Discussion on another list got my brain to groaning and then stirring.
The writer suggested that we need to wake up to the fact that war has
been declared upon the Working Class, by the Ruling Class.
My contention is that our Founding Fathers, the Landed Gentry and
those who held fortunes, drafted an amazing Constitution that declared
their right to rule.
That Constitution, although battered and bent at times, has endured.
Here's more of what I wrote:
Actually, if you wander back through our nation's history, you will
find that the Founding Fathers, the Landed Gentry, established a
government that put them in charge. And despite taking a few
batterings over the years, most notably the Great Depression, this US
Constitution has done its job.
The Oligarchy endures. Concessions have been made, such as ending
slavery, women's vote, wage minimum, social security, medicare, the 8
hour work day, an end to child labor, nation-wide postal system, free
public education, and on and on. These changes were fought for, one
at a time. The Founding Fathers viewed them as socialistic and later
on as Marxist, but in truth they were the result of the Working Class
fighting back. Labor was never included at the planning table when
our Constitution was drafted. The theory at the time was if you
didn't own or control a piece of the Land, you were not entitled to
have a say in its use. This continues today with corporations telling
their workers that they do not have a right in the decisions that
direct the corporation. Of course you will note that these same
corporate spokesmen feel that they have the right to control the lives
of their employees. That's the beauty of Control.
So, my point being that we, the Working Class, have been in a war from
the beginning. Our gains were fought for, long and hard. And with
each gain has come concentrated effort by the Oligarchy to roll them
back.
We, the Working Class are in trouble. Even if Donald Trump is not
elected again in 2020, he has set in place a wide number of very
conservative
judges in federal districts, and begun, through his cabinet, the
dismantling of fundamental programs and regulations that we have come
to believe are our right. And, most important, we are in the process
of losing our "right" to independent thought. Our very minds are
being taken over by the sophisticated brain washing technology
developed by the Think Tanks supported by the Oligarchy.
We have allowed, and been led, into allowing others to think for us.
We are trained to turn to our Great Leaders, and if they are not
Great, they will be made over, to appear Great Leaders. Until each of
us begins to think for ourselves, and act upon our conclusions, we
will continue to drift toward enabling a Dictator to rise to power at
the head of our American Empire.
Of course there are other possibilities. One that I've mentioned
before is the possible breakup of our nation. International Mega
Corporations might rise up to control what once were nations or parts
of nations, and begin struggling for international control, dragging
the Working Class into battle.
For sure, we're in The End Days, as far as our American Empire is
concerned. Better start thinking and pick a side.
Carl Jarvis
