Sentences with phrase «ruling elite»

It was a dream for some and a nightmare for the European ruling elite.

The whole ruling elite has moved dramatically to the right.

A guilty pleasure I admit to is when they capture the rich and powerful ruling elite of the world in compromising situations.

A former prime minister of India once defined his job as «managing contradictions»; this onerous task, as much moral as political, has remained the responsibility of ruling elites in democratic India.

Unfortunately, the ever sloppy Nigerian ruling elite, who got a historic second chance with the Goodluck Jonathan defeat of March 2015, are dozing through it all.

Under these same circumstances they hear stories of financial and moral corruption of the new ruling elite, while moderates become fundamentalists to keep their jobs or raise their status.

Some insiders say a fracturing ruling elite is using the purge to wage turf wars or settle scores.

«He is so in tune with his coalition, which is so out of tune with the traditional ruling elites of this country.»

Armenia's discredited ruling elite has stopped the leader of a popular opposition movement from coming to power.

They might make a few motions that look like communism, but they are more interested in keeping their personal power and wealth, no different than Qaddafi in Libya, or any of thousands of dictators and ruling elites throughout human history.

The church put polygamy on the defensive as well, especially among ruling elites.

The fact that Cordoba featured a Muslim ruling elite, at a time European Christian leaders were persecuting Muslims and Jews says a great deal about Islam's inherent pluralism.

They have — most of them — hot running water, central heating, electric lighting, immunizations against deadly disease, public schooling, access to parks and beautiful libraries, etc. etc, wonderful benefits that, for most of human history, were either reserved for the few ruling elite or didn't exist!

As the Jesuit theologian Alfred T. Hennelly says, we now need a new «Ockham's razor» to be used for «the careful dissection of the manifold relationships that exist between the ideology of the Western ruling elites and the development of western theology.»

The first is that Iran's two - track policy in Iraq is a result of divisions within the Iranian ruling elite.

Saddam wanted to be out from under the sanctions (while not personally inconvenient, it did harm his nation), but he didn't want to appear weaker to his enemies, like Syria and Iran (Shia ruling elites and Shia majority and rulers, respectively), particularly since the ruling Baathist party (his party, Sunni) was a minority party.

Analysts said the attack highlighted a rift within Iran's ruling elite over how to deal with increased international pressure.

22 OO wrote: As ever Nick you show why you need to be sacked - complacent, lazy & to cosy with the new Labour ruling elite.

There is a great deal of indignation among Labour's ruling elites about the Tory - Lib Dem government's plans for boundary reform.

The events surrounding Kurt Waldheim's campaign and subsequent election in 1985 - 86 played a major role in uncovering the real role played by the Austrian ruling elite in the Second World War.

In the context of Pakistan, one can say that, the story of it's politics since inception is one of a blatant pursuit of political self - interests by Pakistani ruling elites disguised in terms of religious discourse.

A secret agenda of all Warmista and all members of our international ruling elite is depopulation.

I speak only for the free - thinking, forward - looking, naturally conscientious Realtors (of their own accord) who are sick and tired of paying for the on - going, top - down ruling elites» sanctimonious pronouncements / plans designed to pigeon - hole everyone into a one - size - fits - all category reflecting «their» ideas regarding what a cookie - cutter Realtor in their own perfect images should look and sound like.

This essay examines Kazakhstan's latest economic modernization campaign, highlights its shortcomings, and proposes how the West could assist the country's ruling elite in carrying out reforms to complement the modernization process.

The truth is that the unconscionable oppressors that constitute the Nigerian ruling elite and political class and those at the top never see things clearly until the explosion comes.

Jesus condemned the oppression and marginalization of his impoverished people by the Romans and other ruling elites who sought through their unjust system of taxation to extract as much wealth as possible from the majority of people to benefit the rich, powerful, ruling elites.

In those countries, a ruling elite has isolated citizens from the outside world and from one another.

«Only the most senior leaders and ruling elite are granted access to worldwide internet directly,» Moriuchi wrote in her report.

Policies: Wang is largely considered a more liberal leader in the party's ruling elite.

Wang is largely considered a more liberal leader in the party's ruling elite.

Every day the mainstream media is attempting to keep you in the dark, down on the mushroom farm so that you will keep behaving in a way that profits Wall Street's ruling elite.

Our analysis demonstrates that the limited number of North Korean leaders and ruling elite with access to the internet are much more active and engaged in the world, popular culture, international news, and with contemporary services and technologies than many outside North Korea had previously thought.

Our analysis demonstrates that the limited number of North Korean leaders and ruling elite with access to the internet are actively engaged in Western and popular social media, regularly read international news, use many of the same services such as video streaming and online gaming, and above all, are not disconnected from the world at large or the impact North Korea's actions have on the community of nations.

In short, privatization of schooling protects the ruling elite.

Yes, there is a ruling elite that is very similar to what C. Wright Mills wrote about America in the 1950s.

This is not conspiratorial but rather a sociological commentary and the ruling elite is not beholden to an electorate but operates with a sense of noblesse oblige.

We revisited the analysis and found substantive changes in how the ruling elite use the internet.

Without these, there is no reliable check on the policies laid down by government officials, and there is a strong likelihood that the ruling elite will become just as exploitative as any capitalist (perhaps even more so).

«Once before in history a ruling elite imposed dissolution on the Catholic Church, this time widespread social and cultural forces of dissolution are being disseminated by some in the political establishment, the media, and education, seen in their one - sided promotion of secular humanism against religion.»

He preached to the lower classes that they did not have to give offerings, and taxes to the ruling elite and abide by the numerous behavioral rules.

But it IS worthy to note that people continue to sheepishly believe absurdities about certain personalities that are put out there by people promulgating this or that ideology or simply trying to exercise social control by making people feel unworthy in comparison to ruling elites.

These Western economic interests established symbiotic relationships with the ruling elites of the poor nations.

In Power and Privilege Gerhard Lenski identifies clergy as members of the «retainer» class, buffering the ruling elite from the peasants.

Plenty of evidence is in on this point: when a ruling elite decides to destroy a group of people in a society, most of the people who are not targeted will not resist, whatever their religious affiliation.

Extraordinary wealth enjoyed by the ruling elite coupled with images of opulence in the West provide evidence for those who argue that their countries are still very much controlled by external powers.

We can't blame it on a central planning committee or a ruling elite.