But it can be done. The plutocrats are shamelessly autocratic and greed-obsessed, and believe themselves to be chosen by God to rule our lives. Thus, they are partially blind to the consequences of their power-hungry policies. History tells us that when the tipping point has been reached in an organized social movement, revolutionary fervor and solutions can work their political magic with surprising quickness.
So, to the wealthy, this message: Do you want your cake and eat it too while you can still get it, and to hell with those below your feet, or do you want to take your chances with The Revolution? It could come to that, you know. (See Iceland. The Arab Spring. Central Europe.) You choose.
The bottom line: There are fewer than 1% of the plutocrats, and 99% of their victims. And those put-upon citizens are angry and know their pitchforks. #
Bernard Weiner, Ph.D. in government & international relations, has taught at universities in Washington and California, worked for two decades as a writer/editor for the San Francisco Chronicle, and currently serves as co-editor of The Crisis Papers (http://www.crisispapers.org) To comment: >> Email address removed <<. For this essay, a special tip of the hat to co-editor Ernest Partridge.
Copyright 2013 by Bernard Weiner
First posted at The Crisis Papers. www.crisispapers.org/essays13w/takers.htm
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