The use of violence to profit was called by Franz Oppenheimer, in The State, the “political means.” In contrast, peaceful trade and other voluntary actions he called “economic means.” The Ruling Class are those whose wealth is obtained via the political means. The “Left,” the “Right,” “liberals,” “conservatives,” “constitutionalists,” “centrists” and more are indistinct classifications as it concerns the obtaining of wealth by the political means. They all employ violence in one form or another against those too weak or too wise to defend themselves. It has always been and will always be: the Ruling Class vs. everyone else. And that’s today’s two cents.
Skyler.
