#USpol: #Aristocracy vs. #Oligarchy? #Politics
#Rockbridge vs. The #HeritageFoundation?
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...👉 for corrupt or selfish purposes.👈
👉 #Oligarchies in which members of the ruling group are wealthy or exercise their power through their wealth are known as #plutocracies..."👈
https://www.britannica.com/topic/oligarchy
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#USpol: #Aristocracy vs. #Oligarchy? #Politics
#Rockbridge vs. The #HeritageFoundation?
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...that Aristotle called #polity). Rule by one or the few in the...
rulers’ own interest is tyranny or oligarchy (or timocracy), respectively, and anarchic mob rule is democracy, as #Aristotle used that term..."
https://www.britannica.com/topic/aristocracy
"#oligarchy, government by the few, especially despotic power exercised by a small and privileged group...
#USpol: #Aristocracy vs. #Oligarchy? #Politics
#Rockbridge vs. The #HeritageFoundation?
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...to be best qualified to rule.
As conceived by the #Greek philosopher #Aristotle (384–322 bce), aristocracy means the rule of the few—the morally and intellectually superior—governing in the interest of all.
Such a form of government differs from the rule of one in the interest of all (#monarchy) and the rule of the many in the interest of all (a form of government...
#USpol: #Aristocracy vs. #Oligarchy? #Politics
#Rockbridge vs. The #HeritageFoundation?
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THIS would be "the best" championing the cause of "the people".
They ALL do it in their own self-interest.
No, it is "new money (#PeterThiel et al) vs. "old money, thus still a #Plutocracy:
Via #Britannica.com:
"aristocracy, government by a relatively small privileged class or by a minority consisting of those presumed...
@GhostOnTheHalfShell @violetmadder @benfell @paninid @gilduran
#USpol: #Aristocracy vs. #Oligarchy? #Politics
#Rockbridge vs. The #HeritageFoundation?
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Calling the noveau-rich #Rockbridge group of #oligarchs "#aristocrats" is just euphemism, but does not change much for the american people.
I have not heard any of the #Rockbridge members calling for #UniversalHealthcare for all citizens, as #AOC and #BernieSanders have been doing for a long time...
https://www.thenerdreich.com/jd-vance-tech-donor-group-rockbridge-seeks-aristocracy/?ref=the-nerd-reich-newsletter
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These guys are such blatant grifters. The last thing the US needs is a techbro - or any 'aristocracy.' This is a confession / projection as usual: they WANT to be aristocrats, above the law and permanently rich.
"#ChrisBuskirk put #tech #elites at the center of power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory — an “#aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward."
Their efforts are grounded in a controversial theory of social progress: That a select group of #elites are the right people to move the country forward, a position #ChrisBuskirk argues is not in defiance of MAGA’s populism. Putting industry leaders in positions of #power is a hallmark of #Trump’s presidency — from #Commerce Secy #HowardLutnick to #tech titan #ElonMusk — & Buskirk says the #MAGA movement has energized a new generation of stewards for the country.
The pair — along with admin officials & friends — recently launched #ExecutiveBranch, a $500,000-a-head membership club for #Trump-supporting business leaders to hobnob in DC.
These organizations have a collective ambition, according to #ChrisBuskirk, which is to give the businesspeople he sees as vital to the country’s future a role shaping #government & lasting #political #power.
#law #Constitution #democracy #technocracy #plutocracy #aristocracy #oligarchy #USpol
The #RockbridgeNetwork has assembled a database with deep profiles of potential #voters through nonpolitical memberships, including outdoors groups & churches, acc/to a person directly familiar with the organization.
#ChrisBuskirk’s ties to #Trump’s orbit go beyond Rockbridge. #1789Capital, the #VC firm he co-founded with investor #OmeedMalik, focuses on what the partners call “patriotic capitalism” & now counts Donald Trump Jr. as a partner.
With significant funding from #tech leaders, #RockbridgeNetwork aims to equip #MAGA to outlive #Trump. The group has no website or public-facing entity, but it has assembled pollsters, data crunchers, online advertisers & even a documentary film arm. It is gearing up to deploy its arsenal in the 2026 #midterms & in the 2028 presidential contest, when many Rockbridge members hope #JDVance will be the nominee.
#law #Constitution #democracy #technocracy #plutocracy #aristocracy #oligarchy #USpol
Today, #ChrisBuskirk helms the #RockbridgeNetwork, a secretive organization birthed out of the weekend gathering that has established itself as one of the most influential forces in #GOP #politics. Political strategists credit the close-knit network of businessmen-cum-donors with helping fuel #Trump’s reelection last year & propelling one of its own — #JDVance — into the vice presidency.
#law #Constitution #democracy #technocracy #plutocracy #aristocracy #oligarchy #USpol
Convened by #SiliconValley #billionaire #PeterThiel & #JDVance, then an investor who had written a best-selling memoir, the meeting included hedge fund heiress #RebekahMercer, then-FoxNews host #TuckerCarlson & economist #OrenCass, acc/to 2 people familiar…. The details have not been previously reported.
But the person in the room who would solidify the group’s ambitions was an Arizona insurance entrepreneur & conservative media figure named #ChrisBuskirk.
In 2019, a small group of #RightWing donors rented a resort outside the 100-person town of Rockbridge, Ohio, for a summit to secure the future of the #MAGA movement. They aimed to turn a singular candidate — President Donald #Trump — into an enduring political coalition, with a pipeline of voters, donors & candidates that would cement a radical transformation of the #GOP.
#law #Constitution #democracy #technocracy #plutocracy #aristocracy #USpol
Inside the #billionaire network shaping #MAGA’s post-#Trump future
#ChrisBuskirk put #tech #elites at the center of power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory — an “#aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.
#law #Constitution #democracy #technocracy #plutocracy
https://wapo.st/3Jsvgrl
The word for a state where the rich people are in charge is "plutocracy", from the Greek "πλοῦτος" meaning wealth. It directly translates to rule by the wealthy.
It is not "oligarchy". That comes from "ὀλίγος" meaning few, just as "monarchy" comes from "μόνος" meaning alone/sole/solitary. These words are principally about the number of rulers, not what kind of people they are.
Nor is it "aristocracy" from "ἄριστος" meaning "best"/"noblest", and is thus "the nobility". Usually self-styled, of course; and hence why "kleptocracy" from "κλέπτης", meaning thief, exists. Not everyone agrees with the narrative that bravery, moral superiority, and nobility are the foundations. (-:
Interestingly, "-cracy" from " -κρατία" (power) is a lot more productive as a suffix than "-archy" from "-αρχίᾱ" (rule). "panarchy" from "πᾶς" (all) has not really caught on.
#EnglishLanguage #plutocracy #aristocracy #oligarchy #monarchy
#aristocracy : a ruling body composed of the best citizens
- German: der Adel
- Italian: aristocrazia
- Portuguese: aristocracia
- Spanish: aristocracia
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Fill in missing or incorrect translations @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/translations
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The American Aristocracy
This essay is a bit dated. This aristocracy is being gutted by the Trump administration.
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=28&id=175
It will be replaced by another aristocracy.
Because a body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody, ought not to be trusted by anybody.
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) American political philosopher and writer
Rights of Man (1791)
More info about this quote: wist.info/paine-thomas/40072/
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