one of the most instructive things about the whole catastrophe is that the US ruling class actually - with a few exceptions - has no morals or values and will not actually intervene to stop "bad" things, even "bad" things happening in obviously "bad" ways.
Historically, the ruling class has not cared about anyone other than the ruling class.
Mel Brooks sums it up nicely, multiple times, in History of the World Part I:
"All fellow members of the Roman senate hear me. Shall we continue to build palace after palace for the rich? Or shall we aspire to a more noble purpose and build decent housing for the poor? How does the senate vote?" -- Roman Senate Leader
"Fuck the poor" -- The entire Senate
"It is said that the people are revolting." -- Count de Monet
"You said it! They stink on ice!" -- King Louis XVI
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one of the most instructive things about the whole catastrophe is that the US ruling class actually - with a few exceptions - has no morals or values and will not actually intervene to stop "bad" things, even "bad" things happening in obviously "bad" ways.
Historically, the ruling class has not cared about anyone other than the ruling class.
Mel Brooks sums it up nicely, multiple times, in History of the World Part I: