Fallacy of the Top-Down Despot;
Despots Supported from Bottom-Up
American propaganda throughout the 20th century propagates the myth that despots, tyrants, control their societies from the top-down through secret police, terror tactics and control of the social-medical-educational institutions. Certainly, George Orwell popularized this view in his seminal work, Animal Farm. Not only is this impractical on a large scale but it flies in the face of history, even recent history. These people came to power because their societies generally accepted them; they reflected societies values. They also came to power in the 20th-21st century because of hidden forces shaping societies to self-select such people as rulers. Remember the Golden Rule: One who has the gold, makes the rules. Follow the Money and the Me (who gains) to learn who wields Control. Continue reading “Fallacy of the Top-Down Despot”