#upper-class — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #upper-class, aggregated by home.social.
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Jewish wife of a Kurdish chieftain, Iran, 1890
https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/2004755/jewish-wife-of-a-kurdish-chieftain-iran-1890
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"An African Princess Arrives For School", photograph by Eve Arnold; London, UK, 1964
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Venetian nobility going out for the day, 16th century AD
https://piefed.social/c/historyart/p/1916614/venetian-nobility-going-out-for-the-day-16th-century-ad
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Reconstruction of a Xiongnu chieftain's attire, Mongolia, 1st century AD
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Wealthy industrialists (and goat) in Telemark, Norway, 1907
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Family of wealthy industrialist Christoph Friedrich Fanck at the beach, Germany, ~1900
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Family (complete with dogs) of wealthy industrialist Christoph Friedrich Fanck, Germany, 1898
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D3@d billionaires don't r@p3 kids! 3x3cut10n is the solution! The #UpperClass is the #EpsteinClass #NoWar but #ClassWar #AntiFascism is #AntiCapitalist
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lgqd56jpj3rglnd6jkentbu5/post/3mgp5h25mks2b -
Nothing incites to money-crimes like great poverty or great wealth.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Quoted in Merle Johnson, ed., More Maxims of Mark (1927)More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/73628/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #corruption #crime #lowerclass #money #poverty #property #theft #upperclass #wealth #greed #need
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A quotation from George Orwell
One ought not to pay any attention to Hitler’s recent line of talk about being the friend of the poor man, the enemy of plutocracy, etc etc. Hitler’s real self is in Mein Kampf, and in his actions. He has never persecuted the rich, except when they were Jews or when they tried actively to oppose him. He stands for a centralised economy which robs the capitalist of most of his power but leaves the structure of society much as before. The State controls industry, but there are still rich and poor, masters and men. Therefore, as against genuine Socialism, the moneyed class have always been on his side. This was crystal clear at the time of the Spanish civil war, and clear again at the time when France surrendered. Hitler’s puppet government are not working men, but a gang of bankers, gaga generals and corrupt right-wing politicians.
George Orwell (1903-1950) English journalist, essayist, writer [pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair]
Essay (1941-02-19), “The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius,” Part 2 “Shopkeepers at War,” sec. 3, The Searchlight Books [ed. Fyvel and Orwell]More about this quote: wist.info/orwell-george/81894/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #orwell #georgeorwell #autocracy #classwarfare #economicinjustice #economicsystem #nationalsocialism #Nazi #plutocracy #rulingclass #socialism #upperclass
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I am seeking people who enjoy #HighCulture i.e. #reading #ClassicLiterature , #elocution , #writing , and #dressing well, good #food and #wine , #DinnerParties , the #UpperClass and #UpperMiddle Class , #ClassicalMusic , #poetry , #opera , #theatre, #museums , #history, #ClassicArt, #antiques , #travelling , #humour , #OldTimeRadio , etc. Also, please #NoPolitics .
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#HK teen’s award-winning #AI #app ignites debate over #academic #integrity, social #inequality
🧐"refer'd to te teen as “a typical pretty #privileged #liar fr te #upperclass”.. Jemaa, co-founder of US firm AI Health Studio, released stmt tt his team was paid by te teen’s mother in 2024 to build te software & they weren't told it wld be submitted to competitions.. His #disclosure aimed to “set te record straight” as #MediSafe’s wins at int'l contests were “unfair” he added"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hk-teens-award-winning-ai-app-ignites-debate-over-academic-integrity-social-inequality -
Many speak the truth, when they say that they despise riches and preferment, but they mean the riches and preferment possessed by other men.
Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 371 (1820)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/colton-charles-caleb…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cccolton #hypocrisy #classwarfare #envy #jealousy #rank #riches #upperclass #wealth
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" ... and looked over my Lord's lodgings; and Whitehall garden and the Bowling-ally, where lords and ladies are now at bowles ..."
You are at the centre, Sam. High up in the King's administration, at home in Whitehall, now looking at the private amusements of the upper class.
These vignettes have so much cinematic poetry in them.
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*Please only add me if you're over twenty-one.
Since the Bio field has such a short character limit, consider this to be my profile/biography.
I don't write about American politics, race, anticapitalism, world affairs (wars, poverty, oppression, etc.), loneliness, bad self-esteem, or anxiety/depression, and will not add those who do so often. The same is true of those who feel it necessary to use obscenities. I am not a modern programmer or gamer, I do not use Linux, and I don't care what social network you use.*Hello. For the sake of honesty, Georgiana Brummell is not my legal name, but it is what I use. I live in New Jersey and am forty-two years old. Some of my interests include studying dandyism, nineteenth-century English grammar, Upper Received Pronunciation, the Italian language, British history, the Regency, opera, and MS-DOS. I like coffee, tea, wine, cooking, reading, watching nature and historical documentaries, gardening, hot weather, and playing cards and dice. I love opera, particularly singers from the 1940-s and earlier, classical music, from Baroque through early Romantic, and popular music from the 1950's through the 1970's, along with some acoustic recordings. I prefer antique menswear and accessories. I love wit, wordplay, and dry humour without vulgarity. I am happily childfree, am not religious, speak my mind and am against political correctness. I also love cats. I have been totally blind since I was two months old, due to Retinopathy of Prematurity.
This is my journal. Anyone can read or comment, whether or not he is a member.
http://dandylover1.dreamwidth.org
This is my dating post on Mastodon, which is shorter than the one on Dreamwidth. It's somewhat similar to this one, but it contains an explanation of what I am seeking in a partner. If you are or know a genuine dandy, or at least, an intelligent, single, childfree man over sixty, please read the link below and/or pass it on to him.
https://someplace.social/@dandylover1/114966815790206512
If you're on MSN via Escargot I am [email protected].
I am also the administrator of the Old Opera, and Blind and Fine, subreddits.
Interests
#accessibility #AgeGapRelationships #animals #atheism #BeauBrummell #baking #BelCanto #birds #BoardGames #books #BritishHistory #BritishLiterature #cards #cats #ChamberMusic #childfree #ClassicalMusic #coffee #cooking #crafts #dandies #dandyism #dating #documentaries #Dreamwidth #England #food #friends #friendship #gardening #grammar #history #humor #humour #introduction #Italian #MSDOS #nature #NewJersey #NoPolitics #NJ #NVDA #OldMen #OldTimeRadio #opera #operetta #paranormal #parapsychology #plants #QuickBasic #reading #ReceivedPronunciation #Reddit #Regency #RoyalFamily #seniors #SilverFork #singing #singles #suits #tea #theater #theatre #TWBlue #TweeseCake #UpperClass #Windows7 #WindowsXP #wine #AmWriting
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#Disruption wie sie #Trump #Musk und andere rechte milliardenschwere Kleptomanen und Soziopathen betreiben, zeigt die ganze Verachtung der #Upperclass gegenüber Mittel- und Unterschicht demokratischer Gesellschaften. Die Kopulation zwischen #Kapitalismus, radikalisiertem #Konservatismus und #Faschismus
Deshalb:
#AlleZusammenGegenDenFaschismus
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It is true, there has been among us a party for some years, consisting chiefly not of the descendants of the first settlers of this country but of high churchmen and high statesmen, imported since, who affect to censure this provision for the education of our youth as a needless expence, and an imposition upon the rich in favour of the poor — and as an institution productive of idleness and vain speculation among the people, whose time and attention it is said ought to be devoted to labour, and not to public affairs or to examination into the conduct of their superiours. And certain officers of the crown, and certain other missionaries of ignorance, foppery, servility and slavery, have been most inclined to countenance and increase the same party.
John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Essay (1765-09-30), “A Dissertation on the Canon and the Feudal Law,” No. 3, Boston GazetteSourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/75024/
#quote #quotes #quotation #classwarfare #education #powerful #publiceducation #upperclass
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As Goes #MiddleAmerica , So Goes #SanFrancisco ... 2024 #Voters Cast Their Rejection Of #WorkingClass Warrior Achievers & Crave Cuckolding By #UpperClass Controllers...
Like #DJT, A #MultiMillionaire #RichKid Heir Who Inherited Daddy's Wealth But Craved #PoliticalPower Becomes Mayor Of Former #LeftCoast Outpost
White Male #PacificHeights Scion Daniel Lurie , Whose Father Inherited Levi's Clothing Empire & Once Owned Local #MLB Team, Takes Mayoral Throne From A Black Female #Mayor Raised In #PublicHousing
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We need to talk about the classism of #Moderate #liberals.
Oh, the moderate liberal. There is a profound lack of empathy amongst what we would call the mainstream of the #DemocraticParty.
So, here's the thing. You want everyone to have an #EV. Well, an #ElectricVehicle requires charging. That pretty much requires a garage.
What about #solar? Well, if you are renting, you can't install solar panels. Nor does the #landlord have any incentives to ever install them.
Banning #plastic bags? A tax on poor people who traditionally got multiple uses out of every single plastic grocery bag.
Time and time again you see the #Democratic party, often along with #MiddleClass and #UpperClass #leftists and #progressives argue in favor of policies without a hint of empathy for the lived day to day reality of people who are #poor, #InnerCity or #rural.
Can you really be surprised that #Newsom decided to attack #homeless encampments? In his worldview, homelessness is a defect of the system, not an inherent product of it.
Fewer roads, fewer cars. Sure, but it sounds frightening when you have to drive to a dockyard that's two miles from a transit station.
The reason that a lot of #poor people in the US view the #Democrats as traitors is because they have traditionally _been_ class traitors.
The loudest progressive voices are usually the most privileged voices. So, they just sound like more class traitors without a moment of reflection on the actual lives of actual working people.
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🎩 The discreet charm of the bourgeoisie 🧠
Exploring the subtle allure of the upper class & their refined tastes. 🍷🍴
A witty, satirical look at the bourgeois lifestyle. 🏰🚗
#TheBourgeoisie #DiscreetCharm #SocialCommentary #Satire #UpperClass #Bourgeois #Bourgeoisie🍅 :https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_discreet_charm_of_the_bourgeoisie
⭐ :https://libremdb.iket.me/title/tt0068361
🍿 :https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=T7XNFYdQ8S8
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#MEWF: #Minority #Excluding #White #Feminists.
A typical #white #feminist (especially if they are in the #upperclass) will know little about the #challenges faced by #womenofcolor (and #women of lower #economic #classes).
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Feminism #Inclusion #Exclusion #Race #Racism #BlackMastodon
https://aphilosopher.drmcl.com/2024/04/09/mewf-minority-excluding-white-feminist/
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Referees wear vertically striped outfits that are black and white. Not surprisingly they get called zebras by many. But despite the haranguing referees get, they are considered to be upstanding citizens with good opinions on the match or game they ref. They are an authority figure.
For the longest time, prisoners wore horizontally striped outfits that were black and white. I think they were given such clothing in an effort to stand out from the crowd. If they escaped their prison they could easily be spotted before they managed to change clothes. As prisoners, they were largely looked down on by the general public.
What is it about black and white stripes that denotes the position in society so easily? Could it be that vertical stripes are slimming and therefore of a higher standing? Horizontal stripes make someone look broader and does that denote lower standing?
Does the black and white part, mean that they see things in black and white? Maybe they make the mistake of seeing everything as good or evil, right or wrong. I don’t know because I didn’t come up with this design.
But I do think that the middle class could be denoted by black and white stripes on a 45 degree angle. If we let someone dress up like that, though, I bet one of the first comments would be, “You’re crooked!” since crooked also refers to the criminal, this design doesn’t make the wearer an average, non-criminal, society member.
The only way to denote the ordinary citizen that I can see, is to use zigzagging patterns, sometimes known as saw-tooth wave patterns. But should they zigzag horizontally or vertically?
If the vertical stripes is upper class, then the horizontal stripes would mean lower class. Perhaps the horizontal saw-tooth wave pattern could denote lower middle class. Charlie Brown has a yellow and black shirt with this pattern. Does that mean he was lower middle class? Then the vertical saw-tooth wave pattern could denote upper middle class. We could all display our class with our clothing. Doesn’t that sound icky.
If you don’t want to do this might I recommend any clothing other than black and white stripes.
https://larryrusswurm.com/2024/01/20/zebras/
#blackAndWhiteStripes #CharlieBrown #crooked #goodOrEvil #horizontalStripes #horizontalStripesAreBroadening #lowerClass #lowerMiddleClass #prisoners #referees #rightOrWrong #sawToothWavePatterns #stripesOnA45DegreeAngle #upperClass #upperMiddleClass #verticalStripes #verticalsStripesAreSlimming #zebras #zigzags
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A quotation from Chamfort, Nicolas:
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Love, such as it exists in high society, is merely an exchange of whims and the contact of skins.
[L’amour, tel qu’il existe dans la société, n’est que l’échange de deux fantaisies et le contact de deux épidermes.]
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/64430/#quote #quotes #quotation #contact #fantasy #love #sex #society #touch #upperclass #whimsy
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@danneau
The #Oligarchy, the #Wealthy, the #Elite, the #Aristocracy, the #UpperClass, #BigOil, #BigTech, #BigBusiness rules are: "Leave nothing on the table for the #Worker / #CommonPerson. Play the game to enrich said #Oligarchy and make all government rules in favour of said elite listed above. Would the #Oligarchy object to #Slavery and/or #Serfdom? NO - they would not! Slavery and Serfdom is alive and well in the 21st Century. The #Game is absolutely, totally rigged against the #worker. -
Really struck by this description of #Boris Johnson by Anthony Seldon from his new book on Johnson's time as UK Prime Minister:
Johnson, Seldon says, had "contempt for the Tory party, contempt for the cabinet, contempt for the civil service, contempt for the EU, contempt for the army, contempt for business, contempt for intellectuals, contempt for universities.”Classic #UpperClass breeding!!
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/30/anthony-seldon-boris-johnson-at-10-biography-interview
