Interesting article and I really enjoy all your work. I agree with the premise but I think I *might* have spotted a flaw in the analogy.
If the turbulence is the system not working, and the pilot is the capitalist elite, this would mean the system isn’t working for him either.
In the Marxist mind, don’t they believe that capitalist elite don’t care or notice that the system isn’t working because it doesn’t affect them in the same way?
1. It reinforces the fantasy that just as we need experts who are qualified to pilot a plane....only "experts" can navigate politics. The problem is there really are no "experts" or "philosopher kings" in the realm of politics that we can to send to Washington. Our selection pool is not labeled "qualified experts"......it's just "other people" who are subject to all the same human weaknesses, temptations, failings, and drives to power as every other homo sapiens walking the earth.
2. The analogy breaks down because on the plane, the turbulents are in fact a natural phenomenon, wholly out of the control of the pilot or flight crew. In politics, the turbulents are often the direct result of the actions or inaction of the pilots and flight crew.
3. The analogy breaks down further because on a plane the pilots and flight crew are actually subject to the very same turbulents and the effects of a "bad landing" as the passengers would be. But in politics the pilot and flight crew are able to insulate themselves (at the passengers expense it should be noted) from the turbulents and the potential effects of a crash landing in ways the passengers are not.
That said, I get the rest of the metaphor and think it's useful.
It reminds me of the Farside joke of the pilots monkeying with the controls and laughing about " more expected turbulence". The medical tyranny of the past five years has made me wonder who is at the controls.
The heart of man is exceedingly corrupt, a world of iniquity who can know it! Jeremiah 17: 9-10
James, please help me to understand (better) how you can equate the two as “woke”? The “Woke Right” are reacting to what has been going on subversively with DEI in all of our once trusted institutions. They have witnessed the dangers of DEI and have seen the consequences. Their suspicion is warranted and real. This isn’t woke, in my opinion. If anything, those who have truly woken up are the ones who finally see and are exposing the real world consequences of Marxism; an ideology to which the majority do not subscribe. Thanks for all of your work, btw. :)
Not convincing. You hypothesize a creature that simply doesn't exist as the example of the woke right. I think the real issue is that many on the right embrace various beliefs, like free trade benefits everyone, and they can't see what is right in front of their nose. Empiricism is the answer. Even Adam Smith mentioned the problems with free trade, but Libertarians like to keep it simple, so they never read that far. Some on the right even think that by outlawing war, they can ensure peace. I've found that libertarians can be just as autocratic as a Marxist, after all, they already know the answer.
Interesting article and I really enjoy all your work. I agree with the premise but I think I *might* have spotted a flaw in the analogy.
If the turbulence is the system not working, and the pilot is the capitalist elite, this would mean the system isn’t working for him either.
In the Marxist mind, don’t they believe that capitalist elite don’t care or notice that the system isn’t working because it doesn’t affect them in the same way?
There's a few problems with the analogy.
1. It reinforces the fantasy that just as we need experts who are qualified to pilot a plane....only "experts" can navigate politics. The problem is there really are no "experts" or "philosopher kings" in the realm of politics that we can to send to Washington. Our selection pool is not labeled "qualified experts"......it's just "other people" who are subject to all the same human weaknesses, temptations, failings, and drives to power as every other homo sapiens walking the earth.
2. The analogy breaks down because on the plane, the turbulents are in fact a natural phenomenon, wholly out of the control of the pilot or flight crew. In politics, the turbulents are often the direct result of the actions or inaction of the pilots and flight crew.
3. The analogy breaks down further because on a plane the pilots and flight crew are actually subject to the very same turbulents and the effects of a "bad landing" as the passengers would be. But in politics the pilot and flight crew are able to insulate themselves (at the passengers expense it should be noted) from the turbulents and the potential effects of a crash landing in ways the passengers are not.
That said, I get the rest of the metaphor and think it's useful.
It reminds me of the Farside joke of the pilots monkeying with the controls and laughing about " more expected turbulence". The medical tyranny of the past five years has made me wonder who is at the controls.
The heart of man is exceedingly corrupt, a world of iniquity who can know it! Jeremiah 17: 9-10
Such a good analogy and beautifully unpacked.
James, please help me to understand (better) how you can equate the two as “woke”? The “Woke Right” are reacting to what has been going on subversively with DEI in all of our once trusted institutions. They have witnessed the dangers of DEI and have seen the consequences. Their suspicion is warranted and real. This isn’t woke, in my opinion. If anything, those who have truly woken up are the ones who finally see and are exposing the real world consequences of Marxism; an ideology to which the majority do not subscribe. Thanks for all of your work, btw. :)
Not convincing. You hypothesize a creature that simply doesn't exist as the example of the woke right. I think the real issue is that many on the right embrace various beliefs, like free trade benefits everyone, and they can't see what is right in front of their nose. Empiricism is the answer. Even Adam Smith mentioned the problems with free trade, but Libertarians like to keep it simple, so they never read that far. Some on the right even think that by outlawing war, they can ensure peace. I've found that libertarians can be just as autocratic as a Marxist, after all, they already know the answer.