Degringolade

Republic of China (1912–1949) / Wu Guanzhong/ Lotus under the sun

I spent some time reading the linked articles in JMG’s piece and wondering aloud (to myself of course, muttering aloud when in the room by yourself is an established old man prerogative).  

It is kinda funny reading bloggers mea culpas, mine included.

I tend to agree with JMG on the other linked articles on this.  The cool kids who have been running this country and screwing the pooch in the process have worn out their credibility.  Now we are seeing folks out there in blogoland backfilling hard about how they weren’t really “at” the party, they just stopped by to see what was happening and toss back a beer.  They were planning to leave as soon as they finished this beer.  Honest officer!

The PMC (Professional/Managerial Class) that has spent the last forty years organizing their class structure.  The sad part is that the structure doesn’t see anyone but them and the rich kids who use them as a sad example of a posse.  Now the structure is showing itself as an especially odd form of colonialism.  The PMC is trying to whitewash the idea that this wasn’t deliberate and is churning out explanations concerning how this self-aggrandizement really benefits everyone if folks would just see things their way and do what they are told. 

But the other kids are kinda fed up with the nonsense.  Should you wish, I will re-write my analogy of American decline over the past forty years as a high school kegger.  It really speaks to me (obviously, since it is my analogy).