Introduction
We're near the end. That is, we're approaching the end of one political-historical cycle, which began roughly a hundred years ago. What comes next will be unimaginably brilliant and utopian, fulfilling human values and desires in a way that wouldn't have been thought possible in times past; or, it will be a horrific and cruel technocratic dystopia, to make George Orwell and Aldous Huxley blush. It's not going to be something in-between. How do we ensure that humanity travels down the road of realising our potential and diminishing needless suffering, rather than exponentially increasing human suffering even while destroying our civilisation? I have proposed a simple (though not necessarily easy), three-part formula for reviving the West and securing its continued survival: 1) reconnecting with God; 2) breaking down the oversized modern nation-states into smaller units; and 3) transitioning from a plebocratic mode of government to what I call 'libocracy', a short-hand for an updated version of Jeffersonian democracy. If citizens in the West can accomplish these three goals, we're in good shape. If we fail to accomplish any one of them, then we're headed down the other path, the path of worldwide technocratic communism. It's that simple. The topic I wish to focus on in this particular essay, of course, is libocracy. In what follows I will outline one way in which Western citizens can begin the shift from plebocracy to libocracy immediately.
The Advantages of Libocracy: P-R-S Versus P-S
Before getting into the meat-and-potatoes of the article, a quick recap of the preceding sections might be in order. In the foregoing I reiterated the case against democracy, or at least against unbridled democracy, by describing three politically disastrous outcomes the Western world has suffered due to democracy in the post-war era. The three examples I gave were: neoliberalism and its consequences; (third-generation) neoconservatism and its consequences, in particular the Iraq War; and the COVID scamdemic as it played out in the 2020-21 period. It is my contention that each of these phenomena was and is characteristic of democracy (or plebocracy, as you prefer); was only possible because of plebocracy, specifically plebocracy as it plays out in a scientific and technological age; and that, further, similar disasters, only worse, are bound to keep occuring so long as we continue with this moronic and perverse mode of government.
In neoliberalism, neoconservatism and the COVID scamdemic alike, we witnessed an ongoing coup by the predatory elites against the people of the Western nations. This coup was carried out in every instance by way of formally similar techniques. These techniques are those which the pseudo-aristoi, or bad elites, use to seize and maintain power in a plebocratic system. Most notable among them is what is known as the 'Problem-Reaction-Solution' (or 'P-R-S') method. The essentials of this are as follows.
First, a problem, (or 'crisis') arises, or else is actively fostered or created by the predatory elites. This crisis causes fear and anxiety among the public, who, because they are mostly plebs, turn to the authorities to save them -- in their irrational and panicked state (think of the Americans after 9/11, New Zealanders during the 'currency crisis' of July 1984, or the people of any nation during the COVID scamdemic) they will go along with anything proposed, no matter if it abrogates their rights, crosses sacred moral boundaries, undermines fundamental planks of the free society or is plainly foolish and impractical, just so long as the government promises 'it will make the scary thing go away'. This is the 'Reaction' that the predatory elites are after. The appropriate 'Reaction' being elicited from the plebs, the authorities then offer a 'Solution' to the crisis which, however, is not designed to actually fix the problem, or to serve anyone's interests except that of the power establishment. Moreover, in most cases the supposed 'response' of the government can be shown to have pre-existed the crisis -- that is, it is not a 'response' at all, but a self-serving action disguised as a response. Most often it is actually an unpopular policy item (gun control, censorship, privatisation of state assets, etc) they have had on the agenda for some time, but which they couldn't get passed under ordinary circumstances. Hence the saying which by now serves as the motto of the average modern politician, 'Never let a good crisis go to waste'.
This way of doing politics is certainly immoral, yet it must also be admitted it is exceedingly cunning and effective. That's the problem — it's a little too effective. It gives the predatory elites carte blanche to engage in whatever corruption they like, without consequences and virtually without hindrance. It is a political 'Ring of Mordor' for elite psychopaths. This is why 200 000 Iraqi civilians had to die in a completely unjustified war. This is why America had to be transformed into a police state in the wake of 9/11. This is why billions had to suffer through medical tyranny in the 2020-21 period, and why the future, if we continue on the current course, holds more of such senseless death and suffering in store. The entire system rests upon plebocracy. In order to get out of the trap, we must abandon the plebocratic mode of government.
At this point, sceptics will want to know just how it is I propose a 'libocracy' would be immune to the ill effects of P-R-S. Simply put, it has to do with the psychology of the aristoi as against the psychology of the plebs. The aristoi, it will be recalled (using the term in the sense that Thomas Jefferson did) are the smarter and more virtuous people in society (the pseudo-aristoi being those who, while intelligent, are not necessarily virtuous). Since the aristoi are the smarter ones in society, they will tend to have a well-developed faculty of critical judgement. This means they behave differently when confronted with a crisis, for example a terrorist attack. They are actually able to keep their head in spite of the emotional turmoil that is caused by such an event. I don't mean to imply that the aristoi don't feel compassion for the victims of such an attack — in fact, since they are the more virtuous in society, they are likely to be more empathetic than most (which explains why they bother to inform themselves about political affairs — they actually care about what happens to the community). It's not that they don't have emotions, it's that they are able to retain their faculty of judgement even in the midst of strong emotions. If the crisis happens to be a false flag terror attack; if the story doesn't add up; if foul play is suggested; or if there is an attempt by the government to exploit the crisis for gain; the aristoi are likely to pick up on it. They might not always respond perfectly, but they've got a better shot at getting it right than the plebs, who have a 100% failure rate at withstanding the brainscrambling effects of P-R-S. It's just too easy for the pseudo-aristoi to do dirt in our current system. To get away scot-free, all they have to do is bamboozle the plebs, which is a cinch since they — meaning the pseudo-aristoi — are by definition the more intelligent party. It's shooting fish in a barrel. For the pseudo-aristoi to trick the aristoi, on the other hand, is by no means as simple. They are up against their equals. Thus we can see why libocracy will lead to far better outcomes for society, compared to our present system. It puts an effective check on the evil tendencies of man, on the evil that arises when 'absolute power corrupts absolutely', to paraphrase Lord Acton. All of this is straightforward and in agreement with common sense.
We can — perhaps we do so at our peril, nonetheless — reduce the above analysis to a formula. Under libocracy, the 'R' part of the 'P-R-S' equation is, for all intents and purposes, removed. Again, this is not because the aristoi don't have emotions, do not 'react' with sympathy when confronted with victims of a terror attack, a mass shooting, or the like. It is rather that, despite these emotions, they retain some semblance of critical judgement. They don't completely lose their minds and regress to an infantilised state, looking desperately to authorities to 'do something, anything' to reduce their fear and anxiety. In this sense, they do not give the pseudo-aristoi the 'Reaction' they seek, and so we can say that, to the extent the aristoi are in charge in a society, the 'R' part of the 'P-R-S' equation will be missing. And with that, the main weapon of the pseudo-aristoi is thwarted. What we are left with is rather a 'P-S' formula, where the 'S' now stands, in the ideal circumstances, for a real, practical and helpful Solution instead of a fake, preconceived and predatory Solution. Does anyone disagree this would be infinitely preferable to the system we currently live under?
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