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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not American. When I came here I found it nauseating that wealth was so worshipped in this country, any rando could get his name on a building provided he or she had enough money. It just doesn't work that way in most other countries.
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Yes, in America, "class" is based more on a meritocracy, [b]not who your family was going back generations. [/b]

As for the building naming, it could be the donors chose to name it after the HOS. At our school, you can even name a bathroom or broom closet if you like, they'll happily take your money. I think the minimum pledge for any naming rights is $100k but I forget exactly. We were going to embarrass our DCs by naming some inconsequential room after them![/quote]

Generally a member of those families [b]oppressed the powerless and sucked up to the powerful[/b] and that's why they're honored on buildings. Feats of arms, defense of realm sort of stuff. But a lot of buildings are named after scientists, adventurers, entrepreneurs, etc. NOT aristocrats just because they're aristocrats.

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