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 ...