Over the past 73 years,
devoid of any meaningful national misfortune, the American social order has
undergone a major transformation.
Historically, societies tend to stratify themselves along economic or
pre-ordained class lines. The United States has long prided itself on the
belief that class distinctions were no longer a part of a unique American
culture. However, the current social structure has evolved into a near
impregnable three-tier categorization in which the ruling class, that sits
astride the social order, has revealed, thanks to the election of Donald Trump,
open and unabashed disdain for the two lower classes and the unleashing of a
radicalized army of malcontents.
The
citizens who provide the primary labor and resources for the economic engine of
the country constitute the second tier. The third is comprised of those
who have been betrayed by a self-serving education system and are conditioned to
be totally dependent upon a government dominated by the ruling class.
Unlike any other period in the
nation’s history, one stratum of society, the American elites of the past
half-century, by their control of education, entertainment, the media and politics,
have totally dominated and overwhelmingly and negatively influenced the culture
and national character. They are chiefly responsible for what it is
today.
This
American aristocracy is now entirely made up of those who have no recall or
firsthand experience of the years of adversity prior to 1940. Their
entire point of reference is never-ending affluence and the pursuit of pleasure
within an overall framework of world peace. Yet this assemblage is
dominated by a comparatively few committed ideologues and so-called
intellectuals who are dedicated to permanently altering the economy and
American culture. Nonetheless, they have been very successful in
attracting many others by appealing to their vanity and avarice.
Thus
entrance into this class is not entirely a factor of birth or wealth but rather
that of developing a mindset of superiority similar to the evolution of cliques
within a high school setting. This attitude is further reinforced and
promoted in the incubator that is the college campus, wherein this mindset is
further enhanced by the academic elites waxing eloquent about the failings of
the United States and the ideal of a classless society -- led, of course, by
the pre-eminent class…themselves and their their naïve recruits.
Once
having left the bubble that is the university environment, the majority of
these same recruits, still influenced by their university experience and
desirous of maintaining a standing within the circle, look to the anointed
leaders in the mainstream media, the entertainment industry and politics to set
the agenda and dialog. Further, by being an accepted member of this class
it is far easier to be ushered by the gate-keepers onto the path of making a
substantial living be it in government, academia, Wall Street, the media or a
myriad of non-profit advocacy groups.
To
achieve and retain these benefits, it becomes paramount to retain membership
within the congregation and do their bidding rather than question what the
pronouncements and policies of their titular leaders would do to the culture
and well-being of the country at large. Thus, while proclaiming to be
independent thinkers, no faction in American society is more acquiescent to
groupthink and conformity.
The
reality is that the majority of those in the ruling class are mind-numbed
eternal adolescents hell-bent on pushing the boundaries of ethical and moral
behavior and viewing all political and policy issues as a war between their
side and their mortal enemies (those who oppose the transformation of the
nation into a socialist oligarchy, the concomitant erosion of liberty as well
as unrestrained personal behavior). While there are a few comparatively
independent thinkers within the group that do question the over-reaching of a
powerful central government, their opposition is muted and limited to a more
gradualist approach as their concession to remain within the fold.
An
all-powerful central government is vital to maintaining the elite’s power,
income base and pre-eminent class status and must be protected at all
cost. In order to retain their supremacy, the tactics of outright lies,
innuendos, and character assassinations, as well as exploitation of national
tragedies to impugn their adversaries, have been utilized by the foot soldiers
in the mainstream media, the political establshment and the entertainment
industry.
The
eight years of the Obama administration rudely awakened a sleeping
populace. Many of whom, also benefiting from the overwhelming economic
growth and absence of national adversity over the past half-century, had
consciously chosen to ignore what was happening to the culture and future
well-being of the country. Thus, the election of Donald Trump was in
essence the revenge of the lower classes for not only the overbearing and
condescending attitude of the elites but their ongoing success in transforming
American society and culture.
Faced
with the exposure of their agenda and the real prospect of losing their status
and influence, the disdain toward the lower classes, which had always bubbled
beneath the surface, burst forth in a volcanic eruption of uncontrolled
vitriol, anger and absurdity.
The
denizens of the ruling class unleashed their out of control foot soldiers on
the citizenry, employing the tactics and weapons previously aimed at their
political enemies. Today vast swaths of the American populace,
whether they voted for Trump or not, are indiscriminately accused of being
racists, misogynists, white supremacists, ignoramuses, religious zealots,
xenophobes and malcontents.
Intimidation
and threats of violence are no longer condemned so long as it is directed at
those identified as a threat to the hegemony of the elites. Various
social media platforms are being hijacked and weaponized by the mindless and
radicalized brain-dead army of elite wannabes, the ruling class chooses not to
restrain, in order to terrorize and permanently cower those in the second tier
of society -- the citizens who provide the primary labor and resources for the
economic engine of the country.
There
is at present an undeclared and non-violent civil war being waged in this
country. The underlying factor of any civil war is an elite ruling class
desperate to maintain power at odds with a majority of a population seeking
change. Also prevalent in most civil upheavals is the unleashing,
by those determined to retain power, of the radicalized and ultimately
uncontrollable dogs of war who more often than not devour their sponsors.
Both elements are currently in play.
While
the ruling class publicly obsesses over Donald Trump and denigrates the vast
majority of the population, they have planted the seeds, by their actions, for
a takeover of the country by a radical element that will turn on them as they
are presently doing within the Democratic Party.
The
American people must understand that the current ruling class will not
willingly exit the stage or take on their mercenary army. Donald Trump,
while perhaps accomplishing a significant degree of change, cannot induce their
demise. This threat can only be marginalized through the determined
utilization of political process which will encompass a number of political
cycles and the long-term willingness to not be intimidated or cowed into
submission. The future of the nation as founded is at stake.