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Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. My opinion is that I honestly don't believe we've ever really been given a chance to try to live equally and peacefully without interference and manipulation by very wealthy individuals who's own interests rely on stoking fear to make us blame each other for our oppression and exploitation within the hierarchy they have created.
Every time we've made progress, they've used their money and power to double down their attacks on equality and democracy because a society that truly promotes equality and freedom is a society that cannot protect their established heirarchy.
I recommend this book to anybody who really is interested in understanding just how long oligarchs have been trying to undermine and thwart democracy in the U.S.
How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America
One of the terms the author uses frequently in the book is mudsill:
Mudsill theory is the proposition that there must be, and always has been, a lower class or underclass for the upper classes and the rest of society to rest upon. The theory and similar rhetoric has been dubbed "the Marxism of the Master-Class" which fought for the rights of the propertied elite against what were perceived as threats from the abolitionists, lower classes and non-whites to gain higher standards of living.
Also recommend this interesting work by Steve Kangas who passed away under odd circumstances, but did some interesting research on modern day conservativism in the U.S.
The Origins of the Overclass
There will always be those who even if they're poor will support those whose are rich. Hoping for more scraps from the table or that they'll be uplifted.