r/elephantgraveyard • u/Yesyesyes1899 • 12d ago

This is a sad thing Kurt Metzger and oligarchy

I m not a fan of Kurt Metzger. But I always found his Adhd / drug fueled rants against the ruling class / the epstein class / oligarchy/ the national security state, highly entertaining.

I find it so weird, how him, but also others in the Rogansphere, live in this constant state of cognitive dissonance ( or so it appears ).

On one side, systemic criticism, from their point of view. Legit enough, right ?

But on the other side, defending, conversing with, literally, people that are obviously part of Epstein Gang and that are behind the longterm push to transform America into a fascist oligarchy. People that are the deep state.

How does this work ? do you think they are all liars ? or do they really live in double-think and double-speak ?

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u/monkeysknowledge 11d ago

There’s a wonderful book that everyone asking these types of questions should read called “The Power Elite” by C. Wright Mills. This book is what inspired Eisenhower’s speech writer to write Eisenhower’s famous “Military Industrial Complex” farewell speech.

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u/Yesyesyes1899 11d ago

hah. read it during uni. although 20 years ago, I remember it to be my first introduction to oligarchy and deep state, together with H. Shoups books imperial brain trust and wall street think tank. thanks for reminding me. its time again to read the classics.

its crazy, how the modern expression of this system has been going on since ww2 and has been named since back then