Only those societies aspiring to a greater spiritual understanding of the nature of life can balance physical needs with the intelligent management of resources. Seeking material wealth simply for its own sake will not create a society that embraces liberty and cross cultural respect. If humans do not respect the diverse cultural patterns on this planet, then war will always be the result of racial intolerance. Rather than share resources, humans will seek to own the resources of the earth and eventually hold each other to randsom rather then cooperate and survive.
... From the beginning of human history, as we've seen, nations have been ruled by small groups. Unscrupulous persons discovered that one of the easiest ways to rule a country was to make the people think that they, the people, were ruling, when in fact a small cabal was controlling all poltical and economic events for their own interests.
Few such rulers have been forthright enough to admit that they were using the myth of democracy (rule of the people for the people) to institute and perpetuate an elite form of government. One such ruler who spoke in straightforward terms was William Penn (1644-1718), the English religious leader and founder of the colony of Pennsylvania. In his book Some Fruits of Solitude (1693), he said that the way for an elite to rule was to:
... From the beginning of human history, as we've seen, nations have been ruled by small groups. Unscrupulous persons discovered that one of the easiest ways to rule a country was to make the people think that they, the people, were ruling, when in fact a small cabal was controlling all poltical and economic events for their own interests.
Few such rulers have been forthright enough to admit that they were using the myth of democracy (rule of the people for the people) to institute and perpetuate an elite form of government. One such ruler who spoke in straightforward terms was William Penn (1644-1718), the English religious leader and founder of the colony of Pennsylvania. In his book Some Fruits of Solitude (1693), he said that the way for an elite to rule was to:
"Let the people think they govern and they will be governed."
One of the reasons why ignorant and ill-intentioned thinkers have attacked Plato, is because he was forthright enough to reveal the reality of democracy--that it is in actuality the manipulation of the masses by an elite who fools the common people into thinking they are ruling when they aren't.
"These will be some of the features of democracy. . . it will be, in all likelihood, an agreeable, lawless, parti-colored society, dealing with all alike on a footing of equality, whether they be really equal or not.
Plato, The Commonwealth
Plato had seen this form of swindle practiced on the citizens of Athens, and had seen the deadly results of such a fraud when a pseudo-democratic group sentenced his teacher and friend Socrates to death on trumped-up charges.
Plato understood that a society must have either of two basic forms of government:
Oligarchy: a government in which a small elite group rules for its own benefit.
Plutocracy: rule of those with wealth
Tyranny: rule of a criminal cabal
Commonwealth: a government in which politcal and economic principles and practices accrue to the benefit of all members of society.
This form of government is ruled by some type of aristocracy, those with some kind of special knowledge and skill.
Plato believed that a commonwealth should be ruled by those persons who were seekers of wisdom--philosophers.
One of Plato's major works was entitled Politeia (πoλιτεια), the Greek word for Commonwealth. The title of this work has been mistranslated as The Republic when its actual title is The Commonwealth.
Plato saw clearly that the swindle called democracy quickly degenerates into tyranny--as we have seen throughout American history.
The Demonic Cabal
"These will be some of the features of democracy. . . it will be, in all likelihood, an agreeable, lawless, parti-colored society, dealing with all alike on a footing of equality, whether they be really equal or not.
Plato, The Commonwealth
Plato had seen this form of swindle practiced on the citizens of Athens, and had seen the deadly results of such a fraud when a pseudo-democratic group sentenced his teacher and friend Socrates to death on trumped-up charges.
Plato understood that a society must have either of two basic forms of government:
Oligarchy: a government in which a small elite group rules for its own benefit.
Plutocracy: rule of those with wealth
Tyranny: rule of a criminal cabal
Commonwealth: a government in which politcal and economic principles and practices accrue to the benefit of all members of society.
This form of government is ruled by some type of aristocracy, those with some kind of special knowledge and skill.
Plato believed that a commonwealth should be ruled by those persons who were seekers of wisdom--philosophers.
One of Plato's major works was entitled Politeia (πoλιτεια), the Greek word for Commonwealth. The title of this work has been mistranslated as The Republic when its actual title is The Commonwealth.
Plato saw clearly that the swindle called democracy quickly degenerates into tyranny--as we have seen throughout American history.
The Demonic Cabal
