by The American aristocracy want inequality of rights, with two basic polar-opposite classes: the ‘elite’, with themselves at the top of everything, and everybody else below them, as subjects to be ruled by them, in such ways as they (themselves, and their fellow ‘elite’) can agree to do. They are convinced that they have earned their high status, in one way or another, and they compete ferociously amongst themselves, to rise even higher within the aristocracy. This is the essence of conservatism in political liberalism. Liberalism was essentially about ending the privilege of monarchies and aristocracies, a project that was largely completed at the end of World War I.However, this is did not end a privilege ruling elite. "Bourgeois liberalism" simply replace the feudal ruling class with a
Topics:
Mike Norman considers the following as important: American oligarchy, class power, class structure, class struggle
This could be interesting, too:
Mike Norman writes Thomas Piketty — Europe and the class cleavage
Mike Norman writes Branko Milanovic — Marx for me (and hopefully for others too)
Mike Norman writes Jonathan Tepper — Competition Is Dying, and Taking Capitalism With It
Mike Norman writes Jonathan Cook — Long Read: The neoliberal order is dying. Time to wake up
The American aristocracy want inequality of rights, with two basic polar-opposite classes: the ‘elite’, with themselves at the top of everything, and everybody else below them, as subjects to be ruled by them, in such ways as they (themselves, and their fellow ‘elite’) can agree to do. They are convinced that they have earned their high status, in one way or another, and they compete ferociously amongst themselves, to rise even higher within the aristocracy.This is the essence of conservatism in political liberalism. Liberalism was essentially about ending the privilege of monarchies and aristocracies, a project that was largely completed at the end of World War I.
However, this is did not end a privilege ruling elite. "Bourgeois liberalism" simply replace the feudal ruling class with a capitalistic one.
This involves overreach and just as the feudal oligarchy was terminated so too will the bourgeois oligarchy.
This is what Donald trump ran on. But he plays the curious part of being a member of the oligarchy and the supposed champion confronting it. This suggest that the end game has not yet begun in earnest.
Barack Obama had the chance of becoming the next FDR, but he or his party were real for it. Bernie could have also, but the party was not yet ready for it either.
The question is who will seize the opportunity of a wave that has crested and when will that wave have actually crested and begun breaking.
Strategic Culture Foundation
What America’s Aristocracy Want