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,AU?OR 3 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN 

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,P]HAPS ! DEMOCRATIC DREAM WAS UNREALIZABLE4 ,P]HAPS IT WAS 9EVITABLE ?AT ONE OR ANO!R GR\P W\LD TURN ! HOPES ( M5 9TO A NEW FACADE BEH9D :I* ! NAK$ SE>* = WEAL? & P[] W\LD CONT9UE4 ,P]HAPS ! FAI? 9 MAN'S $UCABILITY1 9 MAN'S CAPACITY TO GRASP & SOLVE POLITICAL PROBLEMS 9TELLIG5TLY 9 CONC]T ) O!R M51 WAS UNF\ND$4 ,P]HAPS DEMOCRACY C\LD ONLY BE PRACTIC$1 AS ,>I/OTLE HAD CLAIM$ SO LONG AGO1 9 SMALL COMMUNITIES ( A FEW ?\S& 9HABITANTS AT MO/4 ,! EI<TE5? C5TURY' REVOLUTION>IES DID NOT KN[ :E!R OR NOT !IR DREAM WAS POSSIBLE4 ,?AT WAS ! PO9T ( ! 0EXP]IM5T40 ,!Y ASK$ = ! 9DULG5CE & GOOD WILL ( SPIRIT$ M5 = A GR& COLLECTIVE EF=T TO CREATE ,DEMOCRACY4 ,! TASK W\LD BE DIFFICULT & MI<T TAKE G5]ATIONS4 ,M5 EV]Y:]E WAIT$ ANXI\SLY = ! RESULTS ( ! EXP]IM5T4 ,BUT ! EXP]IM5T NEV] TOOK PLACE4 ,! DEMOCRATIC DREAM BECAME ! RHETORIC ( A NEW >I/OCRACY4 ,! IDEAL :I* WAS TO GIVE SUGGE/ION & 5C\RAGEM5T TO M5 GROP+ = A JU/ SOCIETY WAS H\S$ 9 A GLASS CAGE & US$ BY ! ,LAWY]S ( AN UNJU/ SOCIETY TO DEF5D 9JU/ICE4 ,! DEMOCRATIC EXP]IM5T ?AT WAS TO BE C>RI$ \T ?R\< ! CONC5TRAT$ EF=T ( MANY G5]ATIONS WAS NEV] EV5 />T$1 & 9 TIME IT WAS =GOTT5 BY M5 :O CLAIM$ 0DEMOCRACY0 HAD BE5 FULLY E/ABLI%$ 9 #a#g#g#f1 BE=E IT HAD EV] BEGUN4 ,! BLUEPR9T ( ! PALACE WAS H\S$ 9 A SLUM1 & ! SLUM-BUILD]S PO9T$ PR\DLY TO ! BLUEPR9T !Y HAD NOT MADE1 NOR EV5 /UDI$1 :ILE !IR HOVEL CONT9U$ TO DET]IORATE4 

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,! SY/EM ?AT EM]G$ AFT] ! ,AM]ICAN REVOLUTION WAS NOT DEMOCRACY1 BUT CAPITALISM4 ,! PRIVILEG$ MAY WI% TO SPEAK ( ,AM]ICA AS A 0,HAMILTONIAN ,DEMOCRACY10 AS A 0DEMOCRACY ( ! RI* & WELL BORN40 ,SU* A USAGE ( LANGUAGE IS ONE ( ! MANY PRIVILEGES !Y D]IVE FROM ! ,AM]ICAN SY/EM4 ,= ! 0RI* & WELL BORN10 0FRE$OM0 IS ALWAYS SYNONYM\S ) PRIVILEGE4 ,BUT S9CE ! 0FRE$OM0 ( ! RI* 9VOLVES ! ABUSE ( ! MAJORITY ( M51 ! MAJORITY ( M5 CANNOT LONG BE CONT5T TO ACCEPT ! DEF9ITIONS ( ! RI*2 !Y CANNOT =EV] CALL !IR ABUSE 0FRE$OM40 ,NOR CAN ! RI* DEP5D ET]NALLY ON ! POOR TO 0*ECK ! IMPRUD5CE ( DEMOCRACY40 

,YET ! ,HAMILTONIAN COMMUNITY ( 0! FEW & ! MANY0 :]E 0! FIR/ >E ! RI* & WELL BORN1 ! O!R ! MASS ( ! PEOPLE10 HAS MA9TA9$ ITSELF ) TREM5D\S SUCCESS ON ! ,AM]ICAN CONT95T4 ,ON ! BASIS ( ! /AY+ P[] ( ,AM]ICAN CAPITALISM1 IT C\LD ALMO/ BE >GU$ ?AT CAPITALISM WAS ! 0PROGRESSIVE0 =CE 9 ! EI<TE5? C5TURY1 :]EAS ! DEMOCRATIC IDEALS W]E 0REACTION>Y40 ,& IT HAS1 9 FACT1 BE5 >GU$ ?AT ! DEMOCRATS W]E LOOK+ T[>DS ! ,GOLD5 ,AGE ( ! PA/1 :]EAS CAPITALI/S W]E MOV+ T[>DS ! FUTURE4 ,IT HAS1 9 FACT1 EV5 BE5 >GU$ ?AT CAPITALISM HAS NOT YET BE5 OV]?R[N BECAUSE IT IS 0CONSI/5T0 ) 0HUMAN NATURE40 ,IF SU* AN >GUM5T MEANS ?AT CAPITALISM 9 ANY WAY FULFILLS ! POT5TIALITIES ( HUMAN BE+S1 IT IS ABSURD1 S9CE ! CAPITALI/ SOCIETY CONV]TS A M9ORITY ( HUMAN BE+S 9TO C\NT+ MA*9ES & ! MAJORITY 9TO M9DLESS WORK ANIMALS4 ,BUT IF ! >GUM5T MEANS ?AT 0HUMAN NATURE0 IS ABLE TO PUT UP ) CAPITALISM1 IT IS OBVI\SLY TRUE4 ,9 SOME P>TS ( ! WORLD1 NOTABLY 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE1 HUMAN BE+S HAVE PUT UP ) CAPITALISM = C5TURIES4 ,BUT = ?IS !RE'S NO NE$ TO 9VOKE 0HUMAN NATURE02 0HUMAN 5DURANCE0 W\LD S]VE AS WELL4 

,! >GUM5T ?AT CAPITALISM WAS MORE 0PROGRESSIVE0 ?AN ANY O!R SOCIAL MOVEM5T 9 PO/-FEUDAL ,WE/]N ,EUROPE HAS BE5 5DLESSLY REPEAT$ BY WRIT]S ON ! ,LEFT1 ,RI<T1 & ,C5T]1 EV] S9CE ,K>L ,M>X EXP\ND$ IT ) ALL BUT IRREFUTABLE LOGIC4 ,M>X OBVI\SLY MEANT SOME?+ RADICALLY DIFF]5T ?AN DID ! APOLOGI/S = CAPITALISM1 BUT HE DID HOLD ?AT1 UND] ! CONDITIONS ( ! TIME1 CAPITALISM WAS ! ONLY SY/EM CONSI/5T ) ! NEW MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,IT WILL BE CONT5D$ H]E1 AL?\< BY NO MEANS 0SCI5TIFICALLY10 ?AT ! SOCIAL & LEGAL RELATIONS ( CAPITALISM PREC$$ ! TE*NOLOGICAL MEANS ( PRODUCTION2 ?AT CAPITALI/ 9/ITUTIONS W]E NO?+ MORE ?AN /REAML9$ V]SIONS ( FEUDAL PRIVILEGE2 ?AT CAPITALI/ 9/ITUTIONS W]E NEI!R SUIT$ NOR UNSUIT$ TO ! TE*NOLOGICAL ECONOMY1 BUT W]E IMPOS$ ON IT BY =CE & FRAUD4 ,IT HAS ALSO BE5 HELD ?AT EV]Y MAJOR *ANGE 9 KN[L$GE1 TE*NOLOGY1 OR SOCIAL ORGANIZATION CON/ITUTES 0PROGRESS40 ,BUT SURELY IF SU* A *ANGE DOES NOT LEAD TO ! 5NOBLEM5T & COMPLETION ( HUMAN BE+S1 IT CANNOT CON/ITUTE 0PROGRESS40 ,SOME?+ ?AT LEADS TO HUMAN DEGRADATION CANNOT BE CALL$ 0PROGRESSIVE40 7,IT W\LD BE ABSURD TO SPEAK ( ATOMIC PHYSICS OR ,FREUDIAN PSY*OLOGY AS 0PROGRESSIVE10 OR AS 9 ANY WAY CON/ITUT+ 0PROGRESS40 ,! \T/&+ EFFECTS ( BO? HAVE BE5 TO ANNIHILATE HUMAN BE+S1 ! ONE PHYSICALLY1 ! O!R PSY*OLOGICALLY4 ,! NOTION ( 0PROGRESS T[>D HUMAN DEGRADATION & ANNIHILATION0 S]VES ! PURPOSES ( NIHILISM1 NOT ( HUMAN LIFE47 

,:5 ,DON ,QUIXOTE DE LA ,MAN*A DESCRIB$ ! AGE :5 0,NO MAN1 TO GA9 HIS COMMON SU/5ANCE1 NE$$ TO MAKE ANY GREAT] EF=T ?AN TO REA* UP HIS H& & PLUCK IT FROM ! /RONG OAKS1 :I* LIT]ALLY 9VIT$ HIM TO TA/E !IR SWEET & SAVORY FRUIT10 HE WAS NO D\BT MAK+ IDYLLIC AN AGE LONG PA/1 & HE WAS NEGLECT+ TO M5TION ?AT ! M5 :O ATE ! FOOD ( OAK TREES W ]E AT ! M]CY ( /ORMS & COLD1 & SP5T !IR TIME FLEE+ FROM ANIMALS4 ,BUT ! SOCIALLY CONSCI\S ,DON ,QUIXOTE DID NOT 9VOKE ! ,GOLD5 ,AGE M]ELY BECAUSE HE WANT$ TO REVIEW HIS HI/ORICAL S*OL>%IP4 ,HE 9VOK$ ! PICTURE ( P>ADISE BECAUSE HIS [N AGE WAS BEF\L$ ) 0FRAUD1 DECEIT 444 MALICE02 BECAUSE 9 HIS [N TIME 0?OSE TWO WORDS ?9E & M9E0 DEF9$ ! POT5TIALITIES ( A P]SON'S LIFE2 BECAUSE 9 ! FEUDAL SOCIETY ALL ?+S W]E NOT 0HELD 9 COMMON40 ,DON ,QUIXOTE'S 9VOCATION ( ! ,GOLD5 ,AGE IS NOT A REM9ISC5CE AB\T MANK9D'S *ILDHOOD2 IT IS A %>P CRITIQUE ( ! TWO PROPS ( FEUDALISM3 PRIVILEGE & PROP]TY4 

,NOR DID ,?OMAS ,MORE DESIGN HIS ,UTOPIA AS A PICTURE ( ! ,*RI/IAN AFT]LIFE4 ,MORE WAS QUITE EXPLICIT AB\T HIS FRAME ( REF]5CE3 0:]ESOEV] POSSESSIONS BE PRIVATE1 :]E MONEY BE>E? ALL ! /ROKE1 IT IS H>D & ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE ?AT !RE ! WEAL PUBLIC MAY JU/LY BE GOV]N$ & PROSP]\SLY FL\RI%40 ,DON ,QUIXOTE & ,?OMAS ,MORE DID DRAW !IR MODEL FROM A MY?OLOGICAL PA/4 ,BUT !Y DID NOT DRAW IT M]ELY = ITS ES!TIC QUALITY4 ,!Y %[$ M5 GL[+ PICTURES ( ,UTOPIA !REBY TO UND]M9E A SY/EM :I* GAVE A MONOPOLY ( WEAL? & P[] TO ! FEW1 & MADE ! RE/ ( MANK9D S]VANTS4 ,! FEUDAL >I/OCRACY & ! ,*UR* MA9TA9$ !IR POSITIONS BECAUSE !Y HAD A MONOPOLY ( ! MEANS ( VIOL5CE1 $UCATION1 & COMMUNICATION1 NOT BECAUSE !Y W]E ESPECIALLY 0SUIT$0 TO ! AGR>IAN ECONOMY4 ,! RESE>*ES ( AN?ROPOLOGI/S HAVE TURN$ UP MANY AGR>IAN SOCIETIES :]E ! 9/ITUTIONS ( PRIVILEGE & PROP]TY1 KNI<T & S]F1 >E UNKN[N4 

,G]R>D ,W9/ANLEY & ! ,DIGG]S DID NOT CONF9E !IR ACTIVITIES TO WRIT+ BOOKS AB\T ,UTOPIA1 & CONSEQU5TLY CANNOT BE ACCUS$ ( ADDRESS+ !MSELVES TO A LIT]>Y MIRAGE4 ,! ,DIGG]S ACTUALLY TRI$ TO C>RY' \T !IR EXP]IM5T BY CULTIVAT+ COMMON L&1 & GIV+ ! PRODUCE TO ! POOR4 ,!Y W]E GO+ TO DEMON/RATE ?R\< ACTION ?AT 0! E>? IS FREE = EV]Y SON & DAU<T] ( MANK9D TO LIVE FREE UPON40 ,& IT WAS NOT ! NEW MEANS ( PRODUCTION ?AT PUT AN 5D TO !IR EXP]IM5T4 ,IF TE*NOLOGY HAD BE5 AVAILABLE TO !M--IF !Y'D HAD TRACTORS & *EMICAL PLANTS & ALL ! O!R MEANS MADE AVAILABLE TO MAN 9 SUCCE$+ C5TURIES--!IR EXP]IM5T W\LD HAVE BE5 SO MU* MORE EFFECTIVE1 ESPECIALLY IF O!R M5 HAD FOLL[$ !IR F9E EXAMPLE4 ,5GL& W\LD !N TRULY HAVE BECOME A 0COMMON TREASURY0 9/EAD ( ! HO?\SE ( FACTORIES & SLUMS IT BECAME 9 ! N9ETE5? C5TURY4 ,IT WAS NOT ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION ?AT PUT AN 5D TO ! ,DIGG]S' EXP]IM5T4 ,! HI/ORIAN ,SAB9E HAS DESCRIB$ :AT HAPP5$ :5 A FEW M5 9 SEV5TE5? C5TURY ,5GL& TILL$ SOME L& 9 COMMON4 0,?IS ACTION CAUS$ A FLURRY AMONG ! L&LORDS CONC]N$ BUT IT HAD NO LA/+ EFFECTS4 ,! ,DIGG]S1 :O PROBABLY NUMB]$ ONLY A FEW SCORE1 KEPT !IR EXP]IM5T GO+ = A YE> BUT !Y W]E F9ALLY DISP]S$ BY LEGAL H>ASSM5T & MOB-VIOL5CE40.<#a#b.> ,! ,DIGG]S' SPOKESMAN ,W9/ANLEY WAS LUCIDLY AW>E ?AT IT WAS NOT ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 BUT ! SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS & LEGAL /RUCTURE ( ,5GL& ?AT TRANS=M$ ?IS PIONE]+ V5TURE 9TO A HI/ORICAL ODDITY1 = HE LAT] WROTE3 0,! POOR PEOPLE :OM ?\ OPPRESS %ALL BE ! SAVIORS ( ! L&4444 ,IF ?\ WILT F9D M]CY 444 DIS[N ?IS OPPRESS+ 444 ?IEV]Y ( BUY+ & SELL+ ( L&1 [N+ ( L&LORDS1 & PAY+ ( R5TS1 & GIVE Y\R FREE CONS5T TO MAKE ! E>? A COMMON TREASURY40.<#a#c.> ,IT WAS NOT ! UNPROGRESSIVE *>ACT] ( !IR EXP]IM5T1 BUT ! 0?IEV]Y ( BUY+ & SELL+10 ?AT PUT AN 5D TO ! ,DIGG]S4 

,:5 ,G]MAN PEASANTS DEM&$ A MORE HUMANE DISP5SATION ?AN ! MIS]Y 5TAIL$ 9 SUPPORT+ FEUDAL PRIVILEGE1 ,M>T9 ,LU!R WAS QUITE EXPLICIT AB\T ! AG5TS & 9/ITUTIONS ?AT MADE %ORT %RIFT ( ! PEASANTS' ATTEMPTS TO CREATE A HUMANE & JU/ SOCIETY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,LU!R3 

,! PR9CES ( ?IS WORLD >E GODS1 ! COMMON PEOPLE >E ,SATAN1 ?R\< :OM ,GOD SOMETIMES DOES :AT AT O!R TIMES HE DOES DIRECTLY ?R\< ,SATAN1 ?AT IS1 MAKES REBELLION AS A PUNI%M5T = ! PEOPLE'S S9S4 

,I W\LD RA!R SUFF] A PR9CE DO+ WRONG ?AN A PEOPLE DO+ RI<T4 

,!RE >E NO BETT] WORKS ?AN TO OBEY & S]VE ALL ?OSE :O >E SET OV] US AS SUP]IORS4 ,= ?IS REASON ALSO DISOB$I5CE IS A GREAT] S9 ?AN MURD]1 UN*A/ITY1 !FT1 & DI%ONE/Y1 & ALL ?AT !SE MAY 9CLUDE4.<#a#d.> 

,9 #a#g#g#f1 AN 5TIRE NATION1 NOT JU/ A SMALL GR\P ( 0DIGG]S10 BROKE \T 9 REVOLT AGA9/ PRIVILEGE & PROCLAIM$ ?AT 0ALL M5 >E CREAT$ EQUAL0 & ?AT ALL M5 >E 5D[$ ) ! 0UNALI5ABLE RI<TS0 ( 0LIFE1 LIB]TY1 & ! PURSUIT ( HAPP9ESS40 ,& ! WORK%OP = ?IS UNPREC$5T$ EXP]IM5T WAS TO BE1 NOT A PLOT ( UN5CLOS$ COMMON L&1 BUT AN 5TIRE CONT95T4 ,! DEMOCRATIC EXP]IM5T FAIL$4 ,CAPITALISM DEVELOP$ 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,& = ITS FAILURE1 APOLOGI/S = CAPITALISM HAVE CLAIM$ ?AT ! DEMOCRATIC IDEAL C\LD NOT HAVE SUCCE$$1 BECAUSE IT WAS 9COMPATIBLE ) ! TE*NOLOGICAL ECONOMY DEVELOP+ AT ?AT TIME4 ,?OSE :O GLOAT OV] ! BETRAYAL ( DEMOCRACY LEVEL AT ?IS UNTRI$ EXP]IM5T ! SAME NA/Y EPITAPH3 0UNPROGRESSIVE0 & 0UNSUIT$0 TO ! AGE ( MA*9ES4 ,I WILL TRY BRIEFLY TO >GUE ?AT IT WAS NOT ! MA*9ES1 BUT ! 9/ITUTIONS ( PRIVATE PROP]TY & PRIVILEGE1 9/ITUTIONS F> OLD] ?AN TE*NOLOGY1 ?AT BETRAY$ ! DEMOCRATIC EXP]IM5T4 

,ACCORD+ TO ,JEFF]SON1 0,AN 9DU/RI\S F>M] OCCUPIES A MORE DIGNIFI$ PLACE 9 ! SCALE ( BE+S 444 ?AN A LAZY L\NG]1 VALU+ HIMSELF ON HIS FAMILY1 TOO PR\D TO WORK1 & DRAW+ \T A MIS]ABLE EXI/5CE BY EAT+ ON ?AT SURPLUS ( O!R M5'S LABOR1 :I* IS ! SACR$ FUND ( ! HELPLESS POOR40.<#a#e.> ,& 9 ,AM]ICA1 HE SAID1 0,WE HAVE N[ L&S 5\< TO EMPLOY AN 9F9ITE NUMB] ( PEOPLE 9 !IR CULTIVATION4 ,CULTIVATORS ( ! E>? >E ! MO/ VALUABLE CITIZ5S40 ,JOHN ,TAYLOR WROTE1 0,! LAWS 444 = DIVID+ L&S DIM9I% ! EVILS ( A L&$ MONOPOLY10.<#a#f.> & ,JEFF]SON ADD$ ?AT ONE ( ! C5TRAL FUNCTIONS ( DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T W\LD BE ! 0RE/RICTION ( MONOPOLIES40.<#a#g.> ,BO? ,JEFF]SON & ,TAYLOR W]E HI<LY AMBIGU\S 9 !IR PRON\NCEM5TS AB\T ! DIVISION ( PROP]TY AMONG ! M5 :O WORK IT1 S9CE NEI!R WAS V]Y EAG] TO SEE HIS [N E/ATE DIVID$ AMONG HIS LABOR]S--AT LEA/ NOT 9 HIS [N LIFETIME4 ,BUT :ATEV] !IR P]SONAL MISGIV+S1 BO? ( !SE SPOKESM5 = ! DEMOCRATIC W+ ( ! ,AM]ICAN REVOLUTION 5VISAG$ ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES AS A SOCIETY ( ONGO+ AGR>IAN RE=M4 ,& !Y W]E LUCIDLY UNAMBIGU\S 9 !IR CONDEMNATION ( MONOPOLY 9 ! =M ( A MONEY$ >I/OCRACY3 0444 MONEY IS A VEHICLE = 444 CONVEY+ ! MO/ OPPRESSIVE USURPATIONS1 & POSSESSES A COMPLETE CAPACITY = RE5SLAV+ NATIONS 9DIRECTLY1 AFT] AN ACCESSION ( KN[L$GE OR A DIVISION ( PROP]TY1 HAS LIB]AT$ !M FROM ! DIRECT FEUDAL SLAV]Y4444 ,AN >TIFICIAL CURR5CY IS SUBJECT TO NO 444 *ECK1 & POSSESSES AN UNLIMIT$ P[] ( 5SLAV+ NATIONS1 IF SLAV]Y CONSI/S AN B9D+ A GREAT NUMB] TO LABOR = A FEW4 ,EMPLOY$1 NOT = ! USEFUL PURPOSE ( EX*ANG+1 BUT = ! FRAUDUL5T PURPOSE ( TRANSF]R+ PROP]TY1 CURR5CY IS CONV]T$ 9TO A ?IEF & A TRAITOR1 & BEGETS1 LIKE AN ABUSE ( MANY O!R GOOD ?+S1 MIS]Y 9/EAD ( HAPP9ESS40.<#a#h.> 

,JEFF]SON WAS OPPOS$ TO MANUFACTUR+ ( ! TYPE HE SAW SPREAD+ 9 ,5GL&3 HE WAS DISGU/$ BY ! SWEAT %OPS1 ! M9DLESSNESS ( ! WORK1 ! UNEMPLOYM5T1 ! DEGRADATION ( HUMAN BE+S CONV]T$ 9TO 0H&S10 ! SLUMS 9 :I* ! PEOPLE :O DID ! WORK W]E =C$ TO LIVE4 ,BUT WAS ,JEFF]SON 0UNPROGRESSIVE0 = BE+ DISGU/$8 ,WAS IT NOT RA!R CAPITALISM1 :I* SO DEGRAD$ HUMAN BE+S & S]V$ NO HUMAN PURPOSE BUT TO 5L>GE ! WEAL? ( WEAL?Y M51 ?AT WAS 0UNPROGRESSIVE08 

,! ,AM]ICAN REVOLUTION>Y PROGRAM ( MA9TA9+ A NATION ( SMALL F>M]S1 ( GIV+ L& TO ! TILL]S1 ( ABOLI%+ ! SY/EM ( CR$ITORS & DEBTORS1 & ?US ( MAK+ IT POSSIBLE = EV]Y HUMAN BE+ TO HAVE CONSID]ATION1 VOICE1 & CONTROL 9 ! AFFAIRS ( SOCIETY--SU* A PROGRAM WAS NO MORE 0UNPROGRESSIVE0 9 ! EI<TE5? ?AN IT IS 9 ! TW5TIE? C5TURY4 ,EV5 TODAY1 FEUDAL & CAPITALI/ L&LORDS FE> DEMOCRATIC AGR>IAN RE=M1 NOT BECAUSE IT H>KS TO ! PA/1 BUT PRECISELY BECAUSE IT IS /ILL TODAY A RADICAL PROGRAM4 

,! MEANS ( PRODUCTION W]E NO LESS FAVORABLE TO SU* A PROGRAM 9 ! EI<TE5? C5TURY ?AN TODAY4 ,IF ,AM]ICANS HAD NOT BETRAY$ ! ORIG9S ( !IR REBELLION1 IF !Y HAD TRULY CREAT$ AN EQUALIT>IAN SOCIETY BY EXPROPRIAT+ L&LORDS & ABOLI%+ ! SY/EM ( CR$ITORS & DEBTORS1 !Y A W\LD HAVE UND]TAK5 A SOCIAL EXP]IM5T ?AT WAS NOT TO BE TRI$ AGA9 ON SU* A SCALE UNTIL ! TW5TIE? C5TURY4 ,! RISE & GR[? ( TE*NOLOGY W\LD HAVE FACILITAT$1 NOT OB/RUCT$1 ! FUR!R DEVELOPM5T ( ?IS PROGRAM4 ,MA*9ES >E 9DIFF]5T 9/RUM5TS4 ,!IR USE DEP5DS ON HUMAN BE+S4 ,!RE'S NO?+ AB\T A MA*9E ?AT MAKES IT P>TICUL>LY 0SUIT$0 TO PRIVATE [N]%IP4 ,9 A REGION :]E ! L& IS DIVID$ AMONG ! TILL]S1 MA*9]Y W\LD SURELY HAVE BE5 US$ 9 A HUMANE MANN]4 ,! F>M]S W\LD HAVE POOL$ !IR RES\RCES TO ACQUIRE MA*9]Y :I* NONE C\LD AF=D 9DIVIDUALLY4 ,!Y W\LD1 P]HAPS1 HAVE =M$ F>M]S' COOP]ATIVES & TAK5 TURNS 9 ! USE ( MA*9]Y :I* IS MO/ USEFUL OV] L>GE >EAS & USELESS ON SMALL PLOTS4 ,!IR CONC]N W\LD SURELY HAVE BE5 TO MAKE ! MA*9]Y S]VE !IR [N NE$S1 RA!R ?AN 5SLAV+ !MSELVES TO FULFILL A L&LORD'S GRE$4 ,!Y W\LD SURELY HAVE S\<T TO DECREASE DRUDG]Y & 9CREASE !IR [N DEVELOPM5T AS HUMAN BE+S4 ,)9 SU* A CONTEXT1 M>VEL\S USES MI<T HAVE BE5 MADE ( ALL ! TE*NOLOGICAL & SCI5TIFIC DISCOV]IES1 ALL ! L& & RES\RCES1 :I* BECAME AVAILABLE TO ,AM]ICANS 9 SUCCE$+ DECADES4 ,SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY W\LD !N HAVE BE5 TRULY 0PROGRESSIVE0 =CES1 AS !Y W\LD HAVE S]V$ TO 5NOBLE1 NOT TO DEBASE1 HUMAN BE+S4 

,TE*NOLOGY NE$ NOT HAVE S]V$ ! GRE$ ( CAPITALI/S2 IT C\LD JU/ AS WELL HAVE S]V$ ! 5DS ( ALL HUMAN BE+S FROM ITS V]Y BEG9N+S4 ,IT WAS NOT TE*NOLOGY ?AT DEM&$ ! CONT9UATION ( PRIVILEGE & PROP]TY3 RA!R ! 9/ITUTIONS ( PRIVILEGE & PROP]TY MADE ! TE*NOLOGICAL MEANS ( PRODUCTION S]VE !IR [N 9HUMAN 5DS4 ,AS ,BABEUF >GU$1 0,9 A SOCIETY :I* WAS REALLY S\ND1 !RE W\LD BE NEI!R POOR NOR RI*4 ,!RE W\LD BE NO SU* SY/EMS ( PROP]TY AS \RS4 ,\R LAWS ( H]$ITY & 9ALI5ABILITY >E 'HUMANI- CIDE' 9/ITUTIONS4 ,! MONOPOLY ( ! L& BY 9DIVIDUALS1 !IR POSSESSION ( ITS PRODUCE 9 EXCESS ( !IR WANTS1 IS NO?+ MORE NOR LESS ?AN !FT2 & ALL \R CIVIL 9/ITUTIONS1 \R ORD9>Y BUS9ESS TRANSACTIONS1 >E ! DE$S ( A P]PETUAL BRIG&AGE1 AU?ORIZ$ BY B>B>\S LAW'S40.<#a#i.> ,IT WAS NOT ! %ORTCOM+S ( ! DEMOCRATIC IDEAL1 BUT ! C\P D'ETAT ( SECURITY-HOLD+ CAPITALI/S1 ?AT PUT AN 5D TO ! POSSIBILITY ( COOP]ATIVE1 DEMOCRATIC1 SELF GOV]N+ COMMUNITIES ON ! ,AM]ICAN CONT95T4 

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,CAPITALISM DID NOT DEVELOP BECAUSE IT WAS MORE 0PROGRESSIVE0 ?AN O!R ME?ODS ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION2 ITS SUCCESS IS DUE L>GELY TO ITS V]Y ADEPT USE ( FRAUD & DECEPTION4 ,ITS USE ( FRAUD WAS SIMIL> TO ! DECEPTIONS ( PREVI\S >I/OCRACIES1 & ITS %RIEKS HAVE NOT SUB/ANTIALLY *ANG$ S9CE ,JOHN ,TAYLOR DESCRIB$ !M 9 #a#h#c1 AFT] ,CAPITALISM'S VICTORY 9 ,AM]ICA3 0,:5EV] ! 9TRICATE /RUCTURE ( ! SY/EM ( PAP] & PATRONAGE IS ATTEMPT$ TO BE DISSECT$1 WE MODEMS SURR5D] \R 9TELLECTS TO ! YELLS UTT]$ BY ! LIV+ MON/]1 SIMIL> TO ?OSE ) :I* ITS PR$ECESSORS A/ONI%$1 DELUD$1 & OPPRESS$ ! WORLD = ?REE ?\S& YE>S4 ,! >I/OCRACY ( SUP]/ITION DEF5D$ ITSELF BY CLAIM+1 ! ,GODS6 ! TEMPLES6 ! SACR$ ORACLES6 DIV9E V5GEANCE6 ,& ,ELYSIAN FIELDS6-- & ?AT ( PAP] & PATRONAGE EXCLAIMS1 NATIONAL FAI?6 SACR$ *>T]S6 DISORGANIZATION6 & SECURITY ( PROP]TY60.<#a#a.> ,ONCE CAPITALISM IS 9 P[]1 IT QUICKLY CONSOLIDATES TO ITSELF A MONOPOLY ( ! MEANS ( VIOL5CE1 & H5CE=? MA9TA9S ITSELF AS ! GOV]NM5T ?R\< ! USE & ! ?REAT ( VIOL5CE4 0,IF WEAL? IS ACCUMULAT$ 9 ! H&S ( A FEW1 EI!R BY A FEUDAL OR A /OCK MONOPOLY1 IT C>RIES ! P[] ALSO2 & A GOV]NM5T BECOMES AS C]TA9LY >I/OCRADCAL1 BY A MONOPOLY ( WEAL?1 AS BY MONOPOLY ( >MS4 ,A M9ORITY1 OBTA9+ A MAJORITY ( WEAL? OR >MS 9 ANY MODE1 BECOMES ! GOV]NM5T40.<#a#a#a.> ,9 ! ,CON/ITUTION1 ! CAPITALI/S DREW !MSELVES AN 9/RUM5T :I* W\LD BE US$ = ! PROTECTION & AUGM5TATION ( ! PROP]TY ( ! RI*1 AS WELL AS = ! CREATION & MA9T5ANCE ( AN >MY1 NAVY1 & MILITIA SUBS]VI5T TO ! C5TRAL GOV]NM5T4 ,TAYLOR SAID1 0,! ONLY TWO MODES EXTANT ( 5SLAV+ NATIONS1 >E ?OSE ( >MIES & ! SY/EM ( PAP] & PATRONAGE40.<#a#a#b.> ,AVAIL+ !MSELVES ( BO?1 ! CAPITALI/S RUL$ \T ALL OPPOSITION2 IT WAS !N ?AT ALL O!R POSSIBILITIES ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION BECAME F> MORE DIFFICULT ?AN !Y HAD BE5 BE=E4 ,ONCE CAPITALISM BECAME 0! WAY ( LIFE0 ( A REGION1 IT NOT ONLY CONSOLIDAT$ ! MEANS ( VIOL5CE1 ( COMMUNICATION1 & ( PRODUCTION2 IT ALSO CONV]T$ ! RE/ ( HUMANITY 9 ?AT REGION 9TO MEANS = ! MA9T5ANCE & GR[? ( PRIVATE WEAL?4 ,! 9/ITUTIONS & PR9CIPLES ( ! OLD >I/OCRACY W]E TURN$ 9TO MORE EFFICI5T MEANS ( LODG+ SOCIETY'S WEAL? 9TO ! H&S ( ! FEW4 ,! MORALITY ( ! OLD ORD] WAS MODIFI$ TO SUIT ! UNPREC$5T$ ACCUMULATION ( PRIVATE WEAL?2 P>TS ( ! OLD MORALITY WE RE EV5 DISC>D$ OR REV]S$ IF !Y CLA%$ TOO OBVI\SLY ) ! PRACTICES ( ! ACQUISITIVE SOCIETY4 0,OBS]VE :AT HAPP5$ TO ! SEV5 DEADLY S9S ( ,*RI/IAN !OLOGY10 WROTE ,LEWIS ,MUM=D4 0,ALL BUT ONE ( !SE S9S1 SLO?1 W]E TRANS=M$ 9TO POSITIVE VIRTUES4 ,GRE$1 AV>ICE1 5VY1 GLUTTONY1 LUXURY & PRIDE W]E ! DRIV+ =CES ( ! NEW ECONOMY3 IF ONCE !Y W]E MA9LY VICES ( ! RI*1 !Y N[ UND] ! DOCTR9E ( EXP&+ WANTS EMBRAC$ EV]Y CLASS 9 SOCIETY4 ,?US UNB\ND$ P[] WAS H>NESS$ TO EQUALLY UNB\ND$ APPETITES40.<#a#a#c.> ,NOT ,DON ,QUIXOTE OR ,/4 ,?OMAS ,MORE1 BUT ,MALVOLIO & ,B5JAM9 ,FRANKL9 BECAME ! H]OES ( ! AGE4 ,! TRANSVALUATION ( VALUES FOLL[$ CLOSE ON ! HEELS ( ! TRANSPLANTATION ( DOM9ANT HUMAN TYPES4 ,GRE$ WAS SE5 AS ,9DU/RY1 AV>ICE AS ,?RIFT1 & 5VY AS ,COMPETITION4 ,GLUTTONY WAS CALL$ ,AMBITION & LUXURY ,CONSUMPTION4 ,PRIDE WAS NAM$ ,RESPECTABILITY--& EV5 ,DIGNITY4 

,EV5TUALLY1 :5 PHILOSOPHY1 LAW & POLICE W]E RECRUIT$ TO RUN ! RACE ( ! NEW ,B\RGEOISIE1 ! TAK+ ( L& FROM ?OSE :O WORK IT BECAME AN 09VIOLABLE NATURAL RI<T40 ,! NEW MA*9ES & FACTORIES1 ! REGIM5TATION & /&>DIZATION1 5ABL$ M5 TO PRODUCE 9CREAS+ AM\NTS ( FOOD & O!R MAT]IAL GOODS4 ,BUT ! MAJORITY ( M51 ?OSE :O PRODUC$ EV] MORE1 NEV] SAW AN 9CREASE4 ,! NEW WEAL? 0CIRCULAT$0 BACK TO ! WEAL?Y1 ?OSE :O [N$ ! MA*9ES & FACTORIES4 ,?IS >RANGEM5T CAME TO BE CALL$ 0FREE 5T]PRISE40 ,9 TIME ! RI* NO LONG] WORK$2 !Y CREAT$ AN 9/ITUTION :]E !IR MONEY 0WORK$40 ,?IS BIZ>RE 9/ITUTION BECAME 0,F9ANCE40 

,ORIG9ALLY1 MONEY HAD BE5 M]ELY A CONV5I5T MEANS ( EX*ANGE4 ,IT WAS EASI] TO 0BUY0 BUTT] 9 EX*ANGE = A /&>DIZ$ METAL ?AN IT WAS TO TRADE PIGS = *ICK5S & !N AGREE ON ! NUMB] ( *ICK5S ?AT W\LD FET* ! BUTT]4 ,! METAL MADE A SET PRICE POSSIBLE & ALSO SIMPLIFI$ ! BOOKKEEP+ ( BUREAUCRATS4 ,BUT CAPITALISM REVEAL$ A NEW TRAIT ( MONEY--IT REVEAL$ ?AT MONEY C\LD BE AB/RACT$ FROM ! EX*ANGE ( GOODS1 C\LD BE TREAT$ AS A SEP>ATE 5TITY1 & C\LD BE ACCUMULAT$ ) NO REF]5CE TO ! NE$S ( ! ACCUMULATOR4 ,IT WAS F\ND ?AT A MAN CAN BUY FOOD *EAPLY FROM A F>M] & SELL IT EXP5SIVELY TO A RI* MAN4 ,HE CAN REPEAT ! PROCESS & PUT ! DIFF]5CE 9 HIS POCKET4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 ! MAN :O NEI!R PRODUCES NOR CONSUMES ! FOOD BECOMES QUICKLY RI* FROM IT4 ,HE CAN SOON BUY \T ! F>M]'S O!R CU/OM]S & BECOME ! ONLY BUY]1 & 9 ?IS NOT-V]Y-SUBTLE MANN] CAN CONV]T AN 9DEP5D5T F>M] 9TO A HIR$ S]VANT1 A 0T5ANT40 ,AFT] ,HAMILTON'S 9TRODUCTION ( ! ,BANK 9TO ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ,JOHN ,TAYLOR HAD CLE>LY SE5 ! POT5TIALITIES ( MONEY 9 ! H&S ( CAPITALI/S4 0,AN >TIFICIAL CURR5CY IS SUBJECT TO NO 444 *ECK1 & POSSESSES AN UNLIMIT$ P[] ( 5SLAV+ NATIONS1 IF SLAV]Y CONSI/S 9 B9D+ A GREAT NUMB] TO LABOR = A FEW4 ,EMPLOY$1 NOT = ! EX*ANG+1 BUT = ! FRAUDUL5T ONE ( TRANSF]R+ PROP]TY1 CURR5CY IS CONV]T$ 9TO A ?IEF & A TRAITOR1 & BEGETS1 LIKE AN ABUSE ( MANY O!R GOOD ?+S1 MIS]Y 9/EAD ( HAPP9ESS4 

0,MANK9D SOON DISCOV]$ ?AT MONEY WAS EASILY CONV]T$ 9TO A M$IUM = OPPRESSION AS WELL AS = COMM]CE1 & H5CE >OSE NE>LY AS /RONG A DISLIKE TO HEAVY TAXES 9 MONEY AS 9 K9D2 IT BE+ CLE>LY SE5 ?AT LABOR & PROP]TY W]E TRANSF]R$ BY MONEY4 ,?IS PLA9 TRU?1 AWAK5$ ! EX]TIONS ( AV>ICE & AMBITION1 TO DECEIVE ! VIGILANCE ( LABOR & 9DU/RY3 ! OBJECTS ( PILLAGE4 ,! FIR/ 9TRICACY ) :I* !Y 5DEAVOR$ TO HIDE !IR DESIGN1 WAS WOV5 ( 9DIRECT TAXES TRAVEL+ 9 MAZES2 ! SECOND1 ( LOAN+ OBSCUR$ BY ! MI/ ( FUTURITY2 & ! ?IRD1 ( AN >TIFICIAL CURR5CY OR BANK+1 COMPLICAT$ BY ! CROOK$NESS ( ITS OP]ATION1 FLATT]+ TO 9DU/RY1 & RE/RA9$ BY NO NATURAL *ECK1 AS A M$IUM ( FRAUD & TYRANNY40.<#a#a#d.> ,EV5 A FEW M$IEVAL *UR*M5 HAD SE5 ?IS PROCESS TAK+ PLACE & HAD WANT$ TO /OP IT4 ,BUT ! ,ORGANIZ$ ,*UR* NE$$ ! RI* M5 TO SUPPORT ITS PLUND] & EXTRAVAGANCE1 & SO ! PROCESS GREW LIKE A CANC] UNTIL ! ,*UR* ITSELF WAS ?R[N (F ! L&4 

,:5 MA*9]Y CAME 9TO EXI/5CE1 ! PROCESS ( PRODUC+ MONEY WAS HI<LY REF9$4 ,A MAN ) MONEY BUILT A FACTORY4 ,HE HIR$ MANY M5 TO PRODUCE 0GOODS40 ,HE !N SOLD ! GOODS1 NOT ON ! BASIS ( H[ MU* !Y CO/ TO PRODUCE1 BUT ON ! BASIS ( H[ MU* PEOPLE W\LD PAY = !M4 ,& !N HE PAID HIS WORK]S1 NOT ACCORD+ TO ! PRICE ! GOODS FET*$ ON ! M>KET1 BUT ! B>E M9IMUM :I* W\LD KEEP ! WORK]S ALIVE4 ,?US !RE WAS A L>GE SURPLUS AT BO? 5DS3 FROM OV]*>G+ ! CU/OM]S & UND]PAY+ ! WORK]S1 SO TO SPEAK4 ,! SURPLUS WAS US$ TO 9CREASE & IMPROVE ! MA*9]Y1 SO ?AT A WORK] C\LD PRODUCE1 9 ! SAME P]IOD ( TIME1 ?REE OR FIFTE5 TIMES AS MU* AS HE PRODUC$ BE=E4 ,BUT ! WORK] WASN'T PAID ?REE OR FIFTE5 TIMES AS MU*4 ,HIS %>E WAS /ILL NO MORE ?AN ! M9IMUM ?AT KEPT HIM ALIVE & *A9$ TO 0HIS0 FACTORY4 ,! 9CREAS+ WEAL? KEPT RETURN+ TO ! SAME M54 ,M5 :O DID NOT PRODUCE BECAME WEAL?I] FROM PRODUCTION ?AN M5 HAD EV] BE5 BE=E4 ,?IS WAS ONLY POSSIBLE 9 A SOCIETY :]E MONEY HAD BECOME ! MO/ IMPORTANT *>ACT]I/IC ( HUMAN BE+S1 A SOCIETY :]E MONEY 0TALKS0 & MONEY 0WORKS40 

,! CYCLE ( CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION IS SO \TL&I% ?AT FUTURE HI/ORIANS WILL UND\BT$LY BE H>D-PUT TO EXPLA9 H[ M5 C\LD HAVE BE5 MADE TO ACCEPT IT = SU* A LONG TIME4 ,! :OLE PROCESS CONSI/S ( SOCIETY'S P]MITT+ A FEW M5 TO GA!R = !MSELVES :AT BELONGS TO ALL MANK9D4 ,?IS GA!R+ IS ! ONLY PO9T ( ALL ! BO!R1 ALL ! S]I\SNESS1 ALL ! ,B\RGEOIS ,MORALITY4 ,! FACTORY [N] ACCUMULATES PR(ITS4 ,HE PUTS ! PR(ITS 9TO ! EXPANSION ( HIS FACTORY4 ,! FACTORY !N PRODUCES MORE4 ,! CAPITALI/ SELLS MORE4 ,!N HE HAS EV5 MORE PR(ITS4 ,SO HE AGA9 EXP&S HIS FACTORY4 ,PRODUCTION IS = PR(IT1 & PR(IT = MORE PRODUCTION4 ,?IS CYCLE1 MEAN+LESS 9 ! MIDDLE & AT BO? 5DS1 IS NOT ONLY TAK5 S]I\SLY BY ! MAN 5GAG$ 9 IT3 HE TAKES ?IS TO BE ! MEAN+ & ESS5CE ( LIFE4 ,! C\NT+ ( MONEY IS LIFE'S REW>D1 ! ACCUMULATION ( MONEY IS LIFE'S MA9 TASK4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,B5JAM9 ,FRANKL91 9V5TOR1 POLITICIAN1 & ,PHILOSOPH] ( ,AV>ICE1 0,! MORE !RE IS ( IT1 ! MORE IT PRODUCES AT EV]Y' TURN1 & PR(ITS RISE QUICK] & QUICK]40 ,FRANKL9'S POETRY' ( MONEY SUGGE/S ?AT HE D]IV$ GREAT] SPIRITUAL & S5SUAL SATISFACTION FROM PR(IT-MAK+ ?AN FROM LOVE OR ADV5TURE OR ANY O!R HUMAN PURSUIT4 

,B5JAM9 ,FRANKL9 WAS ! DIRECT DESC5DANT ( ,MALVOLIO1 9 REAL LIFE4 ,:5 ,MALVOLIO WAS ASK$1 0,DO/ ?\ ?9K1 BECAUSE ?\ >T VIRTU\S1 !RE %ALL BE NO MORE CAKES & ALE80 HE WAS UNABLE TO ANSW]4 ,B5 ,FRANKL9 ANSW]$ UNEQUIVOCALLY A C5TURY & A HALF LAT]3 0!RE %ALL BE NO MORE CAKES & ALE40 ,! ONLY ,VIRTUE IS ! CON/ANT ACCUMULATION ( MONEY4 ,! PRIM>Y GOAL ( LIFE IS TO MAKE ! 0PR(ITS RISE QUICK] & QUICK]40 ,EV]Y?+ ELSE IS SECOND>Y4 ,A RI* MAN NOT 5GAG$ 9 RAIS+ PR(ITS COMES TO BE CALL$ A 0DILETANTE40 ,A POOR MAN NOT 5GAG$ 9 RAIS+ ! PR(ITS ( ! RI* BECOMES A 0VAGRANT0 & LAT] ON A 0BOHEMIAN40 ,QUANTITY1 ,CALCULATION & ,MEASUREM5T BECOME ! ONLY LEGITIMATE ASPECTS ( LIFE4 ,! NEW M5 ( MONEY SOON CAME TO DISLIKE PHILOSOPHY & HATE METAPHYSICS1 BECAUSE PHILOSOPH]S KEPT ASK+ = ! HUMAN PURPOSE ( ALL ! QUANTITY'1 CALCULATION1 & MEASUREM5T1 & METAPHYSICIANS KEPT SUGGE/+ ?AT HUMAN LIFE HAD O!R QUALITIES & POT5TIALITIES BESIDES !SE4 ,S9CE CAPITALISM HAD NEI!R AIM NOR LIFE1 CAPITALI/S W]E V]Y UNEASY 9 ! PRES5CE ( M5 :O DISCUSS$ ! AIM ( LIFE4 ,S9CE !Y' DID NOT !MSELVES DISCUSS1 !Y SOLV$ ! PROBLEM 9 ! ONLY WAY ?AT BUS9ESSM5 EV] SOLVE PROBLEMS3 ) MONEY4 ,!Y SUBSIDIZ$ ! UNIV]SITIES4 ,?IS GE/URE ACCOMPLI%$ MANY PURPOSES ) ONE /ROKE3 IT GAVE CAPITALI/S ! ILLUSION ?AT !Y W]E HUMANIT>IAN PATRONS ( LE>N+2 IT QUICKLY PUT PHILOSOPH]S ON ! 0RI<T0 TRACK2 & IT PUT AN ABRUPT 5D TO METAPHYSICS4 ,! GE/URE WORK$ MO/ EFFECTIVELY 9 ,5GL&4 ,!RE A ,S*OOL ( PHILOSOPH]S :O CALL$ !MSELVES 0EMPIRICI/S0 DEVELOP$4 ,?IS ,S*OOL 9V5T$ & EMBELLI%$ A DOCTR9E :]EBY ONLY ?AT :I* CAN BE MEASUR$ & CALCULAT$ IS 0REAL02 EV]Y?+ ELSE IS 0SECOND>Y40 ,! DOCTR9E ATTA9$ ITS CLE>E/ EXPOSITION 9 ! WRIT+S ( ,DAVID ,HUME4 ,9 ! RE/RICTIVE B\ND>IES ( ?IS DOCTR9E1 IDEALS & GOALS1 FEEL+S & COLORS1 BECAME ! 0SECOND>Y QUALITIES0 ( HUMAN EXP]I5CE4 ,S9CE BUS9ESSM5 HAVE A MONOPOLY ON MEASUREM5T & CALCULATION1 ?AT BE+ !IR ONLY CONC]N1 !N BUS9ESSM5 BECOME ! MO/ IMPORTANT MEMB]S ( ! HUMAN COMMUNITY4 ,& S9CE MEASUREABLE & CALCULATIVE ACTIVITY IS ! 0PRIM>Y QUALITY0 ( LIFE1 !N EV]Y?+ BUS9ESSM5 DO IS GOOD4 ,AL?\< ,HUME DID HIMSELF DEVELOP !SE IMPLICATIONS ( HIS DOCTR9E1 HIS FOLL[]S1 ,J]EMY ,B5?AM & ,JAMES ,MILL1 DID4 ,!SE TWO PROPHETS ( PRODUCTION1 EV5 MORE HUMORLESS ?AN !IR FICTIONAL ANCE/OR ,MALVOLIO1 HELD ?AT BUS9ESS IS NOT ONLY SOCIETY'S MO/ IMPORTANT ACTIVITY1 BUT ?AT ALL BUS9ESS ACTIVITY IS DONE = 0! GREATE/ GOOD ( ! GREATE/ NUMB]40 ,! PRO( ( ?IS 0EMPIRICAL0 CLAIM WAS D]IV$1 NOT FROM CONSULT+ ! GREATE/ NUMB]1 BUT FROM CONSULT+ ! ASSUMPTIONS ( ,HUME'S DOCTR9E4 

,:5 ! BRE$+ ( MONEY BECAME ! MA9 PREOCCUPATION ( AN 5TIRE SOCIETY1 ALL O!R HUMAN ACTIVITIES W]E =C$ 9TO ! SAME N>R[ *ANNEL1 & 9 TIME ! PRACTITION]S & PR(ESSORS ( O!R ACTIVITIES FELL 9 L9E4 ,LIT]ATURE1 :I* UNTIL ! ADV5T ( CAPITALISM HAD BE5 MAN'S PRIM>Y MEANS ( COMMUNICAT+ 9TELLECTUAL & EMOTIONAL EXP]I5CE1 BECAME = DIE BUS9ESSM5 A TRIVIAL PA/IME4 ,! ONLY FUNCTION ( LIT]ATURE WAS TO PROVIDE 05T]TA9M5T0 = TIR$ M5 ( BUS9ESS AFT] !Y W]E DONE ) ! DAY'S C\NT+4 ,AL?\< LIT]ACY ROSE1 ! BOOKS ( GREAT WRIT]S HAD DIM9I%+ AUDI5CES UNTIL !Y W]E READ EXCLUSIVELY BY ! 0BOHEMIANS0 & ! 0MISFITS0 ( CAPITALISM4 ,MEAN:ILE1 A NEW CROP ( 0WRIT]S0 APPE>$ ON ! LIT]>Y SC5E1 A GR\P ( M5 :O W\LD 0PRODUCE0 LIT]ATURE TO FILL ! BUS9ESSM5'S NE$S4 ,!SE LIT]>Y CAPITALI/S 0PRODUC$0 NOVELS1 POEMS1 & PLAYS1 ! SAME WAY BUS9ESSM5 PRODUC$ COMMODITIES4 ,& ! PURPOSE ( ! 5T]TA9M5T-COMMODITIES WAS ! SAME AS ! PURPOSE ( ALL BUS9ESS ACTIVITY3 TO FET* PR(IT4 ,:]E BUS9ESSM5 ?OR\<LY 9FILTRAT$ ! $UCATIONAL FIELD1 AS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,NAZI ,G]MANY1 *ILDR5 W]E PU%$ ?R\< AN 0$UCATIONAL SY/EM0 ON A F>E MADE UP ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY ( 5T]TA9M5T- COMMODITIES & PROPAG&A-GOODS4 ,>T1 :I* BE=E CAPITALISM HAD BE5 AN EXPLORATION ( ! DIM5SIONS ( REALITY 9 VISUAL T]MS1 BECAME SO ?OR\<LY DEGRAD$ BY ! M5 BL9D$ BY PR(ITS1 ?AT EV5 S]I\S >TI/S LO/ !IR VITALITY4 ,:5 ! 9/RUM5TS ( PA9T]S CAME TO BE US$ = ! ADV]TISEM5T ( COMMODITIES1 AN IRREP>ABLE DEA?-BL[ WAS DEALT TO ,WE/]N >T4 ,! HI/ORY ( ,EUROPEAN >T S9CE ! ,R5AISSANCE IS ! TRAGIC /ORY ( A BRILLIANT BEG9N+ FOLL[$ BY A RU?LESSLY UNBROK5 DET]IORATION4 ,! PA9T]S' OP5 OR TACIT PROTE/ AGA9/ ! CAPITALI/ DEBAU*]Y ( VISUAL REALITY HAS BE5 C>RI$ SO F> ?AT ! TW5TIE? C5TURY ,AM]ICAN PA9T]S SPLA%+ GROTESQUE FOOTNOTES ON TO ! NIHILI/IC ,D,A,D,A HAVE ATTA9$ CREATIVE FRE$OM ONLY BY PASS+ 9TO LUNACY4 

,ALONG ) ! DEGRADATION ( CREATIVE ACTIVITY CAME ! GLORIFICATION ( BUS9ESS ACTIVITY4 ,! V]Y IMP]SONALITY ( ! PROCESS ( PRODUCTION GAVE ! M5 ( MONEY AN ILLUSION ( ITS SPIRITUALITY4 ,9 ORD] TO PRODUCE EV] 9CREAS+ AM\NTS ( PR(IT1 ! E>LY BUS9ESSMAN HAD TO BE FRUGAL 9 HIS SP5D+ HABITS3 0! MORE !RE IS ( IT1 ! MORE IT PRODUCES AT EV]Y TURN44,COMP>+ HIS [N MIS]L9ESS & SELF-REPRESSION ) ! DEBAU*]Y & EXTRAVAGANCE ( ! >I/OCRACY1 ! BUS9ESSMAN ?\<T ( HIMSELF AS ALMO/ A SA9T1 & HIS LAT] ADMIR]S CALL$ HIM 0ASCETIC40 ,H[EV]1 ASCETICISM REF]S TO A CONC]N ) 9TELLECTUAL OR SPIRITUAL AS OPPOS$ TO MAT]IAL 9T]E/S1 :]EAS ! BUS9ESSMAN'S EXCLUSIVE CONC]N ) WEAL? & ITS ACCUMULATION IS ! EPITOME ( SELF-9DULG5CE4 ,! MI/AK5 NOTION ( A BUS9ESSMAN'S 0ASCETICISM0 GREW UP BECAUSE !RE WAS A PURELY EXT]NAL SIMIL>ITY BETWE5 ! HABITS ( E>LY PR(IT-MAK]S & ?OSE ( SOME ASCETICS1 AL?\< ! CONT5T ( ! HABITS HAD NO SIMIL>ITY :ATEV]4 ,! BUS9ESSMAN WAS ?\<T 0ASCETIC0 BECAUSE HE DEVOT$ ! SAME S+LE-M9D$NESS TO ! PURSUIT ( WEAL? AS AN >TI/ DEVOT$ TO ! CREATION ( A WORK ( >T4 ,HE WAS ?\<T 0ASCETIC0 BECAUSE HE DISCIPL9$ & REGIM5T$ HIMSELF AS MU* AS A MONK :OSE LIFE WAS 0AS REGUL> AS CLOCKWORK40 ,HE WAS EV5 ?\<T 0ASCETIC0 BECAUSE HIS B\NDLESS GRE$ 5ABL$ HIM TO VISUALIZE A GREAT ACCUMULATION ( WEAL? AS 5?USIA/ICALLY AS A PROPHET VISUALIZES AN IDEAL4 ,! ILLUSION ( A BUS9ESSMAN'S 0ASCETICISM0 CAN ONLY BE MA9TA9$ IF ONE OMITS M5TION+ ?AT ALL !SE ADMIRABLE VIRTUES ( DEVOTION1 SELF-DISCIPL9E1 & VISION1 W]E PUT AT ! S]VICE ( A V]Y CRUDE & S5SUAL GOAL3 ! ACCUMULATION ( WEAL? & PRIVILEGE4 

,BETWE5 ,MALVOLIO & ,ROCKEFELL] /&S ,DANIEL ,DEFOE1 AU?OR ( ,ROB9SON ,CRUSOE & PROPHET ( ! ,PR(ITABLE ,LIFE4 ,A FAVORITE !ME ( ,DEFOE'S 0PRACTICAL0 WRIT+S WAS ,! ,GREAT ,LAW ( ,SUBORD9ATION4 ,EV]YONE 9 SOCIETY MU/ KN[ HIS 0PLACE0 9 RELATION TO ! SOCIETY'S MA/]S1 ! M5 ( BUS9ESS4 ,CONJUGAL ,H>MONY1 ! PRIME REQUISITE ( A BUS9ESSMAN'S ORD]$ LIFE1 DEF9ES ! MA/]-SLAVE RELATION%IP AS IT APPLIES TO HUSB& & WIFE3 ! HUSB& COMM&S1 ! WIFE OBEYS4 ,! WIFE MU/ KN[ ?AT %E IS NO MORE ?AN H] HUSB&'S PRIVATE PROP]TY4 ,9 ! E>LY DAYS ( CAPITALISM1 :5 !RE W]E /ILL 0WOM5 ( BLOOD0 9 ,WE/]N SOCIETY1 BUS9ESSM5 (T5 PAID G5]\S SUMS = WIVES ) IMPRESSIVE P$IGREES4 ,! ,GREAT ,LAW ( ,SUBORD9ATION ALSO DECREES ?AT ! SON'S ACTIVITY %ALL CONSI/ EXCLUSIVELY ( OB$I5CE1 UNTIL HIS APPR5TICE%IP IS OV] & HE1 9 TURN1 EXACTS OB$I5CE4 ,&1 NE$LESS TO SAY1 OB$I5CE CON/ITUTES ! MORALITY ( S]VANTS1 T5ANTS1 WORK]S4444 ,OB$I5CE & SUBORD9ATION1 ! MORALITY ( SLAVES1 BECAME ! VIRTUES ( ! 5TIRE WORK+ POPULATION4 ,! FEUDAL RELATIONS ( NOBLE OV] S]F1 ,*UR* OV] ,%EEP1 BECAME EV5 FUR!R RIGIDIFI$4 ,FA!R-SON1 HUSB&-WIFE1 EMPLOY]-WORK]1 MA/]-S]VANT3 !SE >E ! RELATIONS ( ! NEW SOCIETY4 ,S9CE ! SAME MAN1 ! FA!R-HUSB&-EMPLOY]-MA/]1 IS ! TOP HALF ( EV]Y RELATION1 ?IS >RANGEM5T IS = HIM ! ,NEW ,FRE$OM4 ,AS ,PRESID5T ,JOHN ,ADAMS HAD SAID1 0WEAL? IS ! GREAT MA*9E = GOV]N+ ! WORLD40.<#a#a#e.> ,H[EV]1 FROM ! LATE EI<TE5? C5TURY ON1 REVOLUTION>Y DEMOCRATS *ALL5G$ ?IS RELATION%IP1 & ! BUS9ESSM5 BECAME DEA?LY AFRAID4 ,!Y HE>D ,GRAC*US ,BABUEFS CRY1 0,\R BUT*]S HAVE TAU<T US BAD MANN]S10 & !Y TREMBL$4 ,!Y HAD SO ?OR\<LY 9CLUCAT$ A :OLE SOCIETY ) ! MA/]-SLAVE MORALITY ?AT !Y FE>$ A SOCIAL UPRIS+ W\LD TURN ! TABLES & NEW MA/]S W\LD PRACTICE ! ,GREAT ,LAW ( ,SUBORD9ATION ) =M] BUS9ESSM5 AS S]VANTS4 

,DEFOE'S ,ROB9SON ,CRUSOE WAS /R&$ ON AN ISL&4 ,HE WAS A V]Y PRACTICAL MAN4 ,HE CONV]T$ ! ISL& 9TO A WORLD MADE UP EXCLUSIVELY ( ECONOMIC ACTIVITY--A WORLD MA/]$ & MANAG$ BY ONE ,COMPLETE ,5GLI% ,TRADESMAN4 ,HE CONV]T$ A 0WILD MAN0 9TO A S]VANT1 9TO ,HIS ,MAN ,FRIDAY1 9TO A SUBORD9ATE :O UND]/OOD OB$I5CE4 ,ROB9SON ,CRUSOE CONV]T$ NATURE'S ORD]1 :I* TO HIM MEANT *AOS1 9TO ! DRAB ECONOMIC ORD] ( ! ,5GLI% ,TRADESMAN4 ,ROB9SON ,CRUSOE HAD A BIG DESIRE TO DOM9ATE & A SMALL IMAG9ATION4 ,HE BECAME ! H]O ( ! BUS9ESS CLASS4 

,EA* CAPITALI/ WANTS HIS [N ISL&--HIS [N CLOS$ WORLD :]E HE HAS A MONOPOLY ( WEAL? & P[]4 ,DIRECT 9TELLECTUAL DOM9ATION DID NOT1 UNTIL V]Y REC5TLY1 9T]E/ CAPITALI/S1 BECAUSE ! REALM ( IDEAS DOES NOT YIELD ECONOMIC PR(ITS4 ,IT WAS ! DESIRE = A MONOPOLY ( ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ?AT PROVID$ ! 0DRIVE0 ( CAPITALISM4 ,C4 ,WRI<T ,MILLS HAS DESCRIB$ ! MANN] 9 :I* ! ,ROB9SON ,CRUSOES ( ,AM]ICA1 ! ,EXEMPL>S ( ,\R ,WAY ( ,LIFE1 CONSOLIDAT$ !IR ECONOMIC EMPIRES4 0,! ROBB] B>ONS1 AS ! TYCOONS ( ! PO/-,CIVIL-,W> ]A CAME TO BE CALL$1 DESC5D$ UPON ! 9VE/+ PUBLIC MU* AS A SW>M ( WOM5 MI<T DESC5D 9TO A B>GA9 BASEM5T ON ,SATURDAY MORN+4 ,!Y EXPLOIT$ NATIONAL RES\RCES1 WAG$ ECONOMIC W>S AMONG !MSELVES1 5T]$ 9TO COMB9ATIONS1 MADE PRIVATE CAPITAL \T ( ! PUBLIC DOMA91 & US$ ANY & EV]Y ME?OD TO A*IEVE !IR 5DS4 ,!Y MADE AGREEM5TS ) RAILROADS = REBATES2 !Y PUR*AS$ NEWSPAP]S & B\<T $ITORS2 !Y KILL$ (F COMPET+ & 9DEP5D5T BUS9ESSES1 & EMPLOY$ LAWY]S ( SKILL & /ATESM5 ( REPUTE TO SU/A9 !IR RI<TS & SECURE !IR PRIVILEGES4 ,!RE IS SOME?+ DEMONIC AB\T !SE LORDS ( CREATION2 IT IS NOT M]ELY RHETORIC TO CALL !M ROBB] B>ONS4 ,P]HAPS !RE IS NO /RAI<T=W>D ECONOMIC WAY TO ACCUMULATE @s#a MILLION = PRIVATE USE2 AL?\<1 ( C\RSE1 ALONG ! WAY ! UN/RAI<T=W>D WAYS CAN BE DELEGAT$ & ! APPROPRIATOR'S H&S KEPT CLEAN4 ,IF ALL ! BIG MONEY IS NOT EASY MONEY1 ALL ! EASY MONEY ?AT IS SAFE IS BIG4 ,IT IS BETT]1 SO ! IMAGE RUNS1 TO TAKE ONE DIME FROM EA* (T5 MILLION PEOPLE AT ! PO9T ( A CORPORATION ?AN @s#a1 FROM EA* (T5 BANKS AT ! PO9T ( A GUN4 ,IT IS ALSO SAF]40.<#a#a#f.> ,?IS WAS CALL$ 0,FREE ,COMPETITION40 ,BIG FI% EAT LITTLE FI%1 EXCEPT ?AT 9 ! SEA ! BIG FI% DIE :ILE LITTLE FI% MULTIPLY V]Y RAPIDLY1 :]EAS 9 ,AM]ICA ! BIG FI% BECOME CONSOLIDAT$ 9TO IMMORTAL CORPORATIONS :ILE ! LITTLE FI% >E =EV] EXT]M9AT$4 

,9 ! LATE N9ETE5? C5TURY1 ! ,5GLI% PHILOSOPH] ,H]B]T ,SP5C] ]RONE\SLY READ 9TO ,D>W9'S BIOLOGICAL !ORIES A JU/IFICATION ( TYCOONS4 ,BESIDES HIS !ORY ( EVOLUTION1 ,D>W9 HAD ALSO DEVELOP$ A !ORY ( NATURAL SELECTION :I* TRI$ TO EXPLA9 ! SURVIVAL & EXT9CTION ( SPECIES ON ! BASIS ( !IR ABILITY TO COPE ) !IR 5VIRONM5T1 ?AT IS1 !IR 0FITNESS40 ,S9CE PRO( IS H>D TO COME BY 9 !SE MATT]S1 ! !ORY REMA9S TILL TODAY A METAPHYSICAL ASS]TION1 A PLAUSIBLE GUESS4 ,AS A GUESS1 IT IS ONE AMONG MANY4 ,D>W9'S CONTEMPOR>Y1 ,PR9CE ,PET] ,KROPOTK91 >GU$ ?AT SPECIES SURVIVE BECAUSE !Y COOP]ATE1 & MORE REC5TLY ,IMMANUEL ,VELIKOVSKY HAS >GU$ ?AT 0FIT0 AS WELL AS 0UNFIT0 SPECIES >E EXT+UI%$ BY NATURAL CATA/ROPHE1 NOT NATURAL SELECTION4 ,9 ANY CASE1 ,H]B]T ,SP5C] CON/RUCT$ AN ]UDITE ,MORAL ,SCI5CE \T ( ,D>W9'S BIOLOGICAL GUESS4 ,= ,SP5C]1 ,D>W9 HAD 0PROV$0 ?AT ! /RUGGLE = EXI/5CE1 NATURAL SELECTION1 & ! SURVIVAL ( ! FITTE/1 W]E ! V]Y ESS5CE ( LIFE4 ,! MO/ BLOOD?IR/Y ANIMALS1 ! MO/ RU?LESS ?IEVES & MURD]]S1 ! ,ROCKEFELL]S1 ,C>NEGIES1 ,RHODESES & ,LEOPOLDS1 W9 ! /RUGGLE = EXI/5CE4 ,! ROLE ( CREATIVE 9TELLECT & IMAG9ATION 9 ! BUILD+ ( HUMAN CULTURE WAS EASILY =GOTT5 9 AN AGE :5 BIG CAPITALI/S W]E DESPOIL+ EV]Y C\NTRYSIDE ) UGLY MONUM5TS ( !IR RU?LESS LU/ = P[]4 ,M5 FILL$ ) ! LI<T ( ,SP5C]'S DOCTR9E FAIL$ TO OBS]VE ?AT DOGS R>ELY EAT DOGS1 OR MONKEYS1 MONKEYS2 !Y FAIL$ TO NOTICE ?AT NOT ONE ANIMAL DE/ROYS MEMB]S ( ITS [N SPECIES ! WAY CAPITALI/S DE/ROY$ O!R M54 

,AS COMPETITION FULFILLS ITS PURPOSE1 ! 0FITTE/0 DO AWAY ) ALL COMPETITORS & ATTA9 A MONOPOLY ON ONE ACTIVITY AFT] ANO!R4 ,AS EA* CORPORATION CONSOLIDATES ALL PHASES ( A C]TA9 ACTIVITY1 IT CEASES TO WA/E ITS PR(ITS RU9+ ITS PE]S & TURNS ITS COMPETITIVE MA*9]Y AGA9/ ! RE/ ( SOCIETY4 ,:5 ! CAPITALI/ ATTA9S HIS DREAM & BECOMES ! MA/] & SOLE SUPPLI] ( HIS 0ISL&10 HE />TS TO 0COMPETE0 AGA9/ HIS [N WORK]S & AGA9/ ! CONSUM]S ( HIS PRODUCTS4 ,! VA/ ME*ANICAL & PSY*OLOGICAL MA*9]Y' ( ! COMM]CIAL SOCIETY IS !N TURN$ TO ! DEHUMANIZATION ( WORK]S & ! MANIPULATION ( CONSUM]S4 

,! CAPITALI/ CORPORATION IS A PRIVATE CORPORATION4 ,ITS ONLY FUNCTION IS TO 9CREASE ! WEAL? ( ! RI* M5 :O [N IT4 ,IT IS RUN BY MANAG]S :O >E HIR$ TO SEE TO IT ?AT ! RI* PR(IT4 ,! ?+S PRODUC$ >E IRRELEVANT SO LONG AS !Y >E PR(ITABLE4 ,?AT IS1 ?+S >E NOT PRODUC$ TO B5EFIT ! PEOPLE :O BUY !M1 BUT TO PR(IT ! CORPORATION [N]S4 ,USEFUL ?+S >E PRODUC$ IF1 & ONLY IF1 !Y >E PR(ITABLE4 ,S9CE ! MANAG] IS HIR$ TO MAXIMIZE ! PR(ITS ( HIS EMPLOY]S1 HE IS NOT 9T]E/$ 9 ! QUALITY OR HUMAN VALUE ( A PRODUCT1 BUT ONLY 9 ITS PR(ITABILITY4 ,HE (T5 F9DS ?AT USELESS PRODUCTS ( POOR QUALITY CAN BE MU* MORE PR(ITABLE1 IF PROP]LY ADV]TIS$1 ?AN USEFUL PRODUCTS ( HI< QUALITY4 ,IT IS NOT ?AT ! MANAG] IS A 0BAD MAN20 IT JU/ IS NOT HIS 0JOB0 TO MAKE USEFUL PRODUCTS ( HI< QUALITY--NOT SO LONG AS ! SY/EM ( PRIVATE PR(IT SURVIVES AMONG M54 ,IF PR(ITABILITY IS ! MEASURE ( M5 & ?+S1 !N ! VA/ RES\RCES & 5]GY ?AT C\LD BE US$ = HUMAN GR[? & DEVELOPM5T WILL BE 09VE/$0 9 ADV]TIS+-M51 SALESM51 PUBLIC RELATIONS M51 & WEAPON MAK+ M54 

,! CAPITALI/ :O DOESN'T CAT* ON TO ! FACT ?AT ADV]TISEM5TS BR+ BIGG] PR(ITS ?AN QUALITY1 :O REMA9S UND] ! ILLUSION ?AT PEOPLE WILL BUY ?+S SO LONG AS !Y >E WELL MADE--IF SU* A CAPITALI/ GOES ON 09VE/+0 9 QUALITY 9/EAD ( PUBLIC RELATIONS1 HE WILL QUICKLY FALL D[N ! TUBE ( ,FAILURE1 HE WILL LOSE ! /RUGGLE = SURVIVAL & BECOME EXT9CT4 

,?OSE :O 0SURVIVE0 >E ?OSE :O CAN BUY ! BE/ SY/EMS ( ADV]TISEM5T1 PUBLIC RELATIONS1 & SALESMAN%IP--?OSE :O CAN EFFECTIVELY P$DLE ! ,BIG ,LIES1 PRESSURE CU/OM]S 9TO BUY+ :AT !Y DO NOT WANT1 & MANIPULATE HUMAN BE+S 9TO DESIR+ :AT !Y DO NOT NE$4 ,! VA/ SY/EM ( ORGANIZ$ MANIPULATION ( HUMAN BE+S1 :]E ALL MEANS JU/IFY ! 5D ( BIG PR(ITS1 IS ! 0NATURAL SELECTION0 BY :I* ! HOLD]S ( ! CAPITALI/ SOCIETY MA9TA9 !IR DOM9ION4 

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,! SQUID 444 WAS CONSID]$ ! RI<TFUL PREY ( ! LOB/]2 & ! LATT] HAD NO O!R FOOD (F]$ HIM4 ,! LOB/] LAY AT ! BOTTOM ( ! CLE> GLASS TANK ON ! YELL[ S&1 APP>5TLY SEE+ NO?+--Y\ C\LD NOT TELL 9 :I* WAY HIS BEADY1 BLACK BUTTONS ( EYES W]E LOOK+--BUT APP>5TLY !Y W]E NEV] (F ! BODY ( ! SQUID4444 ,! .<LOB/].>1 AS Y\NG ,C[P]WOOD WAS ONE DAY A WITNESS1 W\LD LEAP LIKE A CATAPULT TO :]E ! SQUID WAS APP>5TLY IDLY DREAM+1 & ! SQUID1 V]Y AL]T1 W\LD D>T AWAY1 %OOT+ \T AT ! SAME TIME A CL\D ( 9K1 BEH9D :I* IT W\LD DISAPPE>4 ,IT WAS NOT ALWAYS COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL1 H[EV]4 ,SOME SMALL PORTIONS ( ITS BODY OR ITS TAIL W]E FREQU5TLY LEFT 9 ! CLAWS ( ! MON/] BEL[4 ,DAYS PASS$1 &1 N[ FASC9AT$ BY ! DRAMA1 Y\NG ,C[P]WOOD CAME DAILY4444 

,HE RETURN$ ONE NI<T1 & LO6 TO HIS GRIEF & A/ONI%M5T1 HIS WI% WAS GRANT$4 ,!RE WAS A LITTLE CR[D >\ND ! TANK4 ,! LOB/] WAS 9 ! CORN]4 ,BE=E HIM WAS ! SQUID CUT 9 TWO & P>TIALLY DEV\R$4 

0,?AT'S ! WAY IT HAS TO BE1 ,I GUESS10 HE COMM5T$ TO HIMSELF4 0,?AT SQUID WASN'T QUICK 5\<4 ,HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY?+ TO FE$ ON40 ,HE FIGUR$ IT \T4 ,! SQUID C\LDN'T KILL ! LOB/]--HE HAD NO WEAPON4 ,! LOB/] C\LD KILL ! SQUID-- HE WAS HEAVILY >M$4 ,!RE WAS NO?+ = ! SQUID TO FE$ ON2 ! LOB/] HAD ! SQUID AS PREY4 ,:AT WAS ! RESULT TO BE8 ,:AT ELSE C\LD IT BE8.<#a#a#g.> 

,WAT*+ ! LOB/] DE/ROY ! SQUID WAS ! C5TRAL EXP]I5CE ( ,!ODORE ,DREIS]'S ,F9ANCI]1 ,FRANK ,C[P]WOOD4 ,$W>D ,HYAMS HAS R5D]$ SU* AN EXP]I5CE AS AN EPIGRAM3 0,CAPITALISM TURNS M5 9TO ECONOMIC CANNIBALS &1 HAV+ DONE SO1 MI/AKES ECONOMIC CANNIBALISM = HUMAN NATURE40.<#a#a#h.> ,& ,J4 ,R4 ,WAL% HAS GIV5 A HI/ORICAL SUMM>Y ( ! SAME EV5T4 0,BY #a#i#e1 ! ,MORGANS HAD ORGANIZ$ ,U4,S4 ,/EEL1 ,G5]AL ,ELECTRIC1 ,9T]NATIONAL ,H>VE/]1 & O!R GIANTS4 ,! ,ROCKEFELL]S HAD ASSEMBL$ ,/&>D ,OIL4 ,! ,MELLONS HAD BUILT ALUM9UM1 ! ,DU,PONTS *EMICALS4 ,C5TRALIZ$ CONTROL ( 9SURANCE & BANKS HAD BE5 A*IEV$4 ,BY ! PANIC ( #a#i#g1 ! COMPETITIVE M>KET ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY HAD GONE 9 F9ANCE & 9 MANY SECTORS ( 9DU/RY4 ,WORLD ,W> ,I ACCEL]AT$ ?IS TR5D4444 

0,UND] ,MELLON1 ,HOOV]1 ,H>D+1 ,COOLIDGE1 ! BROAD REGULATOR7' P[]S ( ! F$]AL GOV]NM5T BECAME 9 EFFECT POLICE P[]S ( PRIVATE MONOPOLY40.<#a#a#i.> 

,DREIS]'S EPISODE TREAT$ BANK]S AS LOB/]S4 ,WE MAY CONSID] CORPORATIONS AS OCTOPI4 ,AFT] ! SQUID IS 0CUT 9 TWO & P>TIALLY DEV\R$10 ! OCTOPUS1 A L>G] RELATIVE ( ! SQUID1 5T]S ! TANK & />TS TO TEASE & TRA9 ! LOB/]4 ,BE=E LONG1 ! P[]FUL T5TACLES ( ! OCTOPUS GA9 MA/]Y ( ! FI% TANK1 & ! HUMILIAT$ LOB/] FUNCTIONS AS NO?+ MORE ?AN A TR\BLE-%OOT] = ,OCTOPORATE 9T]E/S4_<#b_> ,S9CE ,DREIS]'S FI% TANK IS ONE AMONG MANY1 & S9CE EA* FI% TANK REPRES5TS A REGION ( ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN CONT95T1 ! SPREAD ( ! OCTOPUS & ! ELONGATION & /R5G!N+ ( ITS T5TACLES IS AN OM9\S EV5T = ALL O!R =MS ( LIFE 9 ! REGION4 ,9 ! S+LE >EA ( MANUFACTUR+1 = EXAMPLE1 ,WILLIAM ,A4 ,WILLIAM HAS DESCRIB$ ! SPE$ ) :I* ! T5TACLES SPREAD4 0,BY #ahii 444 TWO ?IRDS ( ALL MANUFACTUR$ GOODS W]E PRODUC$ BY CORPORATIONS1 & BY #aibi ! FIGURE WAS MORE ?AN N9E-T5?S4 ,9 #aid ! CORPORATIONS EMPLOY$ SEV5-T5?S ( ALL WAGE E>N]S 9 MANUFACTUR+1 & BY #aibi !Y EMPLOY$ N9E-T5?S40.<#a#b.> ,! VA/NESS ( ! CORPORATE SPREAD & CONSOLIDATION HAS BE5 VIVIDLY DESCRIB$ FROM 09SIDE0 ! TANK BY ! ,CORPORATE ,LAWY] ,A4,A4 ,B]LE1 ,JR4 04449 A CONSID]ABLE & GR[+ NUMB] ( 9DU/RIES 7COV]+ AT A R\< E/IMATE #g P]C5T ( ALL ,AM]ICAN 9DU/RY7 A PATT]N HAS EM]G$4444 ,TWO OR ?REE1 OR AT MO/1 FIVE1 CORPORATIONS WILL HAVE MORE ?AN HALF ! BUS9ESS1 ! REMA9D] BE+ DIVID$ AMONG A GREAT] OR LESS NUMB] ( SMALL] CONC]NS :O MU/ NECESS>ILY LIVE )9 ! CONDITIONS MADE = !M BY ! 0,BIG ,TWO0 OR 0,BIG ,?REE0 OR 0,BIG ,FIVE0 AS ! CASE MAY BE4444 ,SLI<TLY MORE ?AN HALF .<( ,AM]ICAN ,9DU/RY.> IS [N$ \TRI<T BY NOT MORE ?AN #b CORPORATIONS40.<#a#b#a.> 

,! ,GREAT ,DEPRESSION ( #aibi SEEM$ TO PUT AN 5D TO ! SPREAD ( ! GRASP+ T5TACLES4 ,IT LOOK$1 = A :ILE1 AS IF ! ,AGE ( ,MAN W\LD REPLACE ! ,]A ( ! ,OCTOPUS4 ,REVOLUTION BECAME A RESPECTABLE WORD = ! SECOND TIME 9 ,AM]ICAN HI/ORY4 ,9 EV]Y CITY ( ! 0WORLD'S WEAL?IE/ C\NTRY10 GRUMBL+ M5 :O HAD WORK$ ALL !IR LIVES /OOD ON BREADL9ES4 ,!Y WAIT$ TO RECEIVE1 AS 0WELF>E H&\TS10 A M9UTE FRACTION ( ! VA/ MAT]IAL WEAL? !Y HAD CREAT$4 ,HUMILIAT$ M51 :O RECEIV$ AS A GIFT :AT WAS REALLY !IR [N1 QUICKLY LO/ FAI? 9 ! ,AM]ICAN ,WAY4 ,9 A BRIEF MOM5T ( LUCIDITY !Y REALIZ$ !Y W]E /ILL AT ! 0F> SIDE ( ,P>ADISE40 

,9 #a#i#c#b1 ONE YE> BE=E ,HITL] />T$ HIS TRANS=MATION ( ,G]MANY 9TO ONE VA/ WEAPON-MANUFACTUR+ CORPORATION1 ,FRANKL9 ,DELANO ,ROOSEVELT WAS ELECT$ ,PRESID5T ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,[+ HIS =TUNE & HIS FAME TO ! ,AM]ICAN 9/ITUTIONS ( PRIVATE WEAL? & H]$IT>Y PRIVILEGE1 ,ROOSEVELT DID NOT LOOK ) FAVOR AT ! PROSPECT ( A SOCIAL REVOLUTION :I* W\LD ABOLI% PRIVATE WEAL? & PRIVILEGE4 ,BE+ A HUMANIT>IAN1 HE DID NOT ADMIRE ! ,NAZI OR ,FASCI/ 0SOLUTIONS0 TO CAPITALI/ ECONOMIC 9/ABILITY BY MEANS ( BRUTAL REPRESSION & A P]MAN5T W> ECONOMY4 ,BE+ A POLITICIAN1 HE *OSE A MIDDLE C\RSE3 TO IMPROVE ! CONDITION ( ! WORK+ POPULATION ON MILDLY SOCIALI/ L9ES1 & TO REVIVE ! CORPORATIONS ON MILDLY FASCI/ L9ES4 ,9 ?IS WAY BE KEPT AWAY ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION & PO/PON$ ! >RIVAL ( AN 9DIG5\S FASCISM4 ,ROOSEVELT /OOD AT A CRUCIAL CROSSROADS 9 ,AM]ICAN HI/ORY4 ,CONDITIONS W]E FAVORABLE1 ! TIME WAS RIPE1 & PEOPLE W]E WILL+1 = A SWEEP+ ECONOMIC *ANGE4 ,! SY/EM ( UNRE/RA9$ CORPORATE CAPITALISM C\LD NO LONG] FUNCTION4 ,ROOSEVELT /OOD AT A WAT]%$--HE C\LD HAVE LET ! CORPORATE SY/EM ROLL ON D[N ! ROAD ( DE/RUCTION & DEMOLI% ITSELF ON A DESOLATE CRAG )\T RU9+ ANY MORE HUMAN LIVES2 HE *OSE 9/EAD TO PAT* ! CORPORATE SY/EM ALONG FAMILI> L9ES ) A VA/ S*EME ( GOV]NM5TAL MA*9]Y4 ,& TO C>RY ON HIS RECON/RUCTION ( CORPORATE CAPITALISM1 HE RECRUIT$ PRECISELY ! BITT]E/ LEFT-W+ CRITICS ( CAPITALISM4 ,ROOSEVELT KNEW ?AT ! PEOPLE :O BE/ UND]/OOD ! FLAWS & ABSURDITIES ( CAPITALISM W]E NOT ! RI* M5 :O RAN & MANAG$ IT FROM ! 9SIDE1 BUT ! SOCIALI/S & COMMUNI/S :O WAT*$ & RECORD$ ITS EV]Y MOVE FROM ! \TSIDE4 ,?US HE KNEW ?AT ! M5 :O C\LD PAT* & RE/ORE ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM AS A :OLE W]E NOT ! ,CORPORATE ,BO>DS ( ,DIRECTORS :O C\LD NOT SEE BEYOND ! PR(IT1 LOSS1 & !IR [N TAKE1 BUT PRECISELY ! RADICALS :O WANT$ TO OV]?R[ ! SY/EM4 ,& 0RADICALS0 W]E EAG] RECRUITS TO ,ROOSEVELT'S PROGRAM ( RECON/RUCTION4 ,! ,NEW ,DEAL WAS DESIGN$ TO GIVE A NEW />T TO A SLI<TLY MORE HUMANIT>IAN & LESS BLATANTLY BRUTAL V]SION ( ! ,OLD ,DEAL4 ,RE=MS & WELF>E MEASURES W]E 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ & LABOR UNIONS W]E LEGALIZ$--:I*1 )9 ! CONF9ES ( ,AM]ICAN CAPITALISM1 W]E TREM5D\S A*IEVEM5TS4 ,H[EV]1 ,ROOSEVELT'S ADM9I/RATIONS ALSO CONSOLIDAT$ & COORD9AT$ ! VA/ /RUCTURE ( MONOPOLY CAPITALISM1 & 5C\RAG$ ! CORPORATION-M5 TO ADM9I/RATE !IR [N AFFAIRS BY MEANS ( GOV]NM5T AG5CIES4 ,:5 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES BECAME 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,NAZI ,W>1 & ! CONSEQU5T W> ECONOMY PUT A F9AL ,NAZI-TYPE 0PAT*0 ON ,AM]ICA'S /ILL-AIL+ ECONOMY1 ! CORPORATIONS RECRUIT$ UNWILL+LY 9TO ,ROOSEVELT'S ,RECOV]Y ,PROGRAM GA9$ WEAL? & P[] !Y C\LD NEV] HAVE REA*$ )\T ,ROOSEVELT'S 0RE=MS40 ,IT WAS DUR+ ! W>1 :ILE ,ROOSEVELT WAS /ILL ALIVE1 ?AT ! ,AM]ICAN ECONOMY TOOK ! %APE ( ! ECONOMIES ( ITS ,AXIS 5EMIES1 ,ITALY1 ,G]MANY & ,JAPAN4 0,DUR+ ! ,NEW ,DEAL ! CORPORATE *IEFTA9S JO9$ ! POLITICAL DIRECTORATE2 AS ( ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I !Y HAVE COME TO DOM9ATE IT4 ,LONG 9T]LOCK$ ) GOV]NM5T1 N[ !Y HAVE MOV$ 9TO QUITE FULL DIRECTION ( ! ECONOMY ( ! W> EF=T & ( ! PO/W> ]A40.<#a#b#b.> ,ROOSEVELT HAD />T$ HIS PRESID5TIAL C>E] AS A PROPHET ( ! SOCIALI/ LEFT4 ,:5 HE DI$1 HE LEFT BEH9D AN ,AM]ICA GOV]N$ BY A CORPORATE DIRECTORATE & SU/A9$ BY A P]MAN5T W> ECONOMY--TWO 9/ITUTIONS ?AT DEF9E ! FASCI/ /ATE4 ,! /RANGE/ IRONY ( ALL1 H[EV]1 IS ! /ORY ( SOME ( ,ROOSEVELT'S 0RADICALS03 !Y ID5TIFI$ 9T5SELY ) ! PROGRAM ( CAPITALI/ 0RECOV]Y02 !Y GREW OLD & CONS]VATIVE C>RY+ \T ! PROGRAM2 AFT] ! W>1 !Y EM]G$ 5AMOR$ ) ,AM]ICA'S ,CAPITALI/ ,SY/EM1 EV5 9 ITS SEMI-FASCI/ =M2 &1 DUR+ ! GREAT PO/W> ,PURGE ( ! #a#i#eS1 !Y VICI\SLY TURN$ ON1 BETRAY$1 & D5\NC$ AS MANY ( !IR =M] COMRADES AS !Y C\LD /ILL REMEMB]4 ,! ,NEW ,DEAL NOT ONLY /R5G!N$ ! ,AM]ICAN ,RI<T2 IT ALMO/ COMPLETELY ABOLI%$ ! ,AM]ICAN ,LEFT4 ,& PROBABLY ! GREATE/ FACTOR 9 DEBILITAT+ ! ,LEFT WAS ! SPECTACUL> P]SECUTION ( RADICALS BY !IR =M] FRI5DS4 ,?IS DISPLAY ( ! ,9=M]S1 AN EXHIBITION ( GROSS BRUTALITY1 BETRAYAL & 9HUMAN5ESS1 C\LD NOT BUT DISILLUSION ONE AB\T ! MORAL QUALITY ( ! M5 9 ! ,AM]ICAN ,LEFT4 ,! MALICI\SNESS ( ! BETRAY]S WAS ITSELF ! WOR/ BL[ DEALT AGA9/ ! ,LEFT4 

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,! ECONOMY ?AT EM]G$ FROM ! ,NEW ,DEAL WAS NOT A 0,WELF>E ,/ATE40 ,IF WORK]S W]E PAID MORE WAGES1 IT WAS NOT BECAUSE ANYONE FELT ?AT M5 W]E 5TITL$ TO ! FRUITS ( !IR [N LABOR1 BUT BECAUSE BUS9ESS PSY*OLOGI/S F\ND \T ?AT WORK]S DO MORE WORK IF !Y'RE WELL-F$ & IF ! FACTORIES >E CLEAN4 ,! PO/-,NEW ,DEAL ECONOMY WAS A CORPORATE ECONOMY3 ITS FUNCTION WAS TO 0MAXIMIZE ! PR(ITS0 ( ! WEAL?IE/ M54 ,EV5 SQUIDS--9DEP5D5T SMALL BUS9ESSM5--W]E DISAPPE>+4 ,9 ! L& ) ! MY? ?AT EV]Y 0LITTLE MAN0 CAN BE A MILLIONAIRE1 !RE W]E A MILLION 0LITTLE M50 TO EV]Y MILLIONAIRE4 ,TRU/S1 MONOPOLIES1 C>TELS1 HAD BE5 0AGA9/ ! LAW0 & 0UNCON/ITUTIONAL0 = OV] HALF A C5TURY4 ,BUT ! ,JU/ICES ( ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT1 ! L&'S HI<E/ ,GU>DIANS ( ,LAW & ,CON/ITUTION1 WORE SPECIAL GLASSES :5 READ+ ,ANTI-,TRU/ LEGISLATION4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,JU/ICE ,D\GLAS1 FREQU5T DISS5T] FROM ! ,C\RT'S RUL+S1 0! ECONOMIC !ORIES :I* ! C\RT HAS READ 9TO ! ANTI-TRU/ LAWS HAVE FAVOR$ RA!R ?AN DISC\RAG$ MONOPOLY4 ,AS A RESULT ( ! BIG BUS9ESS PHILOSOPHY UND]LY+ .<CASES CIT$.>1 BIG BUS9ESS HAS BECOME BIGG] & BIGG]4 ,MONOPOLY HAS FL\RI%$4 ,C>TELS HAVE 9CREAS$ !IR HOLD ON ! NATION4 ,! TRU/S >E /RONG4 ,!RE IS LESS & LESS PLACE = ! 9DEP5D5T40.<#a#b#c.> ,JU/ICE ,D\GLAS' *>GE IS ODDLY REM9ISC5T ( SIMIL> *>GES MADE BY ,MADISON & ,JEFF]SON--*>GES :I* ASSUME ?AT ! CAPITALI/S :O DRAFT$ ! ,CON/ITUTION & ! ,LAWS HAD 9T5D$ TO CREATE1 )9 !IR [N DOCUM5TS1 OB/ACLES TO !IR ACQUISITION ( WEAL?4 ,IT SEEMS PROBABLE ?AT ! 9T]PRETATION ,JU/ICE ,D\GLAS CRITICIZES IS MORE HI/ORICALLY ACCURATE ?AN HIS [N1 & ?AT ! ,AM]ICAN ,CON/ITUTION WILL LEGALLY JU/IFY & PROTECT WEAL?1 PRIVILEGE1 & MONOPOLY1 UNTIL SU* A TIME AS ! ,AM]ICAN ,PEOPLE 0ABOLI% IT1 &1 444 9/ITUTE A NEW GOV]NM5T1 LAY+ ITS F\NDATION ON SU* PR9CIPLES1 & ORGANIZ+ ITS P[]S 9 SU* =M1 AS TO !M %ALL SEEM MO/ LIKELY TO EFFECT !IR SAFETY >ID HAPP9ESS40.<#a#b#d.> ,BUT IF ,AM]ICANS BELIEVE 9 ,FREE ,COMPETITION1 9 ! ,LAW ?AT ! 0FITTE/ SURVIVE10 %\LD !Y BE SURPRIS$ IF ONLY ! 0FITTE/0 SURVIVE8 ,MONOPOLY WAS ONLY REC5TLY A*IEV$1 BUT MONOPOLY WAS ALWAYS ! GOAL ( ! 0,FREE ,COMPETITION40 ,CAPITALI/S DIDN'T 0COMPETE0 TO HELP EA* O!R \T1 BUT TO DO AWAY ) EA* O!R4 ,9 A SOCIETY :]E M5 W]E ALL[$ TO COMPETE = ! CONTROL OV] HUMAN LIFE & DE/9Y1 ! FACT ?AT SOME M5 W\LD W9 OV]:ELM+ CONTROL WAS BUILT-9 AT ! V]Y BEG9N+4 

,AMONG CORPORATIONS1 ! 0FITTE/0 >E ! OIL COMPANIES4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,LEO ,HUB]MAN & ,PAUL ,SWEEZY1 0!RE >E T5 BILLION-DOLL> OIL COMPANIES ) ASSETS ( @s#b#a4#a BILLION COMP>$ TO N9E BILLION-DOLL> COMPANIES ) ASSETS ( @s#a#h4#g BILLION 9 ALL O!R FIELDS ( 9DU/RY COMB9$40.<#a#b#e.> ,H>VEY ,O',CONNOR HAS DESCRIB$1 9 VIVID DETAIL1 ! WORK+S ( ! ,EMPIRE ( ,OIL4.<#a#b#f.> ,!SE GIGANTIC OIL COMPANIES1 KN[N 9 ! 9DU/RY AS 0! MAJORS10 CONTROL EV]Y FACET ?AT HAS TO DO ) OIL1 FROM DRILL+ IT 9 ,>ABIA TO REF9+ IT 9 ,TEXAS & SELL+ IT AT ! CORN] ,ESSO /ATION4 ,SU* A MONOPOLY IS TREM5D\SLY PR(ITABLE TO ! HOLD]S ( !SE CORPORATIONS4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,O',CONNOR1 0,A GOOD BIT ( >GUM5T HAS RAG$ >\ND ! EXACT S\RCE ( ! 9DU/RY'S PR(ITABILITY4 ,IS IT 9 ! PRODUCTION ( CRUDE1 9 ! CONTROL OV] PIPE L9ES1 9 ! REF9]IES1 OR AT ! GAS /ATION8 ,= ! 9TEGRAT$ COMPANY1 ALL F\R SECTIONS SEEM TO BE NE$$ TO ASSURE OV]-ALL PR(ITABILITY4 ,M>KET+ MAY BE RUN AT A LOSS BUT ! MAJORS FEEL ?AT )\T CONTROL OV] ! RETAIL M>KET1 PR(ITABILITY WILL BE AFFECT$ FUR!R BACK 9 ! L9E4 ,PIPE L9E PR(ITS1 :ILE IMPOS+1 >E M]ELY A BOOKKEEP+ AFFAIR1 = ! COMPANIES CAN *>GE !MSELVES AS MU* OR AS LITTLE AS !Y *OOSE = TRANSPORT+ !IR [N PRODUCT4 ,REF9+ IS AN ESS5TIAL BOTTL5ECK ( ! 9DU/RY KEPT \T ( REA* ( OV]WE5+ 9DEP5D5TS4 ,BUT ! REAL MONEY1 MO/ OIL PEOPLE AGREE1 IS 9 ! PRODUCTION ( CRUDE1 & ! RE/ ( DIE APP>ATUS M]ELY PROTECTS ?AT VITAL S\RCE FROM :I* ALL BLESS+S FL[4 ,/&>D ( ,CALI=NIA1 = EXAMPLE1 SAYS IT CO/S #hh C5TS TO PRODUCE & M>KET A B>REL ( CRUDE1 SOLD = @s#b4#i4444 ! 9DU/RY IS 9 TRU? MONOLI?IC & NOT M]ELY AN ASSEMBLY ( P>TS & DIVISIONS4 ,! FACT ?AT CONSUM]S CAN BE *>G$ PRICES F> 9 EXCESS ( TOTAL CO/S ( PRODUCTION1 REF9+1 TRANSPORT1 & M>KET+ IS ! REAL S\RCE ( PR(IT4 ,= ?OSE COMPANIES ) ACCESS TO *EAP =EIGN CRUDE1 ! PR(ITS BECOME COLOSSAL40.<#a#b#g.> ,IF ! ,9DEP5D5T ,5T]PRIS]1 H]O ( ,AM]ICAN ELEM5T>Y-S*OOL TEXT BOOKS1 WANTS TO REF9E OIL1 HE MU/ HAVE A PAT5T4 ,&1 0,/&>D ( ,J]SEY IS AFFILIAT$ ) NO LESS ?AN T5 PAT5T COMPANIES2 SOME ( ! MAJORS TEAM TOGE!R TO CONTROL A PAT5T4 ,MO/ ( !SE >E AVAILABLE TO ! 9DEP5D5T REF9]1 BUT AT A FEE :I* REPRES5TS ANO!R TOLL HE MU/ PAY TO HIS COMPETITOR = ! RI<T TO EXI/40.<#a#b#h.> ,IF AN ,9DEP5D5T ,5T]PRIS] WANTS TO DRILL HIS [N OIL1 HE MU/ BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT IT TO A REF9]Y2 HE MU/ HAVE ACCESS TO PIPE L9ES4 ,BUT H]E AGA91 0,ONLY ! MAJORS CAN BUILD SU* >T]IES = ! LIFEBLOOD ( ! 9DU/RY4 ,EV5 !Y SOMETIMES POOL !IR 9T]E/S 9 CON/RUCTION & OP]ATION ( L9ES :I* CO/ AS MU* AS @s#e1 TO @s #a1 A MILE4444 

0,! MAJORS CONTROL ! GREAT >T]IES--#h#i P]C5T BY L& & #hg P]C5T BY SEA4 ,BY LAW1 ! PIPE L9ES >E 0COMMON C>RI]S0 OP5 PRESUMABLY TO ANYONE :O HAS OIL TO TRANSPORT FROM HI!R TO YON1 BUT LITTLE 09DEP5D5T0 OIL MOVES 9 ! BIG L9ES4 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 IT IS RA!R PO9TLESS1 = ! PRICE AT ! O!R 5D ( ! PIPE L9E IS JU/ AS CONTROLL$ AS ! PRICE AT ! BEG9N+4 ,! 9DEP5D5T1 IF HE USES ! L9E1 DOES SO AT ! MAJOR'S CONV5I5CE1 & IT MAY NOT BE CONV5I5T IF ! CAPACITY IS ALL TAK54 ,OR ! M9IMUM CONSIGNM5T ACCEPTABLE MAY BE SO L>GE AS TO EXCE$ ! 9DEP5D5T'S CAPACITY4444 

0,ALL BUT A NEGLIGIBLE AM\NT ( OIL1 :E!R CRUDE OR REF9$1 MU/ 5T] ! L9E AT SOME TIME2 AS ! MAJORS DO MO/ ( ! BUY+1 OIL 9 EXCESS ( 0M>KET DEM&0 CANNOT REA* ! CONSUM] 9 APPRECIABLE QUANTITY40.<#a#b#i.> 

,NOR DO ! BIG CORPORATIONS COMPETE ) EA* O!R4 ,C4 ,WRI<T ,MILLS HAS DESCRIB$ !IR RELATION%IP1 :I* IS NOT ! RELATION%IP ( ! 0FREE COMPETITIVE M>KET0 BUT ?AT ( ! C>TELIZ$ ECONOMY4 0,! TOP CORPORATIONS >E NOT A SET ( SPL5DIDLY ISOLAT$ GIANTS4 ,!Y HAVE BE5 KNIT TOGE!R BY EXPLICIT ASSOCIATIONS1 )9 !IR RESPECTIVE 9DU/RIES & REGIONS & 9 SUPRA-ASSOCIATIONS SU* AS ! ,N,A,M4 ,!SE ASSOCIATIONS ORGANIZE A UNITY AMONG ! MANAG]IAL ELITE & O!R MEMB]S ( ! CORPORATE RI*4 ,!Y TRANSLATE N>R[ ECONOMIC P[]S 9TO 9DU/RY WIDE & CLASS-WIDE P[]S2 & !Y USE !SE P[]S1 FIR/1 ON ! ECONOMIC FRONT1 = EXAMPLE ) REF]5CE TO LABOR & ITS ORGANIZATIONS2 &1 SECOND1 ON ! POLITICAL FRONT1 = EXAMPLE 9 !IR L>GE ROLE 9 ! POLITICAL SPH]E4 ,& !Y 9FUSE 9TO ! RANKS ( SMALL] BUS9ESSM5 ! VIEWS ( BIG BUS9ESS40.<#a#c.> ,IF1 = EXAMPLE1 ! OIL CORPORATIONS COMPET$ ) EA* O!R1 GASOL9E W\LD BE V]Y *EAP 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 BECAUSE ! ,FREE ,M>KET W\LD BE LIT]ALLY FLOOD$ ) IT4 ,BUT ! M>KET ISN'T FLOOD$4 ,UND] ! GUISE ( 0FREE COMPETITION10 !RE >E 9 FACT COMMISS>S :O CONTROL & PLAN & LIMIT ! PRODUCTION ( OIL4 ,! FUNCTION ( !SE 9DIG5\S ,AM]ICAN COMMISS>S IS ACTUALLY V]Y SIMIL> TO ?AT ( ECONOMIC PLANN]S 9 ! ,U,S,S,R1 ) ! MA9 DIFF]5CE ?AT ! !ORY ( ,SOVIET PLANN+ IS TO B5EFIT SOCIETY AS A :OLE :]EAS ! !ORY ( ,AM]ICAN PLANN+ IS TO MAXIMIZE ! PR(ITS ( ! CORPORATIONS4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,O',CONNOR1 0,! KEY POSITION 9 ! $IFICE ( PRODUCTION CONTROL IS HELD BY ! ,TEXAS ,RAILROAD ,COMMISSION :OSE /ATE ACC\NTS = NE>LY HALF ! 5TIRE DOME/IC PRODUCTIONS ,?IS ,COMMISSION'S ACTION ON ! MAGIC M>KET DEM& FIGURES1 FLA%$ FROM ! ,BUREAU ( ,M9ES 9 ,WA%+TON EA* MON?1 SETS ! PATT]N = ! O!R OIL /ATE COMMISSIONS 444 

0,! ,COMMISSION MEETS MON?LY 9 ,AU/91 ITS MA9 MISSION BE+ TO SET ALL[ABLES = ! 5SU+ MON?4 ,BE=E ! ,COMMISSION >E ! ,U4,S4 ,BUREAU ( ,M9ES FIGURES4 ,>\ND ! ,COMMISSION]S >E ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ! MAJOR CORPORATIONS :O ANN\NCE !IR 0NOM9ATIONS0 = CRUDE = ! FOLL[+ MON?4 ,COMPANY ,A SAYS IT NE$S SO MANY ?\S&S OR HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( B>RELS ( OIL1 ,COMPANY ,B ADDS ITS FIGURE1 & SO ON D[N ! L9E4 ,!SE FIGURES >E TOTAL$ & COMP>$ ) ! ,BUREAU ( ,M9ES FIGURES4 ,GOV]NM5T AG5CIES1 SU* AS ! ,PETROLEUM ,ADM9I/RATION = ,DEF5SE1 MAY ALSO (F] !IR SUGGE/IONS1 P>TICUL>LY 9 REG>D TO ! NE$S ( ! MILIT>Y4 

0,! ,COMMISSION !REUPON DECREES ! ALL[ABLES4 ,FIELDS G5]ALLY MAY BE PUT ON A #a#i-DAY PRODUCTION BASIS1 ) EA/ ,TEXAS1 ! MAJOR FIELD1 CUT SEV]AL DAYS UND]40.<#a#c#a.> 

,9 #a#i#d1 ! ,DEP>TM5T ( ,JU/ICE ALMO/ TOOK ACTION AGA9/ ! OIL CORPORATIONS4 0,! ,DEP>TM5T SAID ?AT ! ,AM]ICAN ,PETROLEUM ,9/ITUTE & ! MAJORS W]E A COMB9ATION ) MONOPOLI/IC P[]1 DOM9AT+ EA* BRAN* ( ! 9DU/RY ?R\< SIZE1 9TEGRATION1 TY+ CLAUSES1 PRICE-FIX+1 & RE/RICTION ( PRODUCTION40.<#a#c#b.> ,H[EV]1 :5 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES BECAME 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,W>1 ! CASE WAS PO/PON$1 S9CE1 AS ,O',CONNOR PO9TS \T1 0!RE C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 A W>1 MU* LESS A VICTORY1 IF ! 9DICAT$ FIRMS W\LD NOT COOP]ATE ) ! GOV]NM5T :I* HAD 9DICT$ !M4 ,SO ! SUIT WAS PUT ON ! %ELF = ! DURATION4 ,9 #a#i#d#f1 IT WAS DU/$ (F1 BUT NEI!R ,ATTORNEY ,G5]AL ,TOM ,C4 ,CL>K1 ( ,TEXAS1 NOR HIS SUCCESSOR1 ,J4 ,H[>D ,MC,GRA?1 PRESS$ IT1 & IT DI$ A LACKADAISICAL DEA? 9 #aiea UND] CIRCUM/ANCES :I* ON O!R TIMES & O!R L&S MI<T WELL HAVE EXCIT$ MORE CURIOSITY ?AN WAS %[N H]E40.<#a#c#c.> ,9 ACTUAL FACT1 !RE IS NOT AS MU* GOV]NM5T CONTROL ( ! CORPORATIONS AS GOV]NM5T CONTROL = ! CORPORATIONS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 A FIELD AS UNPR(ITABLE AS ! DEVELOPM5T ( P[] FROM NUCLE> 5]GY IS LEFT = ! GOV]NM5T TO EXPLORE ) PUBLIC MONEY4 ,AS SOON AS ! SALE ( NUCLE> 5]GY BECOMES A PR(ITABLE AFFAIR1 IT MU/ BE GIV5 TO 0PRIVATE 5T]PRISE10 ?AT IS1 TO ! CORPORATIONS4 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ,GOV]NM5T1 ESPECIALLY AFT] ! ,NEW ,DEAL1 HAS BE5 A CORPORATE CONV5I5CE4 ,COMP>$ TO ! PRES5T %APE ( ! ,AM]ICAN ECONOMY1 ,HAMILTON'S >I/OCRATIC REGIME WAS ALMO/ DEMOCRATIC4 ,HAMILTON'S PROGRAM = 0! RI* & WELL BORN0 HAD BE5 DESIGN$ TO B5EFIT ALL CAPITALI/S AT ! EXP5SE ( ! RE/ ( ! NATION4 ,BUT EV5 ,HAMILTON MI<T GASP AT ! SI<T ( ! CORPORATE REGIME ( TODAY1 :I* 5RI*ES ! WEAL?IE/ CAPITALI/S AT ! EXP5SE1 NOT ONLY ( ! 5TIRE WORK+ POPULATION1 BUT ( ! MAJORITY ( SMALL] CAPITALI/S AS WELL4 

,SOME ( ! M>VELS ( DI/RIBUTION RESULT+ FROM ! CORPORATE >RANGEM5T ( ! ,AM]ICAN 0DEMOCRACY0 >E TRULY /RIK+4 0,AT ! V]Y TOP ( ! MID-C5TURY ,AM]ICAN ECONOMY1 !RE >E SOME #ab PEOPLE :O EA* YE> RECEIVE A MILLION DOLL>S OR MORE4 ,JU/ BEL[ !M1 ANO!R #cgi PEOPLE APPROPRIATE BETWE5 A HALF A MILLION & A MILLION4 ,SOME #a1#c#h#c PEOPLE GET FROM @s#b#e1 TO @s#d#i#i1#i#i#i4 ,& BEL[ ALL !SE1 !RE IS ! BROAD] BASE ( #a#a1#d#i PEOPLE :O RECEIVE FROM @s#a1 TO @s#b#d#i1#i#i#i40.<#a#c#d.> ,& BEL[ !SE1 !RE IS ! YET BROAD] BASE ( MILLIONS ( PEOPLE :O RECEIVE LESS ?AN @s#a1 A YE>1 SOMETIMES LESS ?AN @s#a4 ,& BEL[ EV5 !SE1 !RE >E ! PEOPLE 9 ! COLONIES1 ! ,GOOD ,NEI<BORS1 :O RECEIVE BETWE5 @s#c A YE> & @s#e A YE>4 ,! BIZ>RE NATURE ( ?IS DI/RIBUTION IS H>D TO GRASP4 ,TO UND]/& A PH5OM5ON1 ONE MU/ BE FAMILI> ) IT 9 SOME WAY1 & 9 !SE MATT]S ! FAMILI>ITY ( MILLIONS ( PEOPLE EXT5DS ONLY TO ! WEEKLY PAYROLL :I* COV]S R5T1 FOOD1 GADGET-EXP5SES1 & LITTLE ELSE4 ,YET AS ,O',CONNOR PO9TS \T1 ,/&>D ,OIL ( 0,J]SEY'S ANNUAL REV5UE ( NE>LY @s#f BILLION IS GREAT] ?AN ?AT ( ! ,CANADIAN GOV]NM5T1 & SIX TIMES ?AT ( ITS AFFLU5T ,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN DEP5D5CY1 ,V5EZUELA4 ,ITS ANNUAL PR(IT ( HALF A BILLION IS GREAT] ?AN ! TAX REV5UES ( ALL BUT H&FUL ( /ATES40.<#a#c#e.> ,& 0! ,TEMPOR>Y ,NATIONAL ,ECONOMIC ,COMMITTEE'S FIGURES 9 #aici %[$ ?AT #dg P]C5T ( ! %>ES W]E HELD BY ! #a L>GE/ %>EHOLD]S1 & ?AT MO/ ( !SE W]E ! DESC5DANTS ( ! ORIG9AL ,ROCKEFELL] & HIS ASSOCIATES40.<#a#c#f.> ,A VIVID PASSAGE 9 ,C4 ,WRI<T ,MILLS' ,! ,P[] ,ELITE CAPTURES SOME ( ! FLAVOR ( LIV+ UND] A SOCIAL SY/EM :I* USES HUMAN BE+S AS 9/RUM5TS = ! MA9T5ANCE ( PRIVILEGE4 

0,! ECONOMY ( ,AM]ICA HAS BE5 L>GELY 9CORPORAT$1 & )9 !IR 9CORPORATION ! CORPORATE *IEFS HAVE CAPTUR$ ! TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATIONS1 ACCUMULAT$ ! EXI/+ GREAT =TUNES AS WELL AS MU* LESS]1 SCATT]$ WEAL?1 & CAPITALIZ$ ! FUTURE4 ,)9 ! F9ANCIAL & POLITICAL B\ND>IES ( ! CORPORATION1 ! 9DU/RIAL REVOLUTION ITSELF HAS BE5 CONC5TRAT$4 ,CORPORATIONS COMM& RAW MAT]IALS1 & ! PAT5TS ON 9V5TIONS ) :I* TO TURN !M 9TO F9I%$ PRODUCTS4 ,!Y COMM& ! MO/ EXP5SIVE1 & !RE=E :AT MU/ BE ! F9E/1 LEGAL M9DS 9 ! WORLD1 TO 9V5T & TO REF9E !IR DEF5SES & !IR /RATEGIES4 ,!Y EMPLOY MAN AS PRODUC] & !Y MAKE ?AT :I* HE BUYS AS CONSUM]4 ,!Y CLO! HIM & FE$ HIM & 9VE/ HIS MONEY4 ,!Y MAKE ?AT ) :I* HE FI<TS ! W>S & !Y F9ANCE ! BALLYHOO ( ADV]TISEM5T & ! OBSCURANTI/ BUNK ( PUBLIC RELATIONS ?AT SURR\ND HIM DUR+ ! W>S & BETWE5 !N4 

0,!IR PRIVATE DECISIONS1 RESPONSIBLY MADE 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! FEUDAL-LIKE WORLD ( PRIVATE PROP]TY' & 9COME1 DET]M9E ! SIZE & %APE ( ! NATIONAL ECONOMY1 ! LEVEL ( EMPLOYM5T1 ! PUR*AS+ P[] ( ! CONSUM]1 ! PRICES ?AT >E ADV]TIS$1 ! 9VE/M5TS ?AT >E *ANNEL$4 ,NOT ',WALL ,/REET F9ANCI]S' OR BANK]S1 BUT L>GE [N]S & EXECUTIVES 9 !IR SELF-F9ANC+ CORPORATIONS HOLD ! KEYS ( ECONOMIC P[]4 ,NOT ! POLITICIANS ( ! VISIBLE GOV]NM5T1 BUT ! *IEF EXECUTIVES :O SIT 9 ! POLITICAL DIRECTORATE1 BY FACT & BY PROXY1 HOLD ! P[] & ! MEANS ( DEF5D+ ! PRIVILEGES ( !IR CORPORATE WORLD4 ,IF !Y DO NOT REIGN1 !Y DO GOV]N AT MANY ( ! VITAL PO9TS ( EV]YDAY LIFE 9 ,AM]ICA1 & NO P[]S EFFECTIVELY & CONSI/5TLY C\NT]VAIL AGA9/ !M1 NOR HAVE !Y AS CORPORATE-MADE M5 DEVELOP$ ANY EFFECTIVELY RE/RA9+ CONSCI5CE40.<#a#c#g.> 

,YET NEV] W]E ,FREE ,5T]PRISE1 ,COMPETITION1 & ,9DIVIDUAL ,SUCCESS SO GREATLY CELEBRAT$ AS 9 ! AGE ( CORPORATE CAPITALISM4 ,M5 :O HAVE NEV] KN[N H>D%IP OR /RUGGLE SPONSOR ELABORATE PROPAG&A AB\T ! VIRTUES ( COMPETITIVE 5T]PRISE4 ,IMAGES ( AN AUTOMATICALLY ADJU/+ ECONOMY MADE UP ( SMALL COMPET+ CAPITALI/S >E HELD UP = PUBLIC ADMIRATION BY CORPORATION HOLD]S :O HAVE A MONOPOLY & NEV] COMPETE4 ,IMAGES ( ! ISOLAT$ 9DIVIDUAL AB\ND 9 ! SOCIETY :]E EV5 ,BEATS CANNOT SUCCESSFULLY ISOLATE !MSELVES FROM ! CORPORATE WORLD4 0,! IMAGE ( SUCCESS & ITS 9DIVIDUAT$ PSY*OLOGY >E ! MO/ LIVELY ASPECTS ( POPUL> CULTURE & ! GREATE/ DIV]SION FROM POLITICS4 ,VIRTUALLY ALL ! IMAGES ( POPUL> CULTURE >E CONC]N$ ) 9DIVIDUALS1 & MORE1 ) P>TICUL> K9DS ( 9DIVIDUALS SUCCE$+ BY 9DIVIDUAL WAYS TO 9DIVIDUAL GOALS4 ,FICTION & NONFICTION1 MOVIES & RADIO--9DE$ ALMO/ EV]Y ASPECT ( CONTEMPOR>Y MASS COMMUNICATION--ACC5TUATE 9DIVIDUAL SUCCESS4 ,:ATEV] IS DONE IS DONE BY 9DIVIDUAL EF=T1 & IF A GR\P IS 9VOLV$1 IT /R+S ALONG AFT] ! EXTRAORD9>Y LEAD]4 ,!RE IS DISPLAY$ NO UPW>D CLIMB ( & BY COLLECTIVE ACTION TO POLITICAL GOALS1 BUT 9DIVIDUALS SUCCE$+1 BY /RICTLY P]SONAL EF=TS 9 A HO/ILE 5VIRONM5T1 TO P]SONAL ECONOMIC & ]OTIC GOALS40.<#a#c#h.> 

,BUT ! ,9DIVIDUAL ,5T]PRIS]1 ! H]O ( ,AM]ICAN PROPAG&A1 DOES NOT 9 FACT EXI/4 ,! PICTURE ( AN ECONOMY ( 5T]PRIS+ BUS9ESSM5 /RUGGL+ TO REPLACE EA* O!R TO SUPPLY ! PUBLIC ) ! BE/ GOODS1 IS A 0F>-FET*$ FICTION10 9 ! WORDS ( ! ECONOMI/ ,GALBRAI?4 0,9 FACT1 ! PRES5T G5]ATION ( ,AM]ICANS1 IF IT SURVIVES1 WILL BUY ITS /EEL1 COPP]1 BRASS1 AUTOMOBILES1 TIRES1 SOAP1 %ORT5+1 BREAKFA/ FOOD1 BACON1 CIG>ETTES1 :ISKEY1 CA% REGI/]S & CASKETS FROM ONE OR ANO!R ( ! H&FUL ( FIRMS ?AT N[ SUPPLY !SE /APLES4 ,AS A MOM5T'S REFLECTION WILL E/ABLI%1 !RE HASN'T BE5 MU* *ANGE 9 ! FIRMS SUPPLY+ !SE PRODUCTS = SEV]AL DECADES40.<#a#c#i.> ,COMPETITIVE ,FREE ,5T]PRISE IS ! IDEOLOGY UND] :I* MONOPOLIES CONSOLIDAT$4 ,! CAPITALI/ 0COMPETES0 ONLY TO DO AWAY ) HIS COMPETITORS3 HE IS 9T]E/$ 9 MAXIMIZ+ HIS [N PR(ITS1 NOT 9 MA9TA9+ COMPETITORS4 ,= ! CORPORATE RI*1 0COMPETITION0 IS ! USEFUL COV] UND] :I* A MONOPOLY C>RIES ON ITS ACTIVITIES AWAY FROM PUBLIC SCRUT9Y4 ,& ! ,LITTLE ,MAN :O HAS NOT REA*$ ! ,TOP DEF5DS 0COMPETITION0 BECAUSE IT IS ! IDEOLOGY ( HIS H]OES1 ! CORPORATE RI*4 ,BUT ! ,LITTLE ,MAN DOES NOT BELIEVE 9 COMPETITION4 ,MILLS HAS RECORD$ AN 5LI<T5+ DIALOGUE ) ! PROTOTYPE ( FREE 5T]PRISE4 0,:5 SMALL BUS9ESSM5 >E ASK$ :E!R !Y ?9K FREE COMPETITION IS1 BY & L>GE1 A GOOD ?+1 !Y ANSW]1 ) AU?ORITY & VEHEM5CE1 ',YES1 ( C\RSE--:AT DO Y\ MEAN8' ,IF !Y >E !N ASK$1 ',H]E 9 ?IS1 Y\R T[N8' /ILL !Y SAY1 ',YES4' BUT N[ !Y HESITATE A LITTLE4 ,F9ALLY3 ',H[ AB\T H]E 9 ?IS T[N 9 FURNITURE8'--OR GROC]IES1 :ATEV] ! MAN'S L9E IS4 ,!IR ANSW]S >E 444 ',YES1 IF IT'S FAIR COMPETITION1' :I* TURNS \T TO MEAN3 'IF IT DOESN'T MAKE ME COMPETE4'0.<#a#d.> 

,9 ! SOCIETY :]E A H&FUL ( BILLIONAIRES & SOME HUNDR$ MILLIONAIRES [N MO/ ( :AT !RE IS TO BE [N$1 ! FAVORITE MY? SAYS ?AT EV]Y POOR MAN CAN1 ?R\< HIS [N EF=TS1 BECOME A MILLIONAIRE4 ,IF ! MY? W]E TRUE1 AT LEA/ ONE HUNDR$ MILLION H>D-WORK+ ,AM]ICANS W\LD BE MILLIONAIRES4 ,YET ! MY? IS BELIEV$4 ,EV]Y F>M]1 WORK] & BUREAUCRAT *]I%ES ! DREAM ?AT SOM$AY HE1 TOO1 WILL POPULATE ! UPP] REA*ES ( ! ,AM]ICAN ECONOMY4 ,& ,HOLLYWOOD SUPPLIES ! FURNITURE & ! WOM5 ?AT 5LIV5 ! DREAM4 ,IF !IR DREAMS W]E FULFILL$1 !RE W\LD BE NO UPP] REA*ES4 ,IF EV]Y MAN %>$ ! FACILITIES & ! PRIVILEGES ( ! RI*1 !RE W\LD BE NO PRIVILEGES1 & !RE W\LD BE NO RI*4 ,YET EV]Y F>M]1 WORK] & BUREAUCRAT T5ACI\SLY DEF5DS ! MY?1 F9D+ COMP5SATION 9 ! DREAM = A DRAB1 UNPRIVILEG$ REALITY4 

,I HE 9/ITUTIONS )9 :I* MILLIONS ( ,AM]ICANS SP5D !IR LIVES1 & ! 9/ITUTIONS ?R\< :I* A FEW ,AM]ICANS MA9TA9 !IR WEAL? & PRIVILEGE1 DO NOT CORRESPOND4 ,ONE EXAGG]AT$ ILLU/RATION %\LD MAKE ?IS CLE>4 ,A WAGE WORK] :O E>NS AS MU* AS @s#a A DAY SEV5 DAYS A WEEK WILL E>N A MAXIMUM ( @s#c#f1#e A YE>4 ,IF SU* A WORK] HAD NO EXP5SES1 SAV$ EV]Y S+LE P5NY1 & PAID NO TAXES :ATEV]1 IT W\LD TAKE HIM #c YE>S1 SEV5 DAYS A WEEK ) NO VACATIONS1 TO ACCUMULATE ONE MILLION DOLL>S4 ,CLE>LY IT IS NOT BY 0HONE/ LABOR0 NOR BY 0?RIFT0 ?AT A MAN BECOMES A MILLIONAIRE4 ,IF SU* A ?+ W]E REALLY POSSIBLE1 ! MY? ?AT EV]Y WORK] CAN BECOME A MILLIONAIRE W\LD NOT BE SU* A POPUL> ,AM]ICAN TALE4 ,! FACT ?AT EV]Y F>M]'S SON CAN BECOME A F>M] EXCITES NO ONE4 ,?IS MY? WAS NOT BORN 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,IT WAS KN[N TO EV]Y SOCIETY ?AT SANCTION$ 9EQUALITY & PRIVILEGE4 ,9 ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES1 F>M]S LOV$ TO HE> /ORIES AB\T A ,PR9CE :O M>RI$ A F>M]'S DAU<T]1 OR AB\T A S]F :O BECAME ,POPE4 ,IT WAS PRECISELY ! EXOTIC R>ITY ( SU* AN EV5T ?AT ACC\NT$ = ! POPUL>ITY ( ! TALE4 ,! FEW 9/ANCES :5 SU* AN EV5T TOOK PLACE BECAME FOLKLORE3 !Y W]E HELD UP = PUBLIC AWE1 ?\< NEV] = PUBLIC SCRUT9Y4 ,:5 ,/5DHAL DESCRIB$ ! FRAUD & DECEIT BY :I* A POOR BOY 0CLIMB$0 TO ! UPP] REA*ES ( ! FEUDAL SOCIETY1 HIS BOOKS W]E NOT READ4 ,?IS ASPECT ( ! MY? DID NOT BECOME POPUL> UNTIL AFT] ! FEUDAL SOCIETY HAD COLLAPS$4 

,B5JAM9 ,FRANKL9'S 9JUNCTION TO WORK H>D & SAVE EV]Y P5NY WILL NOT TAKE ONE V]Y F> 9 ! CORPORATE SOCIETY4 ,9DU/RY' & ?RIFT W]E 0VIRTU\S0 ME?ODS AT A TIME :5 !RE W]E NOT TOO MANY CAPITALI/S1 NOR TOO MU* WEAL?1 NOR TOO GREAT A DISCREPANCY BETWE5 RI* & POOR1 NOR TOO ELABORATE A LEGAL /RUCTURE :I* FACILITAT$ A HO?\SE BRE$+ ( WEAL?4 ,9 ! WORLD ( ! CORPORATION1 AS 9 ! OLD >I/OCRACY1 IT IS ,=TUNE ?AT PU%ES ONE UP TO ! TOP4 ,MA*IAVELLI'S 0PROVISION AGA9/ .<,=TUNE.> BY DYKES & BANKS0 IS /ILL ]ECT$ & MA9TA9$ ONLY = ! RI*4 ,ONCE A MAN REA*ES ! TOP1 ! PO/ IS H]$IT>Y4 ,! RI*E/ OIL M5 >E ! SONS & GR&SONS ( RI* OIL M54 ,BUT :5 A RAN*] DOES MAKE A LEAP 9TO ! MILLIONS1 IT IS NOT BY ?RIFT1 WORK1 TAL5T1 OR IMAG9ATION4 ,IT IS LIT]ALLY BY ,=TUNE1 BY A ,GIFT ( ! ,GODS3 0,IF Y\ HAVE OIL UND] Y\R L&1 Y\ >E LUCKY4 ,Y\ MAY ALSO BE RI*4 ,IF ! DEPOSIT IS LU% & Y\ >E A WE/ ,TEXAS CATTLE B>ON1 Y\ WILL QUICKLY ADVANCE TO FRONT RAT+ AMONG ! P>V5US4 ,HOLLYWOOD WILL BE Y\R OY/] & ,CANNES Y\R RESORT4 

0,SO F> AS Y\ >E CONC]N$1 ! :OLE ?+ IS QUITE ACCID5TAL4 ,Y\ DIDN'T PUT ! OIL !RE1 Y\ DIDN'T DISCOV] IT !RE1 & NEI!R WILL Y\ TAKE IT \T4 ,Y\ WILL M]ELY SIGN A DOCUM5T1 SOMETIMES A LEASE #h#h1 & MANNA WILL FALL FROM ! HEAV5S40.<#a#d#a.> ,! WEAL?IE/ 9VE/M5T BANK]S >E ! SONS & GR&SONS ( ! WEAL?IE/ 9VE/M5T BANK]S4 ,YET OCCASIONALLY AN \TSID]1 PROVID$ HE HAS A SMALL =TUNE TO BEG9 )1 CAN RISE TO ! TOP 9 ONE LIFETIME4 ,BUT NOT ?R\< ?RIFT OR LABOR1 IF Y\ HAD B\<T ONLY @s#i1#i WOR? ( ,G5]AL ,MOTORS /OCK 9 #a#i#a#c1 &1 RA!R ?AN USE Y\R JUDGM5T1 HAD GONE 9TO A COMA--ALL[+ ! PROCE$S TO PILE UP 9 ,G5]AL ,MOTORS--!N1 9 #a#i#e#c1 Y\ W\LD HAVE AB\T @s#g MILLION4444 

0,ONCE Y\ HAVE ! MILLION1 ADVANTAGES W\LD ACCUMULATE--EV5 = A MAN 9 A COMA40.<#a#d#b.> 

,! EXCEPTIONS1 ! M5 :O REA* ! TOP FROM BEL[1 >E BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY R>E4 ,! LI/ ( NAMES ( ! V]Y RI* IS MU* ! SAME FROM ONE DECADE TO ! NEXT1 & MO/ ( ! NAMES >E FOLL[$ BY ,JR4 OR ,I,I,I1 AS W]E =M]LY ! NAMES ( K+S4 ,BUT ! EXCEPTIONS DO /ILL HAPP51 & ! CORPORATE RI* SEE TO IT ?AT ! EXCEPTIONS CONT9UE HAPP5+ BECAUSE )\T !M ! MY? W\LD LOSE ITS PRETEXT4 ,AS SOON AS AN EXCEPTION TAKES PLACE1 ! PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADV]TIS+ M5 GO TO WORK ON IT4 ,= IT IS ! M5 ON :OM ,=TUNE HAPP5$ TO %$ H] GRACE ?AT >E HELD UP AS ! JU/IFICATION ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,WAY ( ,LIFE4 ,! R>E M5 :O 9 ONE LIFETIME ROSE FROM DRUDG]Y TO PRIVILEGE PROVIDE A PUBLIC RELATIONS 0PRO(' ?AT EV]Y ,TEXAN CAN1 BY RAN*+ CONSCI5TI\SLY1 BECOME AN OIL MAGNATE1 ?AT EV]Y ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE SOAP P$DL] CAN1 BY P$DL+ SOAP IMAG9ATIVELY1 BECOME AN 9VE/M5T BANK]4 ,! RAN*] :O MAY HAVE BE5 ON VACATION :5 OIL WAS DISCOV]$ ON HIS L&1 ! P$DL] :O MAY HAVE GONE 9TO A COMA = =TY YE>S1 SUDD5LY F9DS ?AT HE IS A NATIONAL CELEBRITY4 ,EV]Y ASPECT ( HIS C>E] IS EXPLOIT$ ,= ,IMM$IATE ,RELEASE & PUBLIC CONSUMPTION4 ,! V]Y EV5T :I* DEMON/RATES ! NE>-IMPOSSIBILITY = 0! BACKWOODS BOY0 EV] TO BECOME A CORPORATION [N]1 ! V]Y ILLU/RATION ( ! RIGID /RATIFICATION ( ! ,AM]ICAN ECONOMY & ( ! GULF :I* SEP>ATES ?OSE :O HAVE FROM ?OSE :O DON'T1 IS US$ TO JU/IFY PRECISELY ! REV]SE4 

,! MY? S]VES MANY PURPOSES4 ,IT 9=MS ! IMPATI5T CLIMB] ?AT HE DOES1 9 FACT1 HAVE A *ANCE1 BUT HE MU/ WAIT = ITS >RIVAL4 ,IT TELLS MILLIONS ( WORK]S ?AT !Y MU/ APPLY !MSELVES 9 !IR WORK IF !Y1 TOO1 WANT TO %>E ! BIG WEAL?4 ,& IT 0PROVES0 ?AT M5 ONLY RISE 0ON !IR [N EF=TS0 & ?AT ORGANIZ$ SOCIAL 09T]F]5CE0 W\LD CURB EV]Y MAN'S 0FRE$OM0 TO RISE4 ,S9CE NO MAN WANTS TO CURB HIS [N FRE$OM TO RISE1 ORGANIZ$ SOCIAL ACTION FROM ! BOTTOM IS AVOID$ LIKE A DISEASE1 :]EAS ORGANIZ$ ACTION AT ! TOP IS ACCEPT$ AS NECESS>Y TO PROTECT EV]Y MAN'S 0FRE$OM40 

,ONCE A MAN IS ON TOP1 HE IS !RE =EV]4 ,PRIVILEGE1 9 ,AM]ICA1 IS H]$IT>Y4 ,IF A MAN 9VE/S A MILLION HE GETS T51 IF HE 9VE/S #a MILLION HE GETS BILLIONS4 ,= ?OSE ALREADY RI*1 ! MULTIPLICATION ( WEAL? IS A NEV] 5D+ PROCESS4 ,BUT ! MY? ( 0FREE 5T]PRISE0 EFFECTIVELY HIDES ?IS PROCESS FROM PUBLIC VIEW4 ,ONCE ! RI* >E ON TOP & HAVE NO COMPETITION1 !Y HIRE ! AD M5 TO CELEBRATE 0FREE COMPETITION0 TO MAKE IT APPE> ?AT ! RI* ROSE ?AT WAY4 ,ONCE ,H]$ITY OR ,*ANCE PROVIDE A MAN ) NEV]-5D+ PRIVILEGES1 HE CRIES ?AT EV]Y MAN MU/ RISE ?R\< HIS [N EF=TS4 ,9 ! ,AM]ICAN MY?OLOGY1 ,PRIVATE ,5T]PRISE IS US$ TO JU/IFY A /ATE ( AFFAIRS :]E ONLY ! RI* CAN UND]TAKE 5T]PRISES2 ,9DIVIDUALITY IS MADE SYNONYM\S ) PRIVILEGE & US$ TO CONDONE ONE 9DIVIDUAL'S ?RIV+ AT ! EXP5SE ( MILLIONS2 ,LAISSEZ ,FAIRE IS US$ TO 5SURE ?AT A GOV]NM5T CONTROLL$ BY ! V]Y RI* %ALL HAVE NO EXT]NAL 9T]F]5CE OR CONTROL4 ,UND]NEA? ! LABELS !RE'S A CORPORATE SOCIETY ?AT ?RIVES ON FRAUD & PLUND]1 MA9TA9S ITSELF ON W>1 & PROMISES ! F9AL ANNIHILATION ( MANK9D4 

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