Like a Rolling
Stone
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
Go to him he calls you; you can't refuse
When you ain’t not got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you've got no secrets to conceal
Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the rest of
you oligarchs be careful.
The tax cuts
favored by Donald Trump, Elon Musk and their oligarch cronies have to come from
taking the government payments to others, especially those below them. They may
call it waste, fraud, and abuse, but as they are finding it is really winning,
certain, and true. If they take all of the wealth from others, then they hasten
their own demise. One on one, they may win every contest. They may do so because
of their merit but more likely they win at any cost, by retaliation for past losses
and intimidation not only in future contest but in the current contest in the expectation
that their opponent gives up, bends the knee, before the contest is over. That might
work singly, but collectively those same opponents can overwhelm them. By taking from each opponent they make sure
that their opponents have nothing, but then those same opponents also have nothing to lose. If enough of their opponents
have nothing to lose, and that prompts them to join forces and act in concert, then
that can lead to the demise of the oligarchs. I believe that the technical term
for subjects, opponents, acting in concert against the ruler is called a revolution.
So oligarchs you can lie, cheat, and steal all that you want. It may only be a Pyrrhic
victory. You may win the battle but lose the war. Can you hear the people sing?
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