Oligarchy is a form of government where
total control is held by a small group of people. This group could be royalty, the wealthy,
military, corporations, family, educators, religious, or some combination of
these groups.
A good example is Muslim countries which
are usually ruled by a dictatorship or a religious oligarchy. It is naive to think we can establish a
democratic republic like ours in a Muslim country. That country will revert to a Dictatorship or
a religious oligarchy.
We are so lucky that our Founding
Fathers established the greatest democratic republic in the history of the world. In spite of mankind’s faults, this form of
government has served us well for over two hundred years.
The biggest problem of a democratic
republic like ours is that it is the easiest form of government to peacefully
and quietly overthrow. It is very easy
to evolve into an oligarchy, and then to socialism, and then to communism. This change can be so gradual that people do
not even realize it is happening until it is too late.
Once this change in government reaches a
certain point, it is almost impossible to return to a democratic republic form
of government without violence. That is
one of the reasons our Founding Fathers passed the Bill of Rights, which
includes the right to bear arms. All
socialist and communist leaders know they must register and confiscate all
private firearms as soon as possible
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev knew
this could easily happen in the United States . In
1959 he said:
“Your children’s
children will live under communism. You
Americans are so gullible. No, you won’t
accept Communism outright; but we’ll keep feeding you small doses of Socialism until
you finally wake up and find that you already have Communism. We won’t have to fight you; we’ll so weaken
your economy, until you fall like overripe fruit into our hands.”
According to the Pew Research Center
Much of the world feels that our
government is one of the most corrupt governments of all first world
countries. Politicians sell power and
consider themselves above the law.
In my blogs, I keep referring to the Political
Elite that controls this county. How
close are we to becoming an oligarchy?
Can we reverse that trend in our government? We have an opportunity in November. It may be our last chance.
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