Study of the Ruling Class Wiki

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An analysis of the people who run our world, and hold real power.

We often think of our system as meritocratic, democratic, and equal in some way, but the fact is that there are a group of people who hold most of the power in our world. Through massive investment firms, large banks, interlocking corporate directorates, family connections, elite universities and clubs, and shared board memberships in charities, nonprofits, think tanks, and schools, they are connected in various ways that makes our system less of a free market democracy and more of a centrally managed, undemocratic system, ruled by a constantly shifting network of powerful people.

These people have way more power than most people would be comfortable with if they properly understood it. Wealth inequality continues to grow, and as they are organized, they can pressure government the same way organized labor can put pressure on employers, threatening to damage economies and rewarding obedient governments with investments and partnerships. They maintain control of popular culture and set the dominant ideologies, command large numbers of employees in oppressive workplaces, and engage in horrible crimes and corruption to maintain their power without ever facing any real consequences.

This class of absurdly wealthy and influential rulers is complimented by and overlaps with a deep bureaucracy within the state. Intelligence agencies also wield not well understood amounts of power, and can lie to elected officials in order to continue their actions unimpeded by democracy. Elected officials require people with knowledge and connections in order to run their government, regardless of the will of their voters. It is also easier for some people to vote and be elected than others. In addition to the raw economic power of the wealthy, they can also infect the government with a complex of bribes, lobbyists, and contractors.

A third component of the ruling class is the remainder of the old ruling class, the aristocracy and the churches. Pastors and Bishops can still compel people with the same power they always have, the right to speak for God and define right and wrong. They often act as mouthpieces for the members of the first group, the wealthiest members of society, or are wealthy business owners themselves. The Aristocracy still has a few members with influence if nothing else, like the required audiences with the Queen of The United Kingdom by the Prime Minister. The Aristocracy is also generally quite wealthy.

Disclaimer: While no one would deny that there are some powerful Jewish people, there is no evidence that there is any connecting Jewish element. Christians and the non-religious are much more powerful, or at least the rich ones are. The roots of anti-semitic conspiracies often come from the ruling class, such as the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which was created by agents of the Russian Czar and popularized in the United States in part by Henry Ford. Qanon is an evolution of this tool, a distraction from the people that actually hold power for insane conspiracy.

More generally, any allegations of conspiracy are unnecessary to understand ruling class dominance. These people have similar interests, the interests of the rich and the owners, and they are more than capable of coordination and organization through organizations that we know of. Properly understanding the ruling class requires cutting through the myths. Still, the nature of the classes in the world means that any conspiracy will be far more effective, powerful, and sustainable if it comes from a relatively small, and shrinking, number of powerful people.

If you're still not convinced, click here for a more in-depth look at how the ruling class maintains its power.

You can also find a list of quotes from members of the ruling class and people close to them that cut through the usual propaganda and reveal the nepotistic relationships, antidemocratic forces, and conscious attempts to maintain ruling class power that this wiki is focused on here.

https://www.royal.uk/audiences#:~:text=The%20Queen%20has%20held%20a,appartments%20and%20is%20entirely%20private.

This Wiki is primarily focused on the ruling class of the "western world." Globally, America is the dominant power, economically, militarily, and culturally, and it has several close allies that cannot be considered simply client states or puppets, but in fact fill the same role as the United States in the world, supporting their collective interests. The UK is probably the second most important country here, but Canada, Japan, Switzerland, and the largest EU countries are also a part of this "core" of ruling countries. Russia and China are more powerful than many of them individually, but they are not as closely aligned. While the world system could be characterized as one with a single global ruling class(and there are many connections to the Russian and Chinese ruling classes from the rulers of the west), I(the original and as far as I know only author of this wiki) do not have as much experience or understanding of these countries' ruling classes, don't speak any Chinese or Russian language, and think the split in the ruling classes of these two parts of the world is significant enough that somewhat clear lines can be drawn between them. (infinite lines can be drawn in the ruling classes, down to competition between companies on the local level, but that does not mean they do not have greater shared interests and have reasons to maintain a type of status quo).

Leaders in the client/proxy states of the western ruling states could be considered relevant to the study of this ruling class, as they often have more sway in the core countries than the disenfranchised people living there, and have their positions directly because of that ruling class. Saudi Arabia, Israel, UAE, Taiwan, Australia, South Korea, and others form a sort of second tier, with relative independence but practical loyalty to the core countries. Countries like Haiti, Afghanistan, Greece, Colombia, and others could be placed below them on the hierarchy, with no significant influence on core policy, and general subordination to ruling state interests. (obviously these tiers are constantly shifting, unstable, and debatable in their ordering, much like the power of the individuals in the ruling class itself). There are other relevant states as well, like India and Brazil, powers in their own right, or the Vatican, an often neutral and pacifying entity, which help maintain the system and support some core interests with their massive power, but don't fit easily into the hierarchy. It seems clear that the Catholic Church and the Pope are a part of maintaining the global order and stopping dissent, but no one could really argue that the Pope is a US puppet. Likewise, the Indian ruling class seems to be invested in maintaining capitalism and US/EU/Japanese interests, over Chinese or Russian interests, though they can't really be pushed around like states like, for example, Colombia can.

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