In the "Drivers Stranded Overnight on I-95 in Virginia After Snowstorm" thread it seems clear that coal mining and coal miners are venerated in West Virginia, particularly by those on the right.
As someone from the UK this is somewhat strange. Due to the lengthy miners' strike in the 1980s and the threat that they posed to Margaret Thatcher's power, especially in the North of England and South Wales, miners are viewed very differently in the UK, especially by those on the right.
I also note that having served in the (volunteer) military in the US seems to confer a prestige that would be unrecognisable to an ex-serviceperson here in the UK - whether it's the generous discounts at many places or the expression of "thank you for for service". The police also seem to be revered, at least by white, middle class, middle aged men like me.
This got me to thinking about occupations that are venerated in the UK out of all proportion to the benefits, economic, social or whatever, they deliver. Brexit has highlighted that farmers and fishermen seem to wield far more power than influence than the service sector which is orders of magnitude larger (or at least the architects of Brexit have managed to leverage residual positive feelings to their own ends).
I'd say that farmers and fishermen are venerated, perhaps as some kind of throwback to WWII when they were crucial in keeping the nation fed.
I also think that there's an inbuilt bias to value certain "manly" work over white collar or service sector work though whether that extends to veneration is very debatable IMO.
What occupations are venerated where you live ?
Is this veneration justified ?
As someone from the UK this is somewhat strange. Due to the lengthy miners' strike in the 1980s and the threat that they posed to Margaret Thatcher's power, especially in the North of England and South Wales, miners are viewed very differently in the UK, especially by those on the right.
I also note that having served in the (volunteer) military in the US seems to confer a prestige that would be unrecognisable to an ex-serviceperson here in the UK - whether it's the generous discounts at many places or the expression of "thank you for for service". The police also seem to be revered, at least by white, middle class, middle aged men like me.
This got me to thinking about occupations that are venerated in the UK out of all proportion to the benefits, economic, social or whatever, they deliver. Brexit has highlighted that farmers and fishermen seem to wield far more power than influence than the service sector which is orders of magnitude larger (or at least the architects of Brexit have managed to leverage residual positive feelings to their own ends).
I'd say that farmers and fishermen are venerated, perhaps as some kind of throwback to WWII when they were crucial in keeping the nation fed.
I also think that there's an inbuilt bias to value certain "manly" work over white collar or service sector work though whether that extends to veneration is very debatable IMO.
What occupations are venerated where you live ?
Is this veneration justified ?
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