[MD] The American Ruling Class

[craigerb at comcast.net]

[Craig, previously] 
> 1) Does the "ruling class" protect its members against others? 
> 2) Is there less  diversity of opinion on controversial issues  among the "ruling 
> class" than other classes? 

[Arlo] 
> I could make the argument (and be correct) that the answers "no and no" also 
> applied to the aristocracies of Medieval Europe, but its quite plain they were 
> a "ruling class". 






Back to your history books. 
Medieval Europe was a time when the "ruling class" had balls. 
(If you count, as I do, Queen Elizabeth I).  You either accepted 
the divine right of kings or you accepted living in the Tower. 
Royalty & the Church were rigidly controlled & controlling. 
India's caste system was an even better model. 
None of this social mobility that exists nowdays.     
Today we have a namby-pamby excuse for a "ruling class". 
Harvard & Stanford accept students from all social classes. 
If you can't afford it, they let you attend for FREE!   

Craig