America’s Ruling Class — And the Perils of Revolution

http://spectator.org/ ^ | From the July 2010 - August 2010 issue | Angelo M. Codevilla

[100American]

When this majority discovered that virtually no one in a position of power in either party or with a national voice would take their objections seriously, that decisions about their money were being made in bipartisan backroom deals with interested parties, and that the laws on these matters were being voted by people who had not read them, the term "political class" came into use. Then, after those in power changed their plans from buying toxic assets to buying up equity in banks and major industries but refused to explain why, when they reasserted their right to decide ad hoc on these and so many other matters, supposing them to be beyond the general public's understanding, the American people started referring to those in and around government as the "ruling class." And in fact Republican and Democratic office holders and their retinues show a similar presumption to dominate and fewer differences in tastes, habits, opinions, and sources of income among one another than between both and the rest of the country. They think, look, and act as a class.

[100American]

Posted this back in 2010...

[House Atreides]

An oldie but a goodie ... definitely worth a re-read.

[Noumenon]

The two classes have less in common culturally, dislike each other more, and embody ways of life more different from one another than did the 19th century's Northerners and Southerners -- nearly all of whom, as Lincoln reminded them, "prayed to the same God." By contrast, while most Americans pray to the God "who created and doth sustain us," our ruling class prays to itself as "saviors of the planet" and improvers of humanity.

Monsters - all of them. Monsters. They have been gearing up for a spread of ruin and slaughter that makes all of the horrors of the last century combined look like a Ladies Day bowling league event. There is only one way to stop them. Only one way. And we'd best get to it.

[Noumenon]

ping

[DuncanWaring]

Good Lord, that’s long ...

[MNJohnnie]

Unfortunately for the DC Political/Business/Media machine the people found a Trump card to play.

[sparklite2]

Way too long. I made the mistake of trying to read it.
I gave up as my eyes glazed over.

[100American]

Nice try but not even close to the post with the snide remark...

Let me guess who you support...

[indthkr]

Uniparty / K-Street / Inside-The-Beltway bump for later...

[Clodia Pulcher]

You can start by adding Plutonium to the water supply of every college and university from Washington DC to New England, and the entire West Coast.

That will take care of a lot of the problem in the future.

For the present 4 20 megaton bombs scattered to take in DC and the surrrounding area should be a great help.

My thanks to Obama and Kerry for making that a real possibility.