Trump, Pareto, and the Fall of the Elites

American Thinker.com ^ | May 11, 2019 | Norman Rogers

[Kaslin]

The Italian sociologist and economist Vilfredo Pareto died in 1923. He saw men’s beliefs and actions as motivated by sentiment and self-interest. The ostensible motivations given for certain beliefs and actions, such as helping the underprivileged, are often cover for actions actually motivated by a desire to protect the privileges of the elites -- the power structure. For example, the Democrats claim to be motivated by a desire to help the underprivileged. But their actions are clearly motivated by a desire to protect their own power and privileges. Encouraging mass immigration of illegals who compete for lower-level jobs does not help the underprivileged, rather it creates a new group of voters that will support the Democrats. It also helps privileged groups by supplying cheap labor.

Take, for example, wealthy Marin County, California. Marin is largely populated by well-to-do and highly educated professional people. An underclass of often illegal immigrants provides affordable services such as yard work and babysitting.  In the 2012 presidential election, Marin voted 74% for Obama.  In the 2016 election, Marin voted 77% for Hillary and only 16% for Trump. Another wealthy California county, Santa Clara County, is the heart of Silicon Valley. In the 2016 election, Santa Clara County voted only 21% for Trump. Fresno County, California, a county that is majority Hispanic with a very high poverty rate, voted 43% for Trump. California as a whole voted 32% for Trump. The nation as a whole voted 46% for Trump. In the borough of Manhattan, in New York City, one of the wealthiest places in the country, only 10% of the votes went for Trump. Clearly the privileged class votes Democratic and strongly opposes Trump.

[DarthVader]

Bookmark!!

[mosaicwolf]

The “Ruling Class” should also be called the criminal class.

[P.O.E.]

Encouraging mass immigration of illegals who compete for lower-level jobs does not help the underprivileged, rather it creates a new group of voters that will support the Democrats

It also supports the corporations who get the redistributed money. I always wonder how much Walmart gets in EBT money. And Verizon from Obamaphones. etc.

[Savage Beast]

"The ostensible motivations given for certain beliefs and actions, such as helping the underprivileged, are often cover for actions actually motivated by a desire to protect the privileges of the elites -- the power structure."

No kidding???

You mean like Democrat politicians??? And Establishment Republicans???

And then an honest man--like Donald Trump--exposes them and their true motives with the Light of Truth! What would you expect such people to do? They will fight like the gutter rats that they are to extinguish the Light of Truth and destroy him who bears it!

And millions of people---uh--duh--dey dunno wats goin' on...uh...duh... I hate to insult the knuckle-dragging Neanderthals, but they are still among us.

[Savage Beast]

"the Democrats claim to be motivated by a desire to help the underprivileged. But their actions are clearly motivated by a desire to protect their own power and privileges."

And everybody with an IQ above room temperature knows this,

...though the dishonest won't admit it.

[NonValueAdded]

Interesting article. But there’s an alternare new ruling class that’s asserting itself across the nation, the Bernie, AOC, lieawatha cabal, I don’t see the same forming around DJT unless it’s existence is being suppressed by the MSM. I fear for our Country. We have an existential choice to make in less than 2 years. And Heaven helo us if the nation gets it wrong.

[Savage Beast]

The reaction of the elites to Trump’s election was to launch an extra-legal attack with phony charges of Russian collusion. The FBI and Justice Department adopted police-state tactics such as wiretapping, entrapment, and even placing suspects in solitary confinement for lengthy periods in order to pressure them to testify against Trump. Most of the press, themselves part of the elite, participated wholeheartedly in this effort to destroy Trump and remove him from office."

And the troglodytes don't see nuthin' rong with nuthin'...

God, save us from the morons!

The curse of the high intellect is having to abide the fools and the scoundrels, knowing what's going on.

[ReaganGeneration2]

Good summary of our times.

Another good quote, which we all know too well:
“When a ruling class loses its vitality, it is likely that a new ruling class will rise and displace the old ruling class. At this transition the old ruling class may try to preserve its privileges by savagely attacking the aspiring ruling class. Trump is the leader of the aspiring ruling class. He and his supporters are savagely attacked.”

[PGalt]

Very good article by Norman Rogers. Thanks for posting. BTTT.