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Before we begin discussing politics, it’s important to clarify that the authors of this piece identify as third positionist, meaning they draw ideas from both left and right-wing political thinking. Like the Stoic philosopher Seneca, they believe in taking the good from all sources and reject absolute ideologies that do not allow for deviation.
The authors argue that billionaires have gained too much power, money, and influence, and are now changing communities, nations, and ways of life to suit their own interests. They believe that this behaviour is driven by the fear that the working-class might revolt and threaten their wealth and status.
This fear was amplified by the 2008 Occupy Wall Street protests, where both the left and right condemned bankers for causing the financial collapse. The left was outraged that the public was forced to bear the losses, while the right was appalled that businesses that had made bad investments were not allowed to fail. Both sides agree that the bailout of the banks turned the western world into a plutocracy, governing for the benefit of the super-rich and not the citizens.
A post Collapse society
After the two thousand and eight financial collapse, left-wing causes started receiving more funding from big businesses, these causes had roots in the New Left of the 1960s, particularly from political thinkers of the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory, such as Herbert Marcuse and Theodor Adorno. This increase in funding coincided with the loss of working-class jobs due to cost-saving measures, which led to protests and criticism of the economic system post the 2008 bank bailouts.
Marcuse’s work focused on the critique of advanced capitalist society and the development of a radical critique of society that combined elements of Marxism, Freudianism, and existentialism. He argued that modern society was characterized by a repressive tolerance that promoted a false sense of freedom while suppressing dissent and opposition. According to Marcuse, this created a one-dimensional society that reduced human beings to mere consumers and prevented them from realizing their true potential. Marcuse’s claim to fame was the realisation that the working classes had benefited enormously in material comforts and ever improving living conditions thanks in part to capitalism and as such had no appetite for revolution leading him to conclude that:
“Under the rule of repressive tolerance, a minority can only obtain its rights by suppressing the majority and violating its rules. But in doing so, it merely becomes a new minority that seeks to impose its will on the old one. A society that permits this will ultimately end up destroying itself. Therefore, minorities should instead become the ‘grave diggers’ of capitalism and use their revolutionary potential to create a new society free from oppression and inequality.”
In July Twenty Twenty Two Associate Professor David Rozado of Otago Polytechnic (New Zealand) & Matthew Goodwin a Professor of Political Science at the University of Kent and a Fellow at the Legatum Institute published a paper in which it can be seen that words associated with social justice have seen a prominent increase in usage in UK and other western media post the 2008 collapse. A link can be found here.
Fast forward to 2010 and onwards where it can be seen that words associated with racism and white supremacy in popular UK media outlets increased on average by 769% and 2,827% respectively, while terms such as sexism, patriarchy and misogyny increased by 169%, 336% and 237% each. Other terms such as transphobia, islamophobia and anti-semitism increased by 2,578%, 289% and 469% respectively. Similarly, terms associated with social justice movements have also markedly increased over the same temporal period: diversity saw a 199% increase, activism, 146% increase, hate speech 880%, inequality 218%, gender-neutral 1,019% and slavery at 413%.
During the same time period mentions of prejudice had also become far more prominent in the BBC, the UK’s leading public service outlet. From 2010 to 2020, mentions in BBC content of terms suggestive of racism have increased by over 802% while mentions of terms suggestive of sexism have increased by 610%. Mentions of homophobia and transphobia increased by 134% and 3,341% respectively. Terms signifying islamophobia and anti-Semitism increased by 585% and 2,431%.
The present media landscape.
The present-day media is with very few exceptions a mouthpiece for corporate and governmental concerns. This media climate is driven by big business, big money and big sponsorship and is being used to keep us divided, diversity is their strength, not ours. Unity is our strength and that is what the super elites fear the most.
The Base and the Superstructure
Let’s illustrate this with a quick look at the Marxist base and superstructure model that seeks to explain how society is structured and how it functions. According to Marx, society is divided into two primary components: the base and the superstructure. The base refers to the economic system and the means of production, including the raw materials, machinery, and labour required to produce goods and services. The base determines the social relations and power dynamics within society, including the relationships between different social classes. The superstructure, on the other hand, refers to the cultural, political, and ideological institutions that arise from the base. This includes everything from religion, art, and education, to government, laws, and the media.
The superstructure is influenced by the base, but it also serves to reinforce and justify the economic and social relations that exist within society. Marx argued that the base and superstructure are not independent of each other but are interconnected and interdependent. The base shapes the superstructure, but the superstructure also influences the base. For example, the superstructure can shape the values and beliefs of individuals, which can then influence their behaviour and ultimately impact the base.
Marx believed that the dominant class in society controls the base and superstructure, and that this class uses the superstructure to maintain its power and control over the working class. He argued that the working class would eventually overthrow the dominant class and create a socialist society, where the means of production are owned and controlled by the working class.
In summary, the Marxist base and superstructure model is a theory that explains how society is structured and how it functions, based on the interdependent relationship between the economic base and the cultural, political, and ideological superstructure. The model is a fundamental aspect of Marxist theory and provides a framework for understanding the power dynamics and social relations within society.
What this illustrates is that the modern-day leftist movements centred upon social justice themes are all going on in the superstructure, meanwhile the economic base which represents the interests and main money-making machine of the super-rich remains unchanged. The base is altering the superstructure, but the superstructure is unable to alter the base, which nicely explains why every large corporation and government across the developed world supports the woke movement, investing in it heavily, sponsoring entire branches of activism, whether that’s Black Lives Matter, transgender issues or climate change protesters, the combined screeching of which saturate the airwaves and social media landscapes of the entire planet, creating a sense of outrage, despondency and alienation in the average man in the street, all the while, goods made by third world wage slaves are still being shipped across the seas in enormous cargo ships, each of which are as polluting as a small city.
This shifting media hellscape keeps us all angry and fighting amongst ourselves whilst the real enemy continues to sip champagne from their balconies, their interests, wealth and morality unchallenged. Capitalists only invest in things that are in their own interests after all. If it doesn’t lead to or sustain profit, then the money won’t be spent. Unity is our strength, diversity is theirs.
These authors have a lot of sympathy for genuine left-wing movements that seek to reign in the power of unelected globalists and their shadowy organisations that the rest of us are just too poor to join.
We also have a lot of sympathy for right wing movements that want to see an end to crony capitalism, globalisation and a restoration of borders, or would like to see additional tariffs added to the produce of bad actors on the global stage such as China who make things cheaply for western corporations at the expense of human rights, dignity and safety.
As noted, we take from all that we find to be good and simply ask you to do the same. You might be a passionate leftist or conservative but please take a moment to consider that you might be the victim of public and political manipulation on a grand scale. Please take responsibility for your own mind, seek out the origins of your convictions, understand where you first learned about them and where you were in your life when you decided to agree with them. If you feel angry, turn it into a righteous anger by directing it at the right target.
