Elitism says that society should be decided by the "elites", or to put it another way, it should be ruled by the "elites"!
Let’s talk about rationality first. In one sentence, it is to let more professional people have higher decision-making power.
This is understandable, but elitism blurs the concept of professional fields. If professionals in one field move to another field, are they still professional? Should we also have higher decision-making authority?
Secondly, regarding the identification of professions, or the identification of "elite" status, it is obviously not in line with most people's perceptions for laypeople to evaluate experts.
Then there can only be affirmation from more professionals, or in other words, the identification of elite status comes from within the elite group.
So the question is, will such an elite group composed of a small number of people exclude those with professional standards from joining them because of their own interests?
Or will a small elite group unconditionally welcome people with professional standards to join them?
The answer is obvious.
But as long as those few elites who have achieved decision-making status exclude professionals who have not obtained their certification, is it the greatest mockery of elitism?
Those professionals who are unable to obtain decision-making status are not able to obtain decision-making status not because of their professionalism, but only because of the obstruction of a few vested powers. Can this be called elitism?
In reality, there are not many restrictions on pioneers in Netheril because there is still a lot of openable land outside.
But because magic is directly related to their own dominance, from top to bottom, almost all spellcasters choose to set up numerous obstacles for those who are about to enter this field.
In addition to excluding professionals because of interests, wouldn't it be possible to certify non-professionals because of interests (loss of the decision-making power of oneself or one's own camp)?
So, these so-called "elites" don't even have professional abilities, which is actually close to the essence of "elitism"——
This is not to advocate for more professional people to make decisions, but to provide theoretical support for a small number of vested powers to continue to hold power.
But in fact, there are problems inherent in elitism, and only the pretense it presents may be its only rationality.
Chateau never denied the existence of elites, but he firmly opposed elitism. There should not be a minority group with natural decision-making power in this world, but should be progressive representatives who can make professional decisions in their own professional fields that are beneficial to the interests of the masses. .
The two may seem similar, but in fact they are essentially different.
The power of progressive representatives comes from the masses and they rely on their own professional knowledge to make decisions; while the power of the elite comes from the power system constructed by elitism, and they do not rely on their own professional knowledge when making decisions (those so-called elites do not necessarily have professional knowledge) .
The purpose of the former's decision-making is to serve the people, while the purpose of the latter's decision-making is for self-interest or to maintain rule.
Therefore, the most obvious external manifestation of elitism is the self-righteousness of the ruling class.
The previous sacrifice of Master Yerevan (who actually did not die, but was rescued by the princess) may be lamentable, but if the essence is examined, it is nothing more than a kind of elitist self-righteousness.
But now, Badigal or the Seven Towers are also following this strategy. They think that with Mythra technology, they can dominate the North. They not only think so, but actually do it.
Completely ignoring the rare peace situation in the North, they insist on provoking a new round of arms race.
From this moment on, Sha Duo finally understood the nature of the Seven Pagodas. The fundamentally different positions of the two parties meant that he and the Seven Pagodas could only use each other, but could never become true fellow travelers.
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After the dinner, Shado did not leave Everriska immediately, but came to a community garden square near the dinner venue. Calinshan observer Hudson said that he had the latest intelligence from the south to share with him.
When he arrived, he saw Hudson getting up from the bench on the other side of the square, riding a gust of breeze to float in front of him, and stopped to salute:
"Lord Chateau, I have been ordered by the Grand Vizier to provide you with some southern intelligence."
"Well, express my gratitude to Your Excellency Fahd for me." After returning the gift, Sha Duo immediately asked about the information, "What does Your Excellency Fahd have to say?"
"First of all, the latest battle situation between Katemir and Zhamdas. Although the war was initiated by Katemir, they were not ready for the war and were almost no match for Zhamdas on the battlefield. They even wanted to Rely on the local myth locks for defense."
"What happened next?"
"Later, the crown prince of Ketemere asked our country for assistance, and the great Sir Pasha agreed. However, considering the reality of our country, the Grand Vizier only sent a group of warriors with front-line combat experience as advisors to Ketemere. , does not actually participate in the war.”
"Well, what happens next?" Xia Duo asked again.
Calimshan is beleaguered internally and externally. It has finally escaped from the quagmire of war. Naturally, it is impossible to easily set foot in it again. It is estimated that Katemir has offered a high price that is difficult to refuse to send a team of consultants. Otherwise, he will not risk restarting with Jhamdas. Do this kind of thing at the risk of war.
"After that, under the guidance of Calimshan's advisory group, Ketmir stabilized the war situation and can now gradually launch a counterattack."
Having said this, Hudson paused, glanced at Shado, and explained: "A big reason for this is also because Zhamdas lost a spiritual artifact not long ago, which greatly weakened their offensive. "
"Any more?"
"The war between Katemir and Zhamdas is over for the time being, but it can be expected that this war will last for a long time until King Katemir dies or forgets the pain of losing his son."
"What else?"
"In addition to these, there is also a piece of information about Zhamdas. After that aggressive evil country signed an armistice agreement with our country, it pointed the war's spearhead to the south."
"As life continues, the invasion will continue?"
"Lord Shado, your expression is too vivid. The people of Zhamdas can only stop when they are completely dead!"
Even in front of Shado, Hudson unabashedly expressed his disgust for Zhamdas. Of course, on this point, Shado actually felt the same way.
Regardless of whether there were previous conflicts, Xia Duo would not have a good impression of a country that had aggression and expansion written into its bones.
"Does Your Excellency Fahd have any other instructions?"
"The Grand Vizier also said that Lord Shado came back in defeat last time because of Zhamdas's conspiracy. This time, Karim has made full preparations and welcomes Lord Shado to visit again at any time."
After saying that, Hudson also took out a formal invitation letter and handed it to Sha Duo.
Shado did not refuse Fahd's warm invitation, but he did not say a specific time because he was not planning to go to the south again in a short time.
However, after learning that Zhamdas was already fighting everywhere, he thought of continuing his previously unfinished travel plan - heading to the East.
Of course, there is no need to show this in front of Hudson.
(End of chapter)
