Blog The Submission of America’s Elites Share This Post Government The Submission of America’s Elites By redkudzu_admin on May 21st 2016 No Comments / 427 views Michel Houellebecq’s novel Submission provides a glimpse of the first post-secular society, imagining a future France that gives in to the rising influence of Islam. History is often prologue, however, and though Houellebecq’s work is satire, his skewering of French elites recalls his countryman Alexis de Tocqueville, who a century and a half ago observed that nobles of the ancien régime “possessed annoying privileges, enjoyed rights that people found irksome but they safeguarded the public order, dispensed justice, had the law upheld, came to the help of the weak and directed public business.” But when “the nobility ceased to conduct these affairs, the weight of its privileges seemed more burdensome and its very existence was, in the end, no longer understandable.” read Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Login with: Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Continue with Twitter Government Share This Post redkudzu_admin The goal of this site is to give information. Whether from national sites or locally in Georgia. Related Articles James Madison Quotes December 26th 2016 Pennsylvania Democrat Lawmaker Resigns Following Theft Charges August 1st 2021 AG Linked To Firm That Stores ‘Psychological Profiles’ Of Students, Avoids Parental Consent October 10th 2021