Reply #72: The oligarchy sums it up nicely [View All]

[nightgaunt]

The aristocracy does exist even though they don't wear the kind of elegance not easily seen. Most of them shun or greatly control what gets out about them. They have the clout to do that. We don't know how many of them believe in the Dominionist Christian idea that if you are well off it means you are blessed, and if you are not then likewise with how god has judged you. For them they are blessed to such an extent that they consider themselves absolved from any sin they may do toward putting the earth into a condition conducive to the Immanitazation of the Eschaton back on earth. The throne they have empty set aside as a reminder of what is their motivation, their Holy Mission. (Along with making sure that the "strong" get the resources they need, slaves, wealth and conversions of the rest of the earth under their domination. Only when that is done can they expect their god to return to earth and not before. They may think they have 1,000 years to get the job done. I can't be sure.)