Idolatry Of The Elites
Wake
up, my friends! We're being
lulled softly to sleep by that
old lullaby, "What's Good
For Business Is Good For The
Country". And things are
certainly good for business, if
not the country. Big Tobacco
reaps a fortune at the cost of
our health. Big Energy reaps a
fortune at the cost of our bank
accounts. Big Oil reaps a fortune
at the cost of our freedom and
national security. What is it
about getting screwed up the rear
that we don't understand? Enron
is merely the tip of the iceberg.
It's what we don't see that's
dangerous. But we're being
hypnotized by the swinging pocket
watch of deception, all the while
being assured in soothing tones
that "High tides raise all
boats". This is, of course,
a false dictum, seeing as only a
small, select few actually own
the boats. In reality, the
American Dream is fast becoming
an infomercial of anecdotal
economics ("I got mine. And
you can too. Here's How!"),
and the proper metaphor is the
"Pied Piper of Hamlin".
The system is looped, which
reinforces the tenor of the game
as rigged by Elites, who shriek
in glee as the masses willingly
hurl themselves over the
precipice in pursuit of false
ideals. The ruse works only
because we are tricked into
complacency by the bones tossed
our way, while the "One
Percenters" get the meat.
And, like an obedient dog, we're
content to gnaw on old bones.
This low threshold of contentment
diminishes equity by blurring the
big picture, keeping the economic
forest hidden by the trees, which
is exactly what the Elites count
on; ignorant bliss. They know
that if we realize the nature of
this stacked deck, outrage and
revolt ensue. It is therefore
incumbent upon the controlling
class to maintain this sense of
bliss amongst the masses as a way
to thwart that outrage and
protect vested interests. But the
American Dream shouldn't be
shaped by the avarice of narrow
self-interests. History is
replete with examples of this
injustice being tolerated for
only so long, its weak foundation
eventually cracking under the
shear weight of mortal
pretensions, greed, and hubris.
Human worth should be determined
by one's humanity, not one's
financial portfolio, and yet our
culture discourages the former
while encouraging the latter,
setting the tone for economic
hero-worship as the system
remains rigged and unchanged.
Life should be a celebration, not
a track meet.
There
is no American royalty, my
friends, and we need to stop
behaving (psychologically
speaking) as if there is. The
Elites have no real power so long
as we refuse to bequeath it to
them, and that entails a refusal
to worship their golden idols.
Consequently, their houses built
of arrogance and deceit crumble
for lack of moral fiber and
intrinsic worth, exposing the
rotted core within. But if we
don't look, we won't see. And if
we're all asleep, we'll never get
a look at how this is playing out
against us. And that's just what
the Elites want.
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