me: >> I've mentioned the wings [of the ruling class] before. To the extent they are organized politically, the major two might be summed up in US terms as "the Tea Party Republicans" (the GOP) and the "moderate Republicans" (the Democratic Party). The Koch brothers vs. George Soros.<<
CB: > Unions , People of Color, women et al have significant influence on the Democratic Party.< Only if they obey the ruling-class rules. In simplistic terms, the money guys write the agenda. The rank-and-file of the DP work within that agenda, making minor amendments to the main propositions. BTW, I don't think that issues such as those of racial and gender equality _always_ contradict the interests of the ruling class. In the past, racial or gender inequality have divided the working class, but there are other ways of keeping people down. Nowadays many "enlightened" capitalists favor racial and gender equality. Some find ways to use that equality to keep workers down. That's very abstract, but I don't have the time to be more concrete right now. > Are these the wings of the _world_ ruling class ?< no, since the reference was solely to the US. But there's a similar divide among the organized capitalist political organizations all around the world. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
