End Game

Most Americans instinctively know that a relative few are manipulating their government, culture, and  economy, but what is their end game?

Let’s not speculate too much yet. First, let’s look at what we know.

Independence

Imagine an area were financially responsible families own their own homes, and their homes have wells and enough land to grow their own food if they needed. Some of them have windmills or solar panels, and most of them hunt. Imagine they can see their natural environment for miles in every direction. Imagine that they derive some comfort from knowing that their neighbors are well armed.

How can we be so certain they live in a red precinct, almost certainly in a red county, and probably in a red state? How can we be so certain that they live in a relatively low crime environment?

How can we be so certain that whether these Americans are white or black, old or young, religious or atheist, straight or gay, native or immigrant, rich or poor – they will oppose the policies of the Democratic party, they will tolerate the policies of the Republican party, and they will prefer the policies of the Libertarian party – even though they may not realize their political alignment because they are relatively independently minded and non-partisan?

How can we be so certain that they feel like government causes as many problems as it solves?

Dependence

Now imagine an area where families live in apartments, and thus they have no means to generate power, grow food, go hunting, or dig a well, but imagine they also cannot see their natural environment, have typically low savings, and that they are not allowed to possess any firearms. Imagine that the thought of their neighbor owning a single hand gun scares them.

How can we be so certain they live in a blue precinct, almost certainly in a blue county, and probably in a blue state? How can we be so certain that they live in a high crime environment?

How can we be so certain that whether these Americans are white or black, old or young, religious or atheist, straight or gay, native or immigrant, educated or not – that they will oppose the policies of the Republican and Libertarian parties, and they will support the policies of the Democratic Party, and that they are aware of their political leanings because they are relatively partisan and conformist?

How can we be so certain that they feel like government is the solution to every problem?

How can we be so certain that they feel dependent on government, and that government is in fact their main source of hope – not because government directly gives them anything, but because they want a guarantee that there will be no interruption in their supply of food, energy, water, and security. They do not trust that free markets alone are sufficient.

End Game

Imagine if fewer Americans had any hope of ever producing their own food, water, or energy, or providing their own security, and imagine if more Americans feared their neighbors.

How could the political class make this happen?

All government would have to do is: increase population density, and reduce gun ownership.

Of course, the political class can do far more to make us feel dependent on government. They could tax success, fabricate threats that seem like only they can solve, control all purchases, increase our debt, and decrease savings, income, and employment.

The political class could do more to grab power than just making us feel dependent on them. They could  directly reduce the political power of those Americans who are more independent.

OK, now let’s speculate.

What kind of policies could increase population density? Consider that Obama’s cap & trade plan would basically be a tax on red counties that would be paid to blue counties, which would thus be an incentive to live in a blue county, which is more densely populated than a red county – all under the pretense of protecting the environment. Imagine if under the pretense of protecting the environment, the government also raised the property tax on residential land.

How could the political class reduce our savings? They could create a financial crisis that rewarded insiders who bought credit default swaps while decreasing the value of our retirement accounts. Oh wait, they already did that. Then they could raise taxes, increases inflation, and increase interest rates – all of which would decrease employment and salaries. Oh wait, they are already doing that too.

How could the political class fabricate threats? Consider the exaggerations in the War on Drugs, the War on Terror, and the War on Global Warming.

How could the political class control purchases? Imagine if all purchases were electronic. No purchase would be anonymous. Soon thereafter, it is highly probable that the government would know who spends each dollar, who receives each dollar, what was purchased, the location of the purchase. Then, perhaps under the pretense of reducing your burden on the public healthcare system, you might find that you have been forbidden to purchase red meat – transaction denied. Later you might be surprised when you try to purchase a gun, and … transaction denied. You might then try to buy food after calling the President a fascist on the Internet, and … transaction denied, card has been revoked.

How could the political class directly reduce the political power of those Americans who are more independent? Imagine if US Senators and the corresponding electors were apportioned by population instead of two per state. The independent  people of a state like Montana might lose both Senators and two of their three electors to the more dependent people of a state like New York.

I have previously revealed a particular version some of their end game in my article Obama’s Third Inaugural Address.

Now that I think about it, every article on my site points to this end game.