From a psychological point of view the current crisis stems from the collapse of the the image of aristocratic benevolence and its replacement by something between contempt and hatred. In the words of Kurz, after a idealistic introduction it is "exterminate all the brutes".
The new mission civilisatrice is no longer in darkest Africa but in whitest America. But it's the same old aristocratic types with pith helmets.
The people on TV were the new missionaries and video the new pulpit. But it came apart because the aristocrats lacked quality, like Bernie Woosters overappointed as Viceroys.
The parallels are everywhere. The scions of great families who can't go into the family business, STEM or finance go into gender studies. The woke empire is outdoor relief for aristocrats who couldn't make it otherwise.
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