Paragraphs 21-28 detail the advantages of swift’s proposal. what criticisms of society are implied in these paragraphs?

In these paragraphs from A Modest Proposal  (1729) by Jonathan Swift, the author focuses his criticism on the Irish upper classes.

First of all, Swift criticises the absenteesm of the Irish landlords, who lived abroad so the economic profits of their property would not remain in Ireland, improving the English economy.

Second, Swift criticises the ruling class and their political incompetence to build a viable national economy. Swift satirices their failure to see the citizens as the most valuable resource for the country through his portrayal of them as literal commodities.

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explanation:

overnment is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.