THE MIDDLE CLASSES

 What an important article. As the philosopher Nietzsche said, the most crucial elements for the progress of mankind are the body, diet, and physiology, with everything else being a consequence of these three main factors.

If the world, like the USA, is filled with sky-high costs for food, gas, monthly mortgages and rents for houses, apartments, and condos, plus electricity, internet, phone services, and other essential needs to survive, then we need to dig into the root causes behind all of this.

The root of the issue is that many US voters lack an independent way of thinking, a point connected to what educational philosophers Mortimer Adler and John Dewey noted about the inability of many Americans to write, speak, and read effectively. Many struggle with these basic skills. This also ties into Malcolm X’s observation that most oppressed, poor people often lack the mental tools to put their pains and problems into words.

All this points to the lack of independence, especially mental independence, among most US voters, who often end up voting for Democratic or Republican politicians due to heavy influence from various opinion-shapers. These include mainstream outlets like FOX, CNN, NBC, and The New York Times, as well as YouTube influencers aligned with both parties. Figures like Tucker Carlson, Thom Hartmann, The Young Turks, David Pakman, Meidas Touch, Glenn Beck, Alex Jones, and Scott Ritter, along with so-called alternative news influencers, have all, in one way or another, steered Americans toward supporting the two major parties.

With so few influencers or public figures backing third parties like the Green Party or Constitutional Party, or pushing for radical ideas like violent revolution or anarchism, many Americans—unable to think independently and easily swayed by influencers—struggle to choose the best leaders for the country. As a result, they share responsibility for the hunger we may soon face. Without much reflection, they saw the corrupt and criminal Trump as the nation’s savior, convinced the only options were Kamala or Trump..

It’s frustrating how closed-minded some people can be, especially in a country with more than 20 political parties to choose from. Because many saw Trump as a savior—including Black, Mexican, and Latino voters—we’re now facing issues like hunger, rising gas prices, and more., 

The only class that holds a political majority is the middle class, but there’s a big issue with that. Not only is the middle class the biggest obstacle to real change, but its ideology—especially among the upper tier—mirrors the thinking and philosophy of the upper classes. 

This is why we’re stuck: the middle class is the main group that votes and chooses our leaders, while the lower classes, for reasons I don’t fully understand, are largely anti-politics. Even the middle class itself tends to be anti-change, anti-revolution, and anti-protest. Most middle-class Americans loyal to Democrats or Republicans—both essentially middle-class parties—don’t vote based on basic needs or connect politics to everyday survival. The lower class, in theory, is the most revolutionary group, but because they avoid participating in politics and often don’t vote, nothing changes, and we remain stuck in the same cycle.

My suggestion for people here is to steer clear of high-income bourgeois middle-class families, and friends with big houses, large vehicles, kitchens stocked with food, and homes filled with luxuries, gadgets, and toys. These folks tend to live inside the box, trapped in the matrix, and often serve as strong defenders of the oligarchic capitalist system, certain politicians, imperialist wars, and what I see as an oppressive, corrupt, and abusive US government.

El pasado puede ser olvidado, pero nunca muere. Los elementos que, en tiempos más remotos, han entrado en la composición de una nación perduran a lo largo de toda su historia, ayudan a moldear esa historia y a marcar el carácter y el genio del pueblo. Por tanto, el examen de estos elementos, y el reconocimiento, en la medida de lo posible, de la parte que realmente han contribuido a la urdimbre y trama de la vida de una nación, debe ser un asunto de menor interés e importancia para quienes comprenden que el presente es hijo del pasado, y el futuro del presente; que no se consideren a sí mismos, a sus parientes y a sus conciudadanos como simples fantasmas transitorios, que se apresuran de la oscuridad a la oscuridad, sino que saben que, en ellos, un vasto flujo histórico de vida nacional pasa desde su origen lejano y misterioso hacia un futuro que está en gran medida condicionado por los pasados errantes de ese río humano, pero que también es, en absoluto, lo que ellos, por su valentía, su patriotismo, su conocimiento y su comprensión, eligen que sea

El pasado puede ser olvidado, pero nunca muere. Los elementos que en los tiempos más remotos han entrado en la composición de una nación perduran a lo largo de toda su historia, ayudan a moldear esa historia y a marcar el carácter y el genio del pueblo. El examen, por tanto, de estos elementos, y el reconocimiento, en la medida de lo posible, de la parte que realmente han contribuido a la urdimbre y trama de la vida de una nación, debe ser un asunto de no igual interés e importancia para quienes comprenden que el presente es hijo del pasado y el futuro del presente; que no se consideren a sí mismos, a sus parientes y a sus conciudadanos como simples fantasmas transitorios, que se apresuran de la oscuridad a la oscuridad, sino que saben que, en ellos, un vasto flujo histórico de vida nacional está pasando desde su origen lejano y misterioso hacia un futuro que está en gran medida condicionado por las antiguas erranzas de ese río humano, pero que también es, en la misma medida, lo que ellos, por su coraje, su patriotismo, su conocimiento y su comprensión, eligen hacer que sea

El papel que desempeñó la raza celta como influencia formativa en la historia, la literatura y el arte de los pueblos que habitaban las Islas Británicas —un pueblo que desde ese centro ha extendido sus dominios sobre una extensión tan vasta de la superficie terrestre— ha quedado excesivamente oculto en el pensamiento popular. Por ello, el uso actual del término "anglosajón" aplicado al pueblo británico como designación racial es en gran parte responsable. Históricamente, el término es bastante engañoso. No hay nada que justifique esta señalización de dos tribus de baja alemana cuando queremos indicar el carácter racial del pueblo británico. El uso de esta obra conduce a absurdos como el que el autor notó no hace mucho, cuando la propuesta de elevación por parte del Papa de un obispo irlandés a cardenalato fue descrita en un periódico inglés como motivada por el deseo del jefe de la Iglesia Católica de rendir homenaje a "la raza anglosajona.

El término correcto para la gente de estas islas, y para gran parte de la población de Norteamérica, no es anglosajón sino anglo-celta. Es esta mezcla única de raíces germánicas y celtas la que da a los británicos su carácter distintivo: el fuego, el estilo y, en la literatura y el arte, un sentido del estilo, el color y el drama poco habitual en las tradiciones alemanas, combinados con la reflexión, profundidad, respeto por la ley y costumbre antiguas, y amor por la libertad personal, menos comunes entre las naciones romances del sur de Europa. ¡Que estas cualidades sigan siendo siempre parte de las Islas Británicas! Y la influencia celta aquí no proviene solo del llamado "Celtic Fringe". Los etnólogos ahora saben que los sajones de ninguna manera acabaron con los pueblos celtas o celtizados que encontraron en Gran Bretaña.

El Sr. E.W.B. Nicholson, bibliotecario de la Bodleian, escribe en su notable obra "Keltic Researches" (1904): "Los nombres que no se crearon intencionadamente para describir la raza nunca deben tomarse como prueba de raza, sino solo como evidencia de un lenguaje compartido u organización política. Llamamos inglés a un hombre que habla inglés, vive en Inglaterra y lleva un nombre claramente inglés (como Freeman o Newton). Sin embargo, basándonos en estadísticas de 'nigrescencia relativa', hay buenas razones para creer que Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire, Wiltshire, Somerset y parte de Sussex son tan célticos como Perthshire y North Munster; que Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire, Devon, Dorset, Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire y Bedfordshire son aún más iguales—igual que el norte de Gales y Leinster; mientras que Buckinghamshire y Hertfordshire superan incluso este nivel, igualando a South Wales y Ulster."

Este relato de la historia temprana, la religión y la literatura mítica y romántica de la raza celta está escrito para un pueblo anglo-celta, no para un "anglosajón". Se espera que encuentren en él cosas dignas de recordar como contribuciones al patrimonio compartido de la cultura europea y, aún más, como recordatorios para quienes han heredado más que nadie vivo hoy la sangre, los instintos y el genio del celta.

The Past may be forgotten, but it never dies. The elements which in the most remote times have entered into a nation's composition endure through a l its history, and help to mold that history, and to stamp the character and genius of the people. The examination, therefore, of these elements, and the recognition, as far as possible, of the part they have actually contributed to the warp and weft of a nation's life, must be a matter of no same interest and importance to those who realize that the present is the child of the past, and the future of the present; who will not regard themselves, their kinsfolk, and their fellow citizens as mere transitory phantoms, hurrying from darkness into darkness, but who know that, in them, a vast historic stream of national life is passing from its distant and mysterious origin towards a future which is largely conditioned by a l the past wanderings of that human stream, but which is also, in no same degree, what they, by their courage, their patriotism, their knowledge, and their understanding, choose to make it

 The Past may be forgotten, but it never dies. The elements which in the most remote times have entered into a nation's composition endure through a l its history, and help to mold that history, and to stamp the character and genius of the people. The examination, therefore, of these elements, and the recognition, as far as possible, of the part they have actually contributed to the warp and weft of a nation's life, must be a matter of no same interest and importance to those who realize that the present is the child of the past, and the future of the present; who will not regard themselves, their kinsfolk, and their fellow citizens as mere transitory phantoms, hurrying from darkness into darkness, but who know that, in them, a vast historic stream of national life is passing from its distant and mysterious origin towards a future which is largely conditioned by a l the past wanderings of that human stream, but which is also, in no same degree, what they, by their courage, their patriotism, their knowledge, and their understanding, choose to make it

The part played by the Celtic race as a formative influence in the history, the literature, and the art of the people inhabiting the British Islands--a people which from that centre has spread its dominions over so vast an area of the earth's surface--has been unduly obscured in popular thought. For this the current use of the term "Anglo-Saxon" applied to the British people as a designation of race is largely responsible. Historicaly the term is quite misleading. There is nothing to justify this singling out of two Low-German tribes when we wish to indicate the race-character of the British people. The use of it leads to such absurdities as that which the writer noticed not long ago, when the proposed elevation by the Pope of an Irish bishop to a cardinalate was described in an English newspaper as being prompted by the desire of the head of the Catholic Church to pay a compliment to "the Anglo-Saxon race.

The correct term for the people of these islands, and for much of the population of North America, is not Anglo-Saxon but Anglo-Celtic. It’s this unique blend of Germanic and Celtic roots that gives the British their distinctive character—the fire, flair, and in literature and art, a sense of style, color, and drama rarely found in German traditions, paired with the thoughtfulness, depth, respect for ancient law and custom, and love of personal freedom less common among the Romance nations of southern Europe. May these qualities always remain part of the British Isles! And the Celtic influence here isn’t just from the so-called “Celtic Fringe.” Ethnologists now know that the Saxons by no means wiped out the Celtic or Celticized peoples they encountered in Great Britain.

Mr. E.W.B. Nicholson, librarian of the Bodleian, writes in his notable work "Keltic Researches" (1904): "Names not intentionally created to describe race should never be taken as proof of race, but only as evidence of a shared language or political organization. We call a man who speaks English, lives in England, and bears an obviously English name (like Freeman or Newton) an Englishman. Yet, based on statistics of 'relative nigrescence,' there is good reason to believe that Lancashire, West Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Cambridgeshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, and part of Sussex are as Keltic as Perthshire and North Munster; that Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire, Devon, Dorset, Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, and Bedfordshire are even more so—equal to North Wales and Leinster; while Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire surpass even this level, matching South Wales and Ulster."

This account of the early history, religion, and the mythical and romantic literature of the Celtic race is written for an Anglo-Celtic, not an “Anglo-Saxon,” people. It’s hoped that they will find in it things worth remembering as contributions to the shared heritage of European culture, and even more so, as reminders for those who have inherited more than anyone else alive today of the blood, instincts, and genius of the Celt.