“..The politicians view humanity as cattle to be husbanded, managed, and harvested...”
Exactly.
We, the “unwashed masses”, are NOTHING to them other than tax cattle that are to be milked every payday and again on April 15th via of their legalized theft program to fund their nefarious deeds.
Then, they run our money thru the official U.S. Congressional Laundry Mat, such as the Ukraine, where it comes out nice, clean and ready for “under-the-table” deposit into their personal accounts.
I utterly despise these communist UniParty SOBs....spit.
Not just tax cattle. Production cattle too. Wealth of any civilization depends on exploiting a few natural resources and converting them. Natural resources are plentiful. Water, whatever is in the dirt (mineral wealth, agriculture, forestry). Accumulations of capital have, since the end of hunter/gatherer era, set the direction for discovery, exploitation, and conversion. It is the nature of humanity that the rich and powerful exploit the weak.
Nothing new under the sun.
At any rate, just like my chickens mean something to me, I'm sure we mean something to those who husband us. They are directing us for our own good. They feel good about themselves too. In their minds, they are brilliant leaders.