There was a book by William Domhoff that garnered attention, back in the day, called “Who Rules America?” It wasn’t much in tune with Marxism so I paid it little mind.
Domhoff kept chugging along, publishing updates to his book. If you are interested in how the wealthy in the US rule, I would read it. I think Donald Trump challenges that view, since he is a total political outsider and was never politically powerful until Obama’s election and his birtherism, but I think Domhoff is mostly right. If you are interested in how the wealthy in the US are socially coherent, I would read this instead of Epstein blather: https://whorulesamerica.ucsc.edu/power/bohemian_grove.html
I agree with most of this, Max. Especially with the high suicide rate of those who know too much. Or say too much. I would offer that even the pinheads pretty much understand that. And that they become less pinheady when they are offered things they personally want and need, e.g. Zohran. One more. We like to say in Texas that we are not a red state but a voter suppressed state. Lots of fairly understandable reasons other than plain stupidity that people either vote the wrong way or don't vote.
Domhoff kept chugging along, publishing updates to his book. If you are interested in how the wealthy in the US rule, I would read it. I think Donald Trump challenges that view, since he is a total political outsider and was never politically powerful until Obama’s election and his birtherism, but I think Domhoff is mostly right. If you are interested in how the wealthy in the US are socially coherent, I would read this instead of Epstein blather: https://whorulesamerica.ucsc.edu/power/bohemian_grove.html
Also, this is way more important than any “Epstein file” about elite pedophilia, which probably doesn’t exist. As always, follow the money… https://bsky.app/profile/wyden.senate.gov/post/3lu67bq4qq22x
Invoking
Proudons prudence principle
The doorway to anarchy
What a corker end up
I agree with most of this, Max. Especially with the high suicide rate of those who know too much. Or say too much. I would offer that even the pinheads pretty much understand that. And that they become less pinheady when they are offered things they personally want and need, e.g. Zohran. One more. We like to say in Texas that we are not a red state but a voter suppressed state. Lots of fairly understandable reasons other than plain stupidity that people either vote the wrong way or don't vote.