04-28-2020, 02:45 PM
(04-28-2020, 12:35 PM)David Horn Wrote: Look at history.
When I look at history, I see concentration of power reaching a maximum at the beginning of each Crisis period, with the crisis war destroying some of the elites, making room for upward mobility again. By 1850, field slaves were heavily concentrated on large plantations, and the industrial powers of the North were also concentrated; destruction of the South and elimination of slavery facilitated upward mobility first by carpetbaggers and then by the rest of the Gilded. Concentration of wealth and power again peaked around 1930 - there's plenty of statistical evidence for this - and things stayed stagnant until World War Two destroyed Europe and again made room for growth. Most recently, concentration of wealth and power again reached a peak around 2000, resulting in the current stagnancy. One way or another, some of that is again going to be destroyed, again making room for others to grow.