The Ruling Class

The quote "each new class puts itself in the place of the ruling class before it" reminded me of a line in the movie Lord of War, "Every faction in Africa calls themselves by these noble names - Liberation this, Patriotic that, Democratic Republic of something-or-other... I guess they can't own up to what they usually are: a federation of worse oppressors than the last bunch of oppressors."

In these final few days before the big election, I wonder, will America choose to continue it's path to becoming the very thing it was founded to escape? America was founded with the purpose of leaving the moral monarchy of Great Britain, and yet today, America is allowing itself to become the largest moral monarchy in the world. What has the patriot act done besides make the President an elected king? Why is America voting to bring religious doctrine to law? I am not a communist nor a revolutionary, but I can see Karl Marx was clearly forecasting our future, whether we choose to ignore it or not.

I'm willing to admit that the change in ruling class to it's classic form of oppression has already occurred. The ballot, which should be as unbiased as a dictionary, uses wording such as "protecting marriage" rather than "outlawing civil union".

The big change, I feel, between traditional ruling class oppression and ours today is that before, the average man had no say in his oppression. Today, it is average "Joe The Plumber" telling us he wants to be oppressed. He wants his rights revoked and his freedom trampled. That's why it's so easy to believe in conspiracies these days - anything to lift the guilt of us being responsible for our own oppression.

The ISA's tell Joe to elect the RSAs. They tell him the RSAs are to protect him, not keep him in line, so that the ISAs can become more powerful, so that the RSAs can become more powerful.

This coming election is terrifyingly important. Will America take a step in the direction it was founded on, or will it continue on the track all things are destined to become - its parents.