The Class War: How's It Going?

The class war is over. Hold your breath for the big news: the rich
won.

Actually, the other classes haven't even really noticed it yet. For
the most part they haven't even realized there was a class war going
on - because they were so busy working to please the rich, and the
rich kept on telling them that there was no class war.

The only problem is, the rich are sore winners. They keep piling it
on. Metaphorically, the middle class and poor are lying on the mat,
signaling that they submit completely to the demands of the rich.
The referee is frantically signaling that the match is over. And still,
the rich will have none of it.

It's as if the rich have a grudge. So they ignore all signs and continue
to body-slam their opponents into the dirt. They stand on the ropes,
big bellies jutting out, and flop those bellies onto their already weak
and vanquished opponent. And they declare that nothing is
happening as they do it.

Perhaps there was a time, ever so brief - that the rich actually feared
they had a real chance to lose the match (whatever could that
mean?). Now that small, distant fear has turned to rage and they
wish to pulverize their opponents into the emergency room. They are
enraged. They are deranged.

It's too bad the other classes don't even realize there's a fight going
on. They are distracted with the day to day of work, of getting by, of
existing. In their off time they are amused and distracted by the best
entertainments and fluffiest news the rich's companies can provide.

Certainly no one encourages them to be aware. So, they probably
don't notice that they are poorer, have fewer services, have fewer
freedoms, worse educations, than they used to have.

And those who do, risk falling into cynicism. What to do?

There are signs of a slow awakening. That bleeding, battered lump
on the ring floor may slowly realize it is being needlessly robbed of
its life. Why is this even a fight? There is enough money to go
around. Why does one small greedy group need it all?

Can these people be reasoned with? It sure doesn't seem so, but one
would think there are at least a few of their number with a
conscience. Surely they aren't all insane?

What if we are ruled entirely by sociopaths? Well, then.

Revolutions occasionally happen, after all.