Your "pattern" note reminds me of the movie "Three Days of the Condor" (OK - I know - Robert Redford alert) - where the cia book reader decodes the international plot in a book he is reviewing - then is assigned to an assisanation unit because he knows too much -
You have an interesting theorem. It would be interesting to propose the death of American style democracy when the symbiotic relationship between the capital class and the working and professional classes fails - that is, they are no longer served by similar goals or similar outcomes.
Of course recent history of conservative victories tends to contradict the theory - but maybe that is just driven by how terrible the leftists are.
In keeping with the theme of your comment, I offer this for a tagline - "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean everyone isn't against me".
Diva's Husband
"Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean everyone isn't against me".
Thats cute. If you like the present tax code we have, and you think it is good for American business...maybe you are Mr Block (of H&R fame) or some lobbyist type I got to meet years ago hanging out at some fancy watering holes around the beltway, and down at Annapolis.
Whooops...theres goes that paranoia agin'!
Check out Andy Grove (retired CEO of Intel). He wrote a book on 'paranoia'. Its all about survival in a business world where other people do not care about your personal interests, or the interests of your company.
Reality is tough mon. After all, John Edwards didnt REALLY 'channel' that poor child into a multimillion dollar settlement.
Morphing my arguments into Mel Gibson in Conspiracy Theory is 'interesting' though.