“well meaning pompous ass”
Nope—he is evil—want the peons to live in poverty.
> Nope—he is evil—want the peons to live in poverty. <
Yep. I come from a mill town. Industry there has collapsed, putting thousands of people out of work. Well, many years ago the town invited Prince Charles to visit and give his opinion on how to revitalize the area.
Charles showed up, and surveyed the abandoned mill sites. Plant flowers, he said. That was it. Replace thousands of mill workers with maybe a dozen gardeners.
Advice like that is way more than just stupid.