The century of self (2002)
#4. Eight people sipping wine in Kittering
The final episode continues to show that businessmen / people in power continue to use the inner desires of people to sell their products / brand of democracy. People with left minded politics in the US and UK had to forgo their ideology of fighting for the working class to satisfy the increasing appetite of individualism in the society. Through the deployment of focus groups, a method employed by marketeers, the politicians (yearning to win elections), discovered the wishes of the masses.
The ruling elites in the UK were more reluctant initially to conform to the whims of the public. They had always been very paternalistic in their way of ruling the public. They decided on what was good for the people. When the economy took a downturn, the brand of politics evolved to tailor for the inner desires of people.
Newspapers, which was supposed to be impartial became corrupted with hints of commercialism beginning to fill the editorials.
The victors of the elections also discovered that the people were fickle-minded. The same people who wanted tax cuts also wanted better public services - they wanted the cake and also eat it!
At the end of the day, we are still left in a quagmire. There is no perfect system to rule people and the politicians are left to rule with populist measures!
#4. Eight people sipping wine in Kittering
The final episode continues to show that businessmen / people in power continue to use the inner desires of people to sell their products / brand of democracy. People with left minded politics in the US and UK had to forgo their ideology of fighting for the working class to satisfy the increasing appetite of individualism in the society. Through the deployment of focus groups, a method employed by marketeers, the politicians (yearning to win elections), discovered the wishes of the masses.The ruling elites in the UK were more reluctant initially to conform to the whims of the public. They had always been very paternalistic in their way of ruling the public. They decided on what was good for the people. When the economy took a downturn, the brand of politics evolved to tailor for the inner desires of people.
Newspapers, which was supposed to be impartial became corrupted with hints of commercialism beginning to fill the editorials.
The victors of the elections also discovered that the people were fickle-minded. The same people who wanted tax cuts also wanted better public services - they wanted the cake and also eat it!
At the end of the day, we are still left in a quagmire. There is no perfect system to rule people and the politicians are left to rule with populist measures!
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