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Our American elites – Part 3 Our contemporary Republican party
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Our American elites – Part 3
Our contemporary Republican party
I would like to have one more go at the effects of the core
philosophies of the elites among us. I have described those working from an
early “Puritan Ethic” of community betterment and their opposite, those working
from an early “Plantation Ethic” of being above the law with the freedom to
control and exploit others and their property at will. How is this playing out
in 2012?
The Republican Party seems to have been seized by elites
with the Plantation Ethic during the past few decades. They love their money
and privilege and will do anything to protect their private advantages. They
have been preaching a host of destructive circular arguments. Here are a few
examples:
They describe government as being out of control and being
the root of all evil. They say that government needs to be slashed, reduced,
and killed. No joke. Grover Norquist, the lobbyist and conservative “No Taxes”
activist said, “… I just want to shrink it down to the size where we can drown
it in the bathtub.” Then they work to
