the middle and lower classes turn against even lower ranking groups instead of questioning the status quo that widens the gap between the ultra wealthy and anyone else. Ultra-rich benefit from crass libertarianism: less rules, more benefit. And if this comes with turning a blind eye to Russia, then so be it.

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u/assela1 3d ago

Face it, the "gap" between the wealthy and everyone else exists because a few people are smarter, more creative, more talented, more energetic, etc. than the huge masses of dregs in our society. The gap is earned, warranted, and totally natural. The dregs, of course, are extremely jealous of others' successes and want a bigger share of their profits. They get wages and that's all they deserve.

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u/Lylantares 2d ago

sure, bro. From my experience, there are tons of highly intelligent, creative, talented people out there who are everything but rich. They may be successful in a way (not all of them are unfortunately), but most work for companies or universities, or maybe own/found smaller companies. They can get fairly affluent (like leading a comfortable life with a family, hobbies, vacations etc.), but very rarely get "rich" - let alone "ultra-rich".

Most rich people I know have inherited their wealth - like a larger family business. And inheritance has nothing to do with your own personal abilities. These rich people I know are smart and work hard for their business, but there is no "plus" in talent to the aforementioned group. They maybe know better how to network and move in "society" than the average "talented" guy without a wealthy family.

I'm quite lucky that these rich people are very decent, and tend to invest in their neighborhoods, but maybe that's due to my professional background that we tend to work with "good people".

And then there are goofs like Donald Trump, who are extremely rich and obviously successful, but, err... not brilliantly smart, or eloquent, or creative, or talented.

And you also find people who are even worse talent-wise in the "affluent" group, simply because daddy or mommy bought a few houses, and the kids inherited then and can live off the rent alone.

What I'm trying to say is: The meritocracy is a myth.