- 11 Dec 2018 18:20
#14971324
Leftists typically like to say the rule of law is biased towards the ruling class which is determined by its selective interpretation of legal concepts. If vague language is in the law, then it will be situationally adapted to whatever interpretation fits the interests of wealthy clients in the moment the law is needed. Wealthy clients can throw more money at lawyers than not so wealthy clients, so they can afford lawyers spending more time to interpret the law the way they want.
Kirkland & Ellis is the world's leading law firm in gross revenue, and has extensive conservative Catholic pedigree such as Brett Kavanaugh, Phil Clement, Robert Bork, William Barr, etc...
...so if this is the case, why does the left fail so hard to address conservative Catholicism?
The answer is threefold:
One, most lawyers do not work for big name firms like Kirkland & Ellis: https://brandongaille.com/30-mind-boggl ... ographics/
In fact, the overwhelming majority of lawyers work for themselves or for firms with only a handful of associates and partners. Looking at the bigshots does not paint the big picture of what really happens among professional lawyers.
Second, there is an extensive wealth range among Catholic populations. In fact, many Catholics identify as working or lower-middle class in working blue-collar jobs or as small business entrepreneurs. This is something that goes back to the arrival of Irish, Italian, and Polish immigrants over a century ago, and it's important to note America's outcasting of Catholic populations even among conservative circles as believing they'll put Rome before Washington.
Third, more Catholics identity as liberal today than conservative, so the conventional wisdom of believing conservatism = Catholicism doesn't make sense in reality. This has especially applied since 1968 when the Second Vatican Council went hand in hand with the counterculture movement...
...so yea, if the left wants to address Catholic conservatism, it needs to set its perspective straight in understanding how the real world works. It has more important priorities at hand, and should address conservative Catholicism as a secondary, not primary, opponent.
I say this especially in light of the "greaser" subculture which embraced promiscuity during the '50s and '60s before the counterculture movement even took off in working class men seducing middle class women. These working class men often came from Catholic populations, and they still do today, especially in light of how the Catholic Church has become increasingly lenient on forgiving sin. Many of these Catholics ended up voting for Trump as well, and tolerated his infidelity.
The paradox goes even further when you understand how the name comes from how the culture got its name from people becoming mechanics who got literally greasy from working with oily car and machine parts and tools. This culture was literally facilitated from the construction of public roads, especially with the military industrial complex building the interstate highway system after so many Catholic populations served in non-commissioned positions during WW2. They came home looking for work, and inhabited Levittowns subsidized by Fannie and Freddie as well (like the stereotypical Italian-American one on Long Island).
The culture was even romanticized over in books like "The Outsiders" plays like "Grease" and "West Side Story" and movie remakes of them.
Kirkland & Ellis is the world's leading law firm in gross revenue, and has extensive conservative Catholic pedigree such as Brett Kavanaugh, Phil Clement, Robert Bork, William Barr, etc...
...so if this is the case, why does the left fail so hard to address conservative Catholicism?
The answer is threefold:
One, most lawyers do not work for big name firms like Kirkland & Ellis: https://brandongaille.com/30-mind-boggl ... ographics/
In fact, the overwhelming majority of lawyers work for themselves or for firms with only a handful of associates and partners. Looking at the bigshots does not paint the big picture of what really happens among professional lawyers.
Second, there is an extensive wealth range among Catholic populations. In fact, many Catholics identify as working or lower-middle class in working blue-collar jobs or as small business entrepreneurs. This is something that goes back to the arrival of Irish, Italian, and Polish immigrants over a century ago, and it's important to note America's outcasting of Catholic populations even among conservative circles as believing they'll put Rome before Washington.
Third, more Catholics identity as liberal today than conservative, so the conventional wisdom of believing conservatism = Catholicism doesn't make sense in reality. This has especially applied since 1968 when the Second Vatican Council went hand in hand with the counterculture movement...
...so yea, if the left wants to address Catholic conservatism, it needs to set its perspective straight in understanding how the real world works. It has more important priorities at hand, and should address conservative Catholicism as a secondary, not primary, opponent.
I say this especially in light of the "greaser" subculture which embraced promiscuity during the '50s and '60s before the counterculture movement even took off in working class men seducing middle class women. These working class men often came from Catholic populations, and they still do today, especially in light of how the Catholic Church has become increasingly lenient on forgiving sin. Many of these Catholics ended up voting for Trump as well, and tolerated his infidelity.
The paradox goes even further when you understand how the name comes from how the culture got its name from people becoming mechanics who got literally greasy from working with oily car and machine parts and tools. This culture was literally facilitated from the construction of public roads, especially with the military industrial complex building the interstate highway system after so many Catholic populations served in non-commissioned positions during WW2. They came home looking for work, and inhabited Levittowns subsidized by Fannie and Freddie as well (like the stereotypical Italian-American one on Long Island).
The culture was even romanticized over in books like "The Outsiders" plays like "Grease" and "West Side Story" and movie remakes of them.