Privilege, Pathology and Power

You would think that rich people would actively try to surround themselves with people who don't laugh at their jokes and who aren't afraid to attack their character, but in reality, they don't - After a few years, wealthy people genuinely start to think of themselves as being funny and they feel offended when people don't laugh at their jokes. No wonder they feel increasingly isolated.

Those who can't fake well enough get pushed away.

For most of history, only the wealthy could vote, and all sorts of schemes were used to keep "the poor" from exercising any political power whatsoever, besides pitchforks and the guillotine of course.

As long as those whom become elected accept large sums of money from individuals whom expect as least some quid pro quo for their "investment", I just can't see how anyone is surprised that this is the system we get.

"The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations." - Thomas Jefferson

This issue has been forever with us.

Part of the reason why Trump has made it so big is that the Republican field is huge.

The Republican field is huge because a lot of donors with more money than brains are willing to shell out big money for their campaigns. Trump said that Super PACs are a scam, but I think most of the campaigns are scams. Raise a few million dollars and you can pay all your friends big salaries, then you can turn around and get a favor from them.

Surely it's a lack of empathy leads to greater wealth?