You have more in common with someone living in a tent than with someone living in a mansion. Class war has you thinking otherwise. Class vs Culture War The culture wars give the oligarchs, both Democrats and Republicans, the cover to continue the pillage. There are few substantial differences between the two ruling political parties in the United States. Race, gender, religion, abortion, immigration, gun control, culture and patriotism are issues used to divide the public, to turn neighbor against neighbor, to fuel virulent hatreds and antagonisms. The oligarchs are happy to talk about race. They are happy to talk about sexual identity and gender. They are happy to talk about immigration. They are happy to talk about abortion. They are happy to talk about gun control. They are happy to talk about cultural degeneracy or cultural freedom. THEY ARE NOT HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT CLASS. Once oligarchs seize power, Aristotle wrote, a society must either accept tyranny or choose revolution. The people have chosen tyranny.