Presenting my It Has to Be Read. selection for the month of November, We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite by Musa al-Gharbi
They’re wealthy, middle class, one works in a high level civil service job, the other as a lecturer and both are left wing and fully woke in terms of their politics and very openly concerned about the plight of minorities and the world’s poor etc. All good stuff but they also earn a a ton of money, spend it all (no kids) on restaurants, world travel, nice clothes and now a luxury villa for their retirement and as an example of their true identity, they recently successfully prevented the creation of accommodation for recovering addicts opposite their central London apartment, officially because it would bring crime to the area but really because their bedroom would’ve had a direct view towards the rooms where the addicts would live.
What are my chances of getting this book in Australia? I would love to read it, thank you Musa, thank you Frank.
Easily ordered through a bookshop or on line.
Is this about my brother in law and his wife?
They’re wealthy, middle class, one works in a high level civil service job, the other as a lecturer and both are left wing and fully woke in terms of their politics and very openly concerned about the plight of minorities and the world’s poor etc. All good stuff but they also earn a a ton of money, spend it all (no kids) on restaurants, world travel, nice clothes and now a luxury villa for their retirement and as an example of their true identity, they recently successfully prevented the creation of accommodation for recovering addicts opposite their central London apartment, officially because it would bring crime to the area but really because their bedroom would’ve had a direct view towards the rooms where the addicts would live.
Are these the people you’re talking about?
So interesting and mind-provoking, for both sides of the political arc
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