Radical Establishmentism: a State of Democracy
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2024 3:24 am
During any age, there is always an ethos, an ethic by which that age develops its political character and social personality. While certain ages had more prevalent and identifiable characters, ours is one that hides its nature, and maintains its values in a sub-active manner, that is meant to say without a title, or a movement, or party representation.
This vague phantom cannot be observed in other periods of history. Certainly, the Age of Enlightenment was an age of liberalism, or at least liberty, as the reign of kings was that of monarchy. Fascism was quite conspicuous in its harms as communism was quite well noted for its deviation from ideal. No, it is clear that ours is an age of elusive character, yet ever present and strongly featured to the adequate observer. In addition, and unfortunately, our ethos tends to contradict the facade of this time in history (where I am from, this Federal Republic - the United States), which was so arduously toiled over to reach. The malevolence of this spirit stands in contrast to the freedoms of the 21st century, which I will discuss in further detail in the following post.
The roots of this contradictory character, according to my research and observations, are often sparse and somewhat obscure, but I have been able to solidly trace them back to the lifestyles of Romance culture hedonists and, more obscurely, to the Druidic practices of priestly cultures spanning from the whole of Northern Europe and beyond. Sounds unusual? I implore you to read on and into the substance of this argument. I continue on this topic. In these cultural and spiritual contexts there existed two key factors pertaining to each respectively: economic/imperial splendor and pacifist withdrawal. A national splendor typified by the violent whims of an overindulgent upper class and a withdrawal into the spiritual quality of nature.
Now to the state of democratic nations. Known for their open structures, opportunities in industry, and unrestrained promulgation of the potential of the individual, they’re values are currently under assault and the populace mostly careless or without recourse. There exists in these nations a force which subversively opposes these values and actively seeks to rob the citizenry of their function.
Most of this begins in the private sector by what I’ve entitled “cultural moderators.” These are entities (groups of individuals, companies, entire industries) which share a common ethic and employ tactics to fortify their beliefs. Of course, with some room for exaggeration, the economy is balanced by opposing actors, however the establishment radicals, which this entry is dedicated to, will be the subject of detailing. These cultural moderators who act in the interest of the establishment of the current age are most commonly found in industries such as entertainment and media, however they can be spotted in finance and academics as well.
Essentially, the individualist and fervently self-expressionist values proposed by commercialism react with an aspect of human nature to negate the need for social reasoning and political representation. These cultural moderators use symbols within poetry and the common arts to inject a sense of hyper-sexualization and even tribalism into the collective conscious, so as to achieve amongst the populace base ideations of sexual virility, racial violence, and primitive stature. The public is fed by pop-culture, with politics taking a secondary status as a cultural practice.
Pop-culture itself, without mentioning the many schools of thought within academics and how they are interpreted to promote similar conclusions, is often used as a tool by industrialists, who I’ve heard called current day oligarchs, to spread criminal sentiments amongst the citizenry, essentially supplanting the common man from his legal status and catapulting the famed and wealthy into a state of accordance with the government. Take note here of the many so-called “gangsters” in music who wear gang insignia like style pieces. Of course this is an extreme example, but it is worth mentioning. Meanwhile, the resources afforded by this industry are so extensive, as is its appeal, that it can only be assumed with assurance that its possessors could imbue the government with their own chosen representatives, meant to further disconnect man from his society.
Corporatized values work similarly to hinder those, who were historically entrenched in the keeping of their nation, from engaging realistically with the economy. Many of the regulations in the corporate world, subject as they are to whim, which seem to be directed at some fictitious monster, only end up detracting quality men from beneficial financial situations, at best leaving them dependent on insufficient social programs, which brings me to my next point regarding pacifism and spiritual withdrawal.
More often than not, taxes are used for maintenance spending (i.e. the dole and welfare programs, public service and plumbing upkeep) rather than the development of government programs to make the democratic infrastructure more accessible, to improve education, to develop cultural programs. Essentially, the reforms that led to a further socialized economy were only enacted to keep drug addicts from going through withdrawals.
At this point, the civic body has undergone malaise, behaving in a way that transfers a state of imposed pacifism onto the general public even if they are invested in political affairs in that its offices are used for only menial tasks. I have first hand experience with this as someone who has attended the activities of local government. Without any exaggeration, I can reveal that most of the slots on its calendar are reserved for exercise classes for senior citizens, broken up by an occasional superfluous board meeting. This is how it feels to live in this democracy. It must be only those with the best college degrees, highest paying jobs, and social outlets and connections who can find themselves in a position of influence.
Reminder: I urge you to keep in mind that I am from America and this may be part of why the starkness of this age is so apparent, what with its less than reputable racial history and the vengeful sentiments that it has produced amongst large swaths of the population who do end up holding positions in the government. Is it possible that government offices meant to protect civil liberties are vacant, positive attitudes spoiling, opportunity traceless with some amount of intention? Is the current establishment seeking vengeance upon a country which it identifies with its historical suffering?
One should only have to listen once to current poetics or attend a council affair before it becomes apparent that our ethic simply does not match our age.
This vague phantom cannot be observed in other periods of history. Certainly, the Age of Enlightenment was an age of liberalism, or at least liberty, as the reign of kings was that of monarchy. Fascism was quite conspicuous in its harms as communism was quite well noted for its deviation from ideal. No, it is clear that ours is an age of elusive character, yet ever present and strongly featured to the adequate observer. In addition, and unfortunately, our ethos tends to contradict the facade of this time in history (where I am from, this Federal Republic - the United States), which was so arduously toiled over to reach. The malevolence of this spirit stands in contrast to the freedoms of the 21st century, which I will discuss in further detail in the following post.
The roots of this contradictory character, according to my research and observations, are often sparse and somewhat obscure, but I have been able to solidly trace them back to the lifestyles of Romance culture hedonists and, more obscurely, to the Druidic practices of priestly cultures spanning from the whole of Northern Europe and beyond. Sounds unusual? I implore you to read on and into the substance of this argument. I continue on this topic. In these cultural and spiritual contexts there existed two key factors pertaining to each respectively: economic/imperial splendor and pacifist withdrawal. A national splendor typified by the violent whims of an overindulgent upper class and a withdrawal into the spiritual quality of nature.
Now to the state of democratic nations. Known for their open structures, opportunities in industry, and unrestrained promulgation of the potential of the individual, they’re values are currently under assault and the populace mostly careless or without recourse. There exists in these nations a force which subversively opposes these values and actively seeks to rob the citizenry of their function.
Most of this begins in the private sector by what I’ve entitled “cultural moderators.” These are entities (groups of individuals, companies, entire industries) which share a common ethic and employ tactics to fortify their beliefs. Of course, with some room for exaggeration, the economy is balanced by opposing actors, however the establishment radicals, which this entry is dedicated to, will be the subject of detailing. These cultural moderators who act in the interest of the establishment of the current age are most commonly found in industries such as entertainment and media, however they can be spotted in finance and academics as well.
Essentially, the individualist and fervently self-expressionist values proposed by commercialism react with an aspect of human nature to negate the need for social reasoning and political representation. These cultural moderators use symbols within poetry and the common arts to inject a sense of hyper-sexualization and even tribalism into the collective conscious, so as to achieve amongst the populace base ideations of sexual virility, racial violence, and primitive stature. The public is fed by pop-culture, with politics taking a secondary status as a cultural practice.
Pop-culture itself, without mentioning the many schools of thought within academics and how they are interpreted to promote similar conclusions, is often used as a tool by industrialists, who I’ve heard called current day oligarchs, to spread criminal sentiments amongst the citizenry, essentially supplanting the common man from his legal status and catapulting the famed and wealthy into a state of accordance with the government. Take note here of the many so-called “gangsters” in music who wear gang insignia like style pieces. Of course this is an extreme example, but it is worth mentioning. Meanwhile, the resources afforded by this industry are so extensive, as is its appeal, that it can only be assumed with assurance that its possessors could imbue the government with their own chosen representatives, meant to further disconnect man from his society.
Corporatized values work similarly to hinder those, who were historically entrenched in the keeping of their nation, from engaging realistically with the economy. Many of the regulations in the corporate world, subject as they are to whim, which seem to be directed at some fictitious monster, only end up detracting quality men from beneficial financial situations, at best leaving them dependent on insufficient social programs, which brings me to my next point regarding pacifism and spiritual withdrawal.
More often than not, taxes are used for maintenance spending (i.e. the dole and welfare programs, public service and plumbing upkeep) rather than the development of government programs to make the democratic infrastructure more accessible, to improve education, to develop cultural programs. Essentially, the reforms that led to a further socialized economy were only enacted to keep drug addicts from going through withdrawals.
At this point, the civic body has undergone malaise, behaving in a way that transfers a state of imposed pacifism onto the general public even if they are invested in political affairs in that its offices are used for only menial tasks. I have first hand experience with this as someone who has attended the activities of local government. Without any exaggeration, I can reveal that most of the slots on its calendar are reserved for exercise classes for senior citizens, broken up by an occasional superfluous board meeting. This is how it feels to live in this democracy. It must be only those with the best college degrees, highest paying jobs, and social outlets and connections who can find themselves in a position of influence.
Reminder: I urge you to keep in mind that I am from America and this may be part of why the starkness of this age is so apparent, what with its less than reputable racial history and the vengeful sentiments that it has produced amongst large swaths of the population who do end up holding positions in the government. Is it possible that government offices meant to protect civil liberties are vacant, positive attitudes spoiling, opportunity traceless with some amount of intention? Is the current establishment seeking vengeance upon a country which it identifies with its historical suffering?
One should only have to listen once to current poetics or attend a council affair before it becomes apparent that our ethic simply does not match our age.