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Rules for Rulers
« on: October 27, 2016, 01:53:56 PM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs

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Not really revolutionary thinking, but a nice, clear explanation of why corruption is always a problem.
He covers Dictatorship and Democracy, but NOT a limited Republic..  where the corruption is minimized by simply NOT giving any ruler ( or group of rulers)  the legitimate power to do anything they want.

The constitution was supposed to limit what the treasure could be spent on,  and therefore limit the amount of corruption and graft that would go with it. Segmentation of power limits the number of keys required to keep that power as well, so more of the money will find its way to the intended purpose. 

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Re: Rules for Rulers
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2016, 07:14:35 AM »
The Founders knew once people (in the general population) realized that relaxing moral and ethical standards could lead to more personal financial benefit that the system would begin to fracture...fast-forward to recent years where the accrual of power and wealth in the Establishment Class in politics, finance, media and corporate circles is so pervasive...it is little wonder we find ourselves in the pathetic corrupt theater of the absurd people label "democracy".  How much longer will the serfs accept the crumbs of the Establishment?  How much longer can the Ponzi scheme last to keep paid thugs and regulators on the Establishment payroll?  How much more can be squeezed from the masses before crony capitalist empires collapse?  The kinetic energy about to be released against the Establishment is going to be biblical.  They have to know their time is drawing to a close...it's all just rope-a-dope and running out the clock at this point, all rules will be thrown away soon enough.

Regardless if this hype or real, the era we are living in makes it impossible to ignore because it can happen so easily.  There is no doubt in my mind the Establishment is sh*tting its pants like never before...they have to be exposed and dealt with...and I for one would like to see a Trump presidency systematically go after their support structures one by one...and drive them to acts of sheer desperation that do the same thing.

We are now where The Founders were when they faced despotism.