Charles Hugh Smith – I’ve been writing about Warring Elites for a long time (since 2007). As I have often noted, historian Michael Grant identified profound political disunity in the ruling class as a key cause of the dissolution of the Roman Empire.
More recently, I’ve observed that Our Fragmentation Accelerates (December 20, 2019).
Eras of Warring Elites have two key dynamics. One is that the Elites’ interests diverge from those of the society as a whole. In expansive eras, the many competing interests within the Elite class find common ground in supporting the status quo, and relegate their turf squabbles to the private club rooms. On the whole, the shared interests of the Elite class align with society at large. Continue reading
J. B. Shurk – The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus argued, “A man’s character is his fate,” by which he meant that we are all capable of shaping our futures. It is also true that a nation’s character is its fate and that countries prosper or perish by their own hands.
Sean Adl-Tabatabai – The trial of the century begins today in which the world’s most powerful elite are set to be named and shamed as participants of a massive elite pedophile ring. However, if the Deep State gets their way, the outcome of the trial has already been rigged in their favor.