Obama Spin Reveals Elite Roots

We track power elite dominant social themes large and small. As part of this effort, we've uncovered what we believe to be patterns of "directed history" leading toward ever-bigger government at both national and international levels.

Elites love government because they control society via mercantilism, the use of public power to enhance private advantages.

As the US has evolved along increasingly imperial lines, mercantilism has grown more obvious and intrusive. Over US$3 trillion is administered via government programs and bureaucrats.

With so much money at stake, the political process itself has been increasingly rationalized. In many ways US Inc. is a large business, run by powerful people who have a great deal at stake financially.

Less and less is left up to chance these days. Candidates are vetted for malleability and cooperation
within the boundaries of what is tolerable. Someone like Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) offered up
well-received ideas about freedom and free markets. The "establishment" ostracized him and the GOP
itself worked hard to ensure he would not win the nomination nor even have a voice at the convention.

Rules were changed to ensure that Ron Paul's delegates did not obtain clout and when this was not
enough, delegates were intimidated physically and even beaten up. But someone like Democratic
president Barack Obama ran into no such resistance. He was very obviously a "chosen" candidate – one
selected by a US power elite for purposes that still do not seem entirely clear.

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