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To:    Guardian CiF
Re:   Who is honouring whom when the nation bestows an honour?

Date: Saturday 16 June  07

 

In response to Leader: In praise of... the Order of Merit

Link to article and thread at The Guardian.

 

It seems to me that most "honours" - certainly national ones - are given to worthy individuals, not so much to honour the recipient, but by association to bolster and enhance the image and standing of the institution bestowing them.

If Britain's royal family orthe government were judged on their own merits they wouldn't look good at all, so cunningly, they use their power (which they have in excess) to surround and associate themselves with truly meritocratic individuals, with whom they and other selected, but often quite unworthy persons, can mingle in public. It is what ruling elites have been doing for centuries - naturally enough, making use of their big "prime-ape" brains to retain and advance their own interests in the socio-economic environment.

Why does the Guardian fall for this? Do you understand so little about the workings of the society you considers yourself professionally competent to report and comment on? Or do you understand them well enough to know that they are serving your own interests quite nicely too?


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