Brexit no deal

[CharlesHarris]

The elites everywhere are so fond of believing that their wealth and position are proof that they have the superior, God-given capacity to determine social equity/fairness for all of the “Walmart masses”, and that there is within this awareness, an inherent duty for them to arbitrate the life conditions of those same masses, as most certainly they’re incapable of negotiating life without such guidance.

The American revolution and the ongoing industrial revolution both went a long way toward sounding the death knell of landed aristocracy/feudalism/colonialism loudly and clearly; still, it took another 150 years (WW I) for the tolling of the bell to result in any widespread change. Democracy crept in, it was literally an experimental system of government in nearly all of Europe (most empire remnants kept some form of royalty around as pets or whatever); suddenly, uneducated serfs and peasants were supposed to look after themselves, and no longer seek solace or redress of problems from the crown. Meanwhile, Karl Marx had unleashed Communism, which system had tremendous appeal to all those uneducated, emancipated serfs and peasants. Then came the 1929 crash, then WW II. Europe was trashed but in the parts where the US could exert control, democracy did pretty well, as did capitalism. Unfortunately, the long war policy of the Soviets has born fruit, eroding democracy and degrading freedom everywhere within the EU, with the results detailed by your friend. The aristocracy, both the titled and the new rich, rely on feudal roots of many thousands of years depth and influence to expand their power, keep the dirty commoners in line and allow them to cultivate delusions of adequacy, if not superiority. They can look to the oligarchs in Russia and the billionaires in China to see that it is possible for them to maintain their wealth and power in both communist and fascist countries. No worries, eh?

Britain needs to get out, then revolt against 60 years of socialism. We’ll see.