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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Thanks for this post, Miss Tick. And, once again, it is articles like the one above which illustrate the timeless concept of Hegemony (by Antonio Gramsci):

"...the rule of one class over another is not dependent on economic or physical power alone but on persuading the ruled to accept a system of beliefs belonging to the ruling class (James Joll, UK, 1977).

I love that quote.