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The genius of Britain’s anti-intellectualism (www.ft.com)

submitted 10 months ago by theinspectorst@kbin.social to c/unitedkingdom

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The UK is cosmopolitan because it doesn’t overthink

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[–] GreyShuck 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Not convinced about the connection. As the author mentions this is totally different to the situation in America - which is not exactly renowned for the deep intellectualism of its politics.

[–] theinspectorst@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

Non-paywall link: https://archive.is/Snnot

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is the author subtly suggesting we should be more racist?

[–] Blackmist 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Only the farm takes up most of the day and at night I just like a cup of tea. I might not be able to devote myself full time to the old racism.

[–] Mrkawfee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Down with this sort of thing.

[–] ChaoticEntropy 2 points 10 months ago

Careful now.

[–] Biohazard 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Another galaxy brain take by the FT

[–] byroon@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Britain’s prime minister? Asian. London’s mayor? Asian. Scotland’s first minister? Asian. His main opponent? Asian. As for the probable next chairman of the BBC, he isn’t Cornish.

Extremely weird of the author to use Cornish here, I am sure that identity has always been underrepresented in British high society

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I loved this op-ed and I think the author has put his finger on something true about the UK. There is a (probably apocryphal) Napoleon quote where he dismisses us as being a "nation of shopkeepers" and I think the author is expressing similar sentiments here.