POWER ELITES - THE DRIVING FORCE OF ALL CIVILIZATIONS - PRIMITIVE AND SOPHISTICATED

This is a particular way to look at history. By looking at major and lesser known historical events through the narrow lens of the Power Elites manipulation of people and resources to acquire, maximize, and protect their power, the reader might unfairly accuse me of being a conspiratorialist at worst, or at best, narrow minded or single minded. Yet history, the stories of what happened in the past, can only be understood fully by applying this diagnostic framework to those events that shaped nations and civilizations and brought them to where they are today. Furthermore, by application of this tool, today’s happenings can be more fully understood and tomorrow’s events predicted with greater accuracy. Perhaps the more desirable goal of being able to affect the world for the betterment of humankind’s lot can be inched forward in defiance of the goal of wealth and power accumulation by Power Elites. However, this caveat must be added; humanistic, educated, caring, self interest, will never acquire a modicum of power compared to the power accumulated by Power Elites. So inching forward against their depredations holds little hope for peace and tranquility for mankind. The only real hope for a safer and better future for the peoples of the world lies in the convergence of the interests of humankind and Power Elites. That will happen when the planet Earth is attacked by power Elites from outer space. Then the peoples of the earth will become equal unless, and get this, Earth's power Elites join outer space's Elites.

What is and who are the Power Elites? What are you talking about?

Power is control of assets. Assets can be natural resources, manufacturing capability, slaves, land, livestock, mines, railroads, newspapers and all media of communication, markets and money, and anything and everything that is the currency of wealth or produces wealth.

Elites are groups of wealthy people, families, old-boy networks, people and groups of people with guns, monarchs, sheiks, dictators, and any configuration of people who control large assets. Power Elites also control political institutions and systems in order to control their wealth, often behind opaque curtains.

Wealth acquisition and its corollary, power acquisition, unify the Power Elites of the world. Despite the logic that might lead to the belief that Power Elites are in competition, they generally cooperate for their greater good despite occasional conflicts over substantial mother lodes of immense profits. They come together very carefully in a variety of places and forums to share their views on how best to achieve the maximization of their power.