Part 6—A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Wrapped Inside an Enigma
Abstract: What is at the core of political and social engineering groups? What are their true motivations and goals?
“Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Winston Churchill
Churchill’s quote about Russia is spot on for this analysis for two reasons. First, Marxism may have remained a curious utopian idea without the Russian Revolution. Second, the current situation in the US resembles this layered mystery. Why are people and organizations pursuing the paths they are on? What are their real objectives? As shown in the figure, what is at their core? A serpent ready to strike? A puppet master pulling the strings? Or the key to success and prosperity? This part of the series will look at potential motivations and then a later series will assess these motivations.
The table below summarizes key political/economic systems that could be the motivation for the observed behavior. The bullet points in the descriptions are from Wikidiff.com. I understand these are not academic descriptions, but for the quick thumbnail below, they are fine. The follow-on series will provide a more rigorous assessment.
Table 1 Political/Economic Systems
| System | Description |
| Capitalism |
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| Marxism |
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| Socialism |
For me, socialism is not statism, or the collective ownership of the means of production. It is a judgment on the priorities of economic policy.. the community takes precedence over the individual in legitimate economic policy. The first lien on the resources of a society therefore should be to establish that “social minimum” which would allow individuals to lead a life of self-respect, to be members of the community. |
| Communism |
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| Fascism |
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| Corporatism |
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Now, let’s look at some key actors on the stage.
| Actor | Discussion |
| Congress | Two Constitutional amendments in 1914 changed Congress. The 16th Amendment allowed Congress to spend money any way it sees fit. Prior to that, there were significant constraints on how Congress could spend. The Income Tax then gave Congress the revenues to spend. The 17th Amendment changed how the senatorial selection process. Prior to the amendment, states appointed senators, and they represented the state. The senate was a body for the states. The 17th amendment made senators popularly elected and changed the senate. These two amendments re-shape the balance of federalism and concentrated power in the hands of Congress. This power is in the hands of people whose only qualification is age, residency, and breathing. One congressional representative questioned whether moving forces from Okinawa to Guam would cause the island to tip over. Not all people in congress are quite like this, but the key attribute now is to stay elected and gain seniority and power. |
| Black Lives Matter (BLM) | BLM has an ostensibly powerful initiative—raise awareness of the deaths of young Black men and reduce the risks the Black community perceives. However, at its core, it is a Marxist organization that seeks political power and control. Its leaders have admitted their Marxist ideology, but it gets lost in the loud voices of those who genuinely believe BLM has noble motives, those who seek to confuse and obfuscate their motives, and those who are using BLM for their own ends. They are clever in their selection of the name Black Lives Matter. Many in Congress and the private sector publicly avow BLM and support it. |
| Socialist Wing of the Democratic Party | The socialists in the Democratic Party are at least honest about being socialists. However, they paint themselves more like the Scandinavian countries than actual socialists. As the Scandinavians will tell you, they are not socialists. They are capitalists, but in a corporatist mold with prescribed social safety networks. The Scandinavians are right. And the Democratic socialists want you to think that is what they want—a Scandinavian model. But is that what they truly want? |
| Republican Party | In some ways, the Republican Party is worse than the Socialist Wing of the Democratic Party. At least the socialists are open about their policies. The Republican Party espouses conservative policy, but never seems to act on it. Do that have a deeper goal? Is there a serpent lurking in the center of the spiral of memes they cast? What are their objectives? |
| Corporations | There are many corporations mandating Critical Race Theory (CRT) and supporting BLM. The question is, why? Do they see this as the right, socially just thing to do, or is there a deeper motive? Do they see these policies as beneficial to stockholders and other stakeholders, or are they a steppingstone to something else? I doubt they lost their profit motive, so how do they see expanding business and profits with CRT? Does the center of their candy hold a key to prosperity? |
The US is a nominal capitalist system, so the motivation for change among the mainstream culture is not high. However, the left and BLM and its allies dislike it. Capitalism takes work and is competitive. But still it is well entrenched and socialism may be hard pressed to overturn it. But what if the goal is a hybrid corporatist/fascist model. The left uses the term ANTIFA to direct attention away from any fascist motives. But what do their actions communicate? What do the corporations really want? Is there a puppet master behind these organizations pulling the strings? Sounds like a conspiracy theory…
Part 1: Political Movements—Maskirovka and Words Hide Meanings
Part 2—What is in a Name?
Part 3—Controlling the Narrative and Cultural Hegemony
Part4—Mining for Controlling Labels
Part 5—Does Culture Matter?
Part 6—A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Wrapped inside an Enigma
Part 5—Does Culture Matter?
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