Taxes were only part of the problem, despite what historians claim. Being Lost were only part of the problem, despite what historians claim. In contrast, today there is a myth that America is a democracy and there is no ruling elite, and until recently people have not been willing to defend their rights. In the 1930s the oppressive actions of the federal government would have caused riots in most cities if the people had been as determined as our forefathers to defend their rights. The myth that America is a real democracy has existed for many years, partly because the people have enjoyed certain rights lacking in most nations. At the turn of the last century, Brooks Adams said the choice of the ruling class was to coercion bribe the majority. Now the federal government is owned by the large corporations, and our rights are increasingly vanishing. Adam Smith in the Wealth of Nations warned that throughout history there are always forces attempting to control the people to gain increased wealth and power. Smith said governments must act to control these forces or there would be dreadful consequences. Smith identified the “merchants and manufacturers” as the “principle architects” of government policies that brought great harm to the English people. Max Weber warned: “The question is how are freedom and democracy in the long run possible at all under the domination of highly developed capitalism? Freedom and democracy are only possible where the resolute will of a nation not to allow itself to be ruled like sheep is permanently alive.”
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:56:31 +0000
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