[Alberta's Child]

One thing I've always considered is the possibility that the "middle class" is nothing more than a temporary feature of modern democratic societies and cannot exist without the support of a massive, intrusive government built on fiscal irresponsibility.

There's a reason why a "middle class" was never the norm for thousands of years of human history.

[IrishBrigade]

‘There’s a reason why a “middle class” was never the norm for thousands of years of human history.’

the norm for all of humankind’s history of societal structuring is the subjecting of the masses to the iron grip of ‘controlling authorities’ in the form of governments, media, educational facilities, and churches...

people think power is the ultimate aphrodisiac; but power is tenuous without the underpinning of total control...