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2017-09-06 Home Front: Culture Wars

Univ. of PA Scandal Erupts over the Promotion of ‘Bourgeois' Behavior

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-09-06 07:41|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Name the triggering 'Bourgeois' activities and images found in the non-inclusive photo.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-09-06 07:57|| 2017-09-06 07:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Univ. of PA faculty never seem to have a problem with extracting tax money from the 'Bourgeois' to fund their parasitic existence. Like medieval lords, the working class and merchants exist to serve them. BTW, the lords and the academia believe by their majesty they're just helping the poor indolent souls to survive in this world.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-09-06 08:31|| 2017-09-06 08:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Instead of the conventional "bourgeois values," that characterized mid-century American life, including child-rearing within marriage, hard work, self-discipline on and off the job, and respect for authority we have the suppression of free-speech, lemming-like behavior and the march towards mediocrity --much better, huh?

Posted by JohnQC 2017-09-06 08:36|| 2017-09-06 08:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Name the triggering 'Bourgeois' activities and images found in the non-inclusive photo.

To start with, "Mom" is wielding a dangerous weapon, as easily poured on her "misbehaving" menfolk as in their cups. Clearly they are carefully avoiding looking at her lest they trigger her anger. Then, too, she controls their food completely -- they will eat what she chooses, when she chooses, and in the amounts she allows...

Need I go on?

;-)
Oh please continue dear lady, we so enjoy your astute observations.
The levity can only just be starting.

Posted by trailing wife 2017-09-06 10:27|| 2017-09-06 10:27|| Front Page Top

#5 The kids are reading in plain sight of their bio-parental units.

Posted by Shipman 2017-09-06 11:33|| 2017-09-06 11:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Notice the traditional table cloth, matching drapes and English nets. The father appears to be seated with his back to the corner in the 'overwatch' position where he can easily monitor the window, entrances, and the family.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-09-06 12:27|| 2017-09-06 12:27|| Front Page Top

#7 The Wild Bill Hickok position is not advised.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-09-06 16:08|| 2017-09-06 16:08|| Front Page Top

#8 My Dad went to work in a coal mine when he was twelve years old, loading coal at a dollar a carload. He was 34 when he got drafted in WWII. He was still mining the coal. He had a jeep roll over on him at Saint Lo, breaking his back. When he got out, he couldn't work in the mines anymore, so my Granddaddy got him a job in a quarry.

We occasionally had to borrow money from church mice, but we still had dinner as a family every evening. My mother tried to teach us manners and respect for others. We went to church every Sunday. We were encouraged to finish school. We enjoyed being "bourgeois" even though we were very working class.

Somehow, I don't feel guilty about that.

Posted by Fred 2017-09-06 19:32|| 2017-09-06 19:32|| Front Page Top

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