"the oligarchs are one, the bankers another, the neocons another, powerful corporate lobbies, the military industrial complex. There is also what is known as the "deep state.""
The banksters are a subset of the Oligarchy, empowered by the Oligarchy. Without Oligarchy support they would not exist. Neither would the "powerful corporate lobbies" or the MIC.
Yes, "the Deep State", but as Aaron Good describes it where it is synonymous with "the Oligarchy", not the "B613" agency in the TV show Scandal.
[As an aside, Good has proposed 3 states: The Deep State; the open state; and the authoritarian state. The "deep state" now controls the other two.]
AND THERE LIES THE PROBLEM!
Everything you mention requires money to operate. If the Michigan Militia had better funding the OK city bombing would never have had to sacrifice McVey.
The PACS, the CIA, the MSM are all financed by the Oligarchy. Imperialism is just Capitalism run amok for the benefit of the Oligarchy.
The beating heart of the "root of all evil" is the Oligarchy. Without them the rest become irrelevant (or at least become manageable).
To try to be clear, I'm not saying anything close to "you're wrong", because you aren't at all wrong. I agree with each and every one of your statements. But, by dividing it into segments you allow those with primary responsiblity (The Oligarchy) to hide in plain sight.
There is a common cause for the evils we face and it has been brought about by the Oligarchs who have perverted your idealization of Capitalism.
Capitalism is surely part of the reason China grows its GDP in excess of 5%/year. But the Chinese Oligarchy (like the Russian Oligarchy) are under control of a political leadership that has a goal that is quite different than being very, very, very rich.
In the USA, the Oligarchy runs the puppet government.
"the oligarchs are one, the bankers another, the neocons another, powerful corporate lobbies, the military industrial complex. There is also what is known as the "deep state.""
The banksters are a subset of the Oligarchy, empowered by the Oligarchy. Without Oligarchy support they would not exist. Neither would the "powerful corporate lobbies" or the MIC.
Yes, "the Deep State", but as Aaron Good describes it where it is synonymous with "the Oligarchy", not the "B613" agency in the TV show Scandal.
[As an aside, Good has proposed 3 states: The Deep State; the open state; and the authoritarian state. The "deep state" now controls the other two.]
AND THERE LIES THE PROBLEM!
Everything you mention requires money to operate. If the Michigan Militia had better funding the OK city bombing would never have had to sacrifice McVey.
The PACS, the CIA, the MSM are all financed by the Oligarchy. Imperialism is just Capitalism run amok for the benefit of the Oligarchy.
The beating heart of the "root of all evil" is the Oligarchy. Without them the rest become irrelevant (or at least become manageable).
To try to be clear, I'm not saying anything close to "you're wrong", because you aren't at all wrong. I agree with each and every one of your statements. But, by dividing it into segments you allow those with primary responsiblity (The Oligarchy) to hide in plain sight.
There is a common cause for the evils we face and it has been brought about by the Oligarchs who have perverted your idealization of Capitalism.
Capitalism is surely part of the reason China grows its GDP in excess of 5%/year. But the Chinese Oligarchy (like the Russian Oligarchy) are under control of a political leadership that has a goal that is quite different than being very, very, very rich.
In the USA, the Oligarchy runs the puppet government.
Make it simple. It is simple. Follow the money.