Click here to access article by Jeff Thomas from International Man. (Credit for this post goes to Christopher of northwest Oregon.)
The only problem with this post is that its treatment of the "deep
state" is so superficial, and its author posts it on a site
(International Man) that is dedicated to capitalist speculation. Having
perused the website, it is clear that it is managed by a transnational
capitalist whose grasp of history is, of necessity, very ahistorical and
superficial. Likewise, the author only suggests
that the political system has been infected with
corruption by big banks, the military industrial complex, Big Pharma,
etc.... Thus, both the author and the website administrator cast a condescending glance at those ordinary people who naively believe that
"somehow, those who are elected remain loyal to the voters, not to those
who paid for their election".
Meanwhile, they with their riches, which
were apparently obtained through stock market speculation, neglect to mention that
the system of capitalism has given the super-winners of the system not only
fantastic riches but also super powers to ensure that ordinary people remain ignorant of their comprehensive corruption of society.
The super-rich, that is, the
owners of the banks, the industrial complex, Big Pharma, etc. constitute a ruling class that controls not only the political
system, but every institution of society. This control of every institution insures that their values and interests are
supported and that no one is allowed any significant platform to
dissent from capitalist ideology. The author suggests that except for these super-rich corrupters of the system, the system would be fine. This post is an excellent illustration of the American version of libertarianism.
The metaphor of the doorman is superficially apt, but unoriginal,
and, of necessity, only attempts to explain political reality, and not the broader picture of capitalist rule. This allows the author and the website administrator to smugly continue on to enrich themselves with stock market speculation and to sneer at dumbed-down workers.
