The Ruling Class

Threat to our democracy

“…The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling ideas, ie., the class which is the ruling material force of society, is at the same time its ruling intellectual force.”

Karl Marx – Philosopher, political theorist and social revolutionary

 An elite group of super wealthy individuals are spending millions of dollars in America, Canada and Europe to buy influence, grow their power and increase their wealth. This class of individuals, this Ruling Class, is using their material wealth to control a virtual group that includes politicians and members of the media, big tech, entertainment and academia to influence our laws, shape social norms and create a culture of dependency over the working class and the poor. A practice that is undermining the very foundation of our democracy. This Ruling Class benefits by a preoccupied society and a weakened middleclass for a beleaguered country is easier to control. It is in part, why there is a growing number of political and cultural leaders that are advocating for the violence and divisiveness that is ravaging our communities.

Karl Marx theorized that the class of individuals that control a country’s “material production” also control “mental production”.  Throughout history, there has always been an elite class of individuals that controlled a country’s wealth and actively affected political policy and cultural norms using the influencers of the day. During feudalism in Medieval Europe, the nobility shaped society using the clergy as influencers. They convinced the peasants and serfs to accept their place in society. The universal truth of the day was that this was God’s will and the peasants would be rewarded in heaven. This acceptance cemented the Social class system in Medieval Europe. It became the accepted social norm for over 600 years to the benefit of the nobility Ruling class until the societal shift that occurred during The Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment. Today, Royalty has been replaced by the super wealthy and the religious influencers have been replaced by our lifetime politicians, members of the media, big tech and academia. The players have shifted but the practice of a Ruling Class shaping our politics and culture has not changed.

The modern day Ruling class likely came to light in 1961, as President Dwight Eisenhower was transitioning power to John F. Kennedy. In his final speech as President, Eisenhower  warned Americans about a threat to our democratic government. He called it the “military-industrial complex”. A dangerous union between defense contractors, their lobbyists and the military establishment. A group that had unwarranted influence on government, and this was a “disastrous rise of misplaced power.” Eisenhower argued this group was directly responsible for the military expansion that funneled trillions of dollars to arms suppliers and an elite group of investors. They built wealth while actively influencing government policy.

So here we are today, a small group of the super wealthy that augment their pursuit of wealth with their pursuit of power. These elitists are the “Controllers” of this virtual, but very powerful organization. Part of this apparatus, include the “Influencers”. These are the lifetime politicians, lobbyists, media members, big tech companies and academics that are engaged to influence the populous.  At the very bottom of the pyramid are the “Dependents”. These are the government workers, bureaucrats and people on government assistance that derive 100% of their income from the government. This group empowers the the Ruling Class and progressive governments for they have little impetus to change this harmful model.

This Ruling Class hierarchy can only be served by exercising three common tactics.

The first tactic – Provide vast sums of money to political candidates. These are political contributions made by organizations not individuals to buy government influence. The politicians subsequently advocate on their behalf enabling the elitists to shape political policy. In 2020, the Top 20 political donations by US citizens amounted to approx. $200M to both the Republican party and the Democratic party. A staggering amount but a fair distribution across the two political parties. Conversely, when we look at companies and union organizations the disparity is alarming. The top 20 U.S. companies donated $27M to Republicans and over $300M to Democrats. The top 10 Union organizations contributed $2M to the Republican party and a whopping $122M to the National democratic party.  Furthermore, these figures only partially include contributions from individuals such as George Soros, hedge fund billionaire and supporter of progressive causes. In 2018 Soros poured $700M into American politics and progressive groups. Since 1980, Soros donated more than 12 billion dollars to politicians and groups that support his progressive agenda. If this doesn’t give you pause, consider this small sampling of life time politicians. The top 10 longest serving US Congressmen and Senators in America have served a cumulative 523 years in office. That is, an average of 52 years in political office per politician. By the way, all of the longest serving politicians happen to be Democrats. Joe Biden, if you are interested, doesn’t even make the top 20 with his 43 years of political service. These politicians are heavily funded and have accumulated great wealth while in office far exceeding the proceeds of their government salary.  For example, Joe Biden’s net worth in 2019, according to Forbes, was $9M. How exactly do these politicians remain in office for all these years and leave office far wealthier than when they entered public office ? Regardless of your political ideology, it is simply alarming to see the amount of money that is clearly directed to buying political influence in America. An example of how the first tactic is being executed.  

The second tactic - Breed an army of “Influencers” to help manipulate the masses and shape cultural norms.  Indoctrinate, mentor or fund people in influential positions. Without doubt, in today’s always connected world, the media, tech companies and academia have a great ability to mold public opinion.  We find a large number of these companies and organizations funded directly or indirectly by one individual. Members within these organizations push a conformed narrative that, over time, becomes a universal truth shaping our social norms.  Here is a short list of organizations supported by George Soros.

There are close to 200 foundations and organizations funded by Soros or his Open Society Foundation. This demonstrates the breadth and degree of funding and his pursuit of influence. Not only are these groups funded by Soros but many in these organizations are prominent members of our media. Van Jones, CNN analyst, Keith Obermann former host of Current TV Countdown and MSNBC, Joy Reed host on MSNBC, Arianna Huffington, Christiane Amanpour, Matt Thompson, are all members or on the board of directors of organizations funded by Soros. So now we know why objectivity in our media has completely eroded.  To make matters worse, as we transition from traditional media to social media, the Tech giants; Google, Apple, Facebook and Twitter have all demonstrated clear bias against conservative websites, content and politicians. In 2020 Google removed the home pages of 2 conservative websites and in the same year Facebook took down Trump campaign posts. Twitter continues to lock out conservative Twitter accounts including the President of the U.S. The Tech giants use machine learning and AI to build algorithms suppressing conservative search results, websites and contents. They funnel and curate their content and we all know curated news is outright censorship. These Progressive companies, support a specific narrative and are key Influencers in this Ruling Class apparatus.

And finally the third tactic - Cultivate divisiveness amongst us by focusing on our differences.  Actively work to breed tribalism in the populous that grows the seeds of division. Check social and traditional media feeds and listen to many of our politicians; they are fixated on the language that divides. The apparatus of the Ruling Class focuses on the differences of our race, our colour, our religion. It pits women against men, black against white and focuses on those innate identities that we cannot change. In so doing, they are destroying the common beliefs and principals that we once shared across all society. Those common beliefs that kept us united, together and strong. This language of identity politics and tribalism is perhaps the single most damaging change in our political discourse since the 1950s and make no mistake, it is by design.

So there you have it, the structure and tactics of the Ruling Class. We can see this playing out before our very eyes. The sad consequence of this reality is a political system that no longer represents us, media and academia that are no longer objective, our institutions no longer trusted, and our cities and towns suffering the wounds of open violence as result of the infused divisiveness and tribalism. And during this chaos, this small group of elitists, exert their influence, continue to build their wealth, and grow their control over the common man.

Let us come together to recognize what is happening. Reject the career politicians (Liberals or Conservatives) that have built their wealth off our labour yet ignoring our best interests. Call out the bias media at MSNBC and the CNN’s of the world that curate the news and only report on those items that support their narrative. Put a stop to the Liberal bias at our Universities. A detrimental practice impacting the critical thinking skills of our next generation of leaders. Put a stop to the destruction of our institutions in the name of any cause. Our collective objective should be to improve our institutions not destroy them. And finally, demand political contribution legislation. Allow limited individual contributions only. Ban organizational or company contribution to any political campaign or activity. The recent example of the $100M spent on a November 2020 governor race in Georgia hurts our democracy.  It is time to start having the honest yet difficult conversations so we can begin to heal the wounds that have been inflicted upon us. The very fabric of our democracy is at stake. Put the power back where it rightfully belongs… with the people.

“…Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States of America. President through the American Civil War successful in preserving the Union and abolishing slavery