An absolutely brilliant piece of thinking and writing!
Professor Williams distills the current state of conflict in society to the barest essentials.
The reader cannot help but to gain greater understanding of our society’s ebb and flow, and a better appreciation of how we got to to this point in our history.
And, one can infer the solution without much effort. That is not to say that the solution will be effortless; it is the identification of the solution that is easy.
The hard part is up to us!
MUST READ PING!
Nailed it!
Stop being jerked around by mass media propaganda because they play both sides for their corporate masters. Stop fearing the future. Start understanding that the peasant class of working people (white and blue collar) are easily lead...we have been conditioned to hear the voices of our earthly masters; voices of "conservatives" "liberals" - or whoever else you think is leading your team.
Sadly, the majority of the peasants will continue to labor under the impression that they have power over the ruling elite. If we had the strength and faith to stop fighting against "them" - we would weaken their hold on us - but that's not an easy concept to grasp.
bottom line: prepare for the coming chaos
They create class warfare as a means to achieving more government power. “Those big, bad pharmaceutical companies!” “Big oil” “Soak the rich. They deserve it” “Doctors perform surgery in order to make more money”
All those aforementioned villains are some the wealth generators of our nation.
They’re nothing compared to “big government”, which can’t create any wealth at all - only certificates. That’s the class we need to be angry at.
A great piece of writing and thinking here.
The most denigrated and least understood factor about the Founding Fathers was their understanding of "democratic majority rule" as the "tyranny of the majority".
The NON-majoritarian features (supermajority vote to Amend Constitution, both of the Congress and of state legislatures, the electoral college, and others) were aimed at assuring that any change in the Constitution had support of a consensus that was both broad and deep.
"Simple majority" votes assure large and discontented "minority" groups.
Best defense of the free market vs. government I’ve ever seen, and he did it in less than a page.
It’s self-serving to say this but I have made this point a time or two in relation to school prayer, school dances, school sports, etc.
Fighting battles on the government’s turf is a guarantee of at least a partial loss. Get them out of the picture and the holier-than-thou left become pipsqueaks.
This author is just another angry white homophobe racist!
Oh, wait......
One of the smartest men I have ever had the privalege of meeting...
Instant winner! One of the best statements made in years -- and I haven't heard it anywhere else, either, not even in the Atlantic Monthly that people pay through the nose to read.
However, it's too obvious and it makes too much sense for some to follow.
BTTT
Ping How’s about Walter Williams for PA. Governor?
Welcome to my world. A home school worthy ping for the lovely Marie Antoinette.
Ping for future reference. Thanks for sharing.