David: I agree completely. David: like I said... there's the ruling class and the underclass... David: always has been, always will be David: but the ruling class has gone through a series of expansions me: you mean the creative class? me: joining them? me: and gaining soft power? me: or something else? David: from creating a parliament (undermining the monarch) me: oic David: to creating a 'middle class' (wealthy business class with influence) David: it goes through expansions. David: right now, the ruling class is not a cabal, it's not a massive conspiracy... David: but it's still a small, insular group David: and the task of ruling is too great for them me: yes David: there's in-fighting, and there's price fixing. there's competition, and there's cooperation (both overt and covert) David: but they are ignoring the will of the people me: they do not properly promote talent David: and the two political parties have subverted things David: (dem vs. rep - anon is the synthesis) David: yes. It's not a meritocracy. me: if the interior folks were of higher caliber me: I would support them David: meritocracy really only happens when building out of major depressions, I think me: perhaps me: hmm David: we need a meritocracy, at least for a decade, to dig out of the mess that's been made me: interesting hypothesiss me: yes David: and what this all boils down to David: is tapping into the cognitive surplus me: anarcho-meritocracy