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Working Class Never Rules

Groups are collections of people who share a common religion / political party / nation / race / ethnicity/ community etc.  In the modern world, we find these various groups fight one another demanding equality, of rights and power. This is taken to be the way of democracy.   This is happening in India between political parties, religions, nations, communities and business corporations. But the struggle between groups for equal rights for their group members is not democracy.  Competition between groups are a competition between the rulers (the leaders or the power-holders of the groups). The people who are the ordinary members of the groups are made to work and fight for the interests of the group - that actually are the interests of those who lead or rule these groups - and this is true whatever be the nature of the group - whether it is a political party, religion, nation,  community or a corporation. On the other hand, class is based on the role played ...

Rulers and Ruling

Ruling is trespassing on the individual's freedom, yet it is made out by authorities that ruling is essential for peace in society.  It would immediately be asked - wouldn't the country go into chaos if people are not ruled.  I would say it depends on what is meant by 'ruling'.  For, ruling is not the enforcement of the rules and laws of justice.  When people follow all the rules and laws laid out according to the needs of justice, there will be proper governance of society.  Ruling happens when some people are forced to obey others - not when people obey or are made to obey accepted rules and laws of justice.  An act of justice is a movement towards equality and reduction in the gradient of power in society.  Any action that provides land, wages, rights and education to human beings who are deprived of them and who suffer because of the deprivation is justice. In this context, it is useful to classify rulers into four types - the generals, the poli...