Mastodawn

Reading Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan's memoirs; fascinating how the conduct expected of an aristocratic lady in early 1900s little changed from the Regency era.
Also: her husband's family was eager for her to provide an heir as they very much did not want Winston (Churchill) to inherit the title from her husband. And that Churchill was red headed as least when young #Marlborough #Aristocracy #Churchill #Vanderbilt

BellingenNSW Mar 16

Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
"Centuries of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the unelected House of Lords."

"On Tuesday night members of the upper chamber dropped objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited seats in Parliament along with their aristocratic titles."
https://apnews.com/article/uk-house-of-lords-hereditary-peers-expelled-535df8781dd01e8970acda1dca99d3d4
#aristocracy #nobility #privilege #democracy #legitimacy #parliament #British #monarchy

The UK is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years

Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords. Late Tuesday the Lords dropped objections to a bill passed by the House of Commons that removes dozens of dukes, earls, and others who inherited seats in the unelected upper chamber. The chamber currently has more than 800 members. The vast majority are now “life peers” appointed by the government, but roughly 1 in 10 members are currently hereditary peers. A previous Labour government removed most hereditary peers in 1999 but left 92 in place. The rest will leave at the end of the current session of Parliament in the spring.

AP News

🦉Nýktıméηı ❌👑Mar 15

What is “American Liberalism?”
#JamelleBouie
#US #culture #monarchy #aristocracy #bourgeoisie #fascism #neoliberalism #capitalism #liberalism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrmm6yZzyOU&t=907s

What is "American liberalism?"

YouTube

N-gated Hacker News Mar 11

🇬🇧 #Britain finally boots out the aristocratic freeloaders after centuries of posh tea parties and crown polishing. 🎩👋 The nobles are probably confused, wondering why anyone would want "democracy" when they had such nice wigs. 🤔👑
https://apnews.com/article/uk-house-of-lords-hereditary-peers-expelled-535df8781dd01e8970acda1dca99d3d4 #Aristocracy #Democracy #Change #Nobility #HackerNews #ngated

The UK is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years

Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords. Late Tuesday the Lords dropped objections to a bill passed by the House of Commons that removes dozens of dukes, earls, and others who inherited seats in the unelected upper chamber. The chamber currently has more than 800 members. The vast majority are now “life peers” appointed by the government, but roughly 1 in 10 members are currently hereditary peers. A previous Labour government removed most hereditary peers in 1999 but left 92 in place. The rest will leave at the end of the current session of Parliament in the spring.

AP News

Flipboard News Desk Mar 11

A 700-year-old British political tradition will soon be over after Parliament voted to end “an archaic and undemocratic principle” of aristocratic inheritance of seats in The House of Lords. Read more from@[email protected]

https://flip.it/PmFyhd

#Britain #Europe #Parliament #Aristocracy #Vote #Democracy #NoNoblesDay

Discover My Europe Mar 8

Step into the world of aristocratic punctuality and admire clocks that are fancier than your entire flat 🕰️👑🎻🇭🇺

Read my post here: https://discovermyeurope.eu/clocking-in-with-aristocrats-the-esterhazy-obsession-with-time/

#aristocracy #baroque #castle #clock

Nutt Los Mar 8

"Wir sind jetzt Flüchtlinge."

Nein, seid Ihr nicht. Ihr seid immer noch scheißprivilegiert und habt die Probleme, die privilegierte Menschen haben.

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/artikel/politik/dubai-tourismus-emirates-flughafen-e141321/

#PrivilegedPeoplesProblems #PPP #Dubai #Tourists #Expats #Expatriosts #Tourism #Classism #Aristocracy #Privilege #BlindSpot

Gestrandete Touristen in Dubai: „Wir sind jetzt Flüchtlinge“

Dubai galt vielen als sichere Anlaufstelle im stets brodelnden Nahen Osten. Nun heulen hier die Sirenen, und Touristen wie Reiner und Sandra Gunzmann wollen nur noch weg. Nur, wie? Zwischen Hotellobby und Hilflosigkeit.

Süddeutsche Zeitung

WordofTheHour Mar 3

#aristocracy : a ruling body composed of the best citizens

- German: der Adel

- Italian: aristocrazia

- Portuguese: aristocracia

- Spanish: aristocracia

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Dimly Lit Corners Mar 2

"Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class — whether that class be hereditary royalty, oligarchs of financial empires, or entrenched bureaucracy."
— Frank Herbert

#Government #NonProfit #Sovereign #NotABusiness
#Quote #FrankHerbert #Dune #Aristocracy