>Dwayne Monroe wrote:
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>>... Washington as presently configured, which by
>>its nature (like all great powers of the past) is
>>preoccupied with plans and counterplans, purposes and
>>cross-purposes, all directed towards the goal of
>>maximizing the power of ruling elites
>>
>>In the last instance yes, & on the whole also in the 'first' instance
>>each morning -- but can we really depend upon this universal to explain
>>all specific situations? And there is also the problem of the
>>'self-knowledge' of the "ruling elites": Do they always know their own
>>interests? It's tautological almost that they don't _always_ know. But
>>do they _ever_ know fully? And how often and under what conditions can
>>they be depended on to (more or less) know and act on their own
>>interests?
>>
I was sort of struck by the claim that "plans and counterplans" and
"purposes and cross-purposes" are _all_ planned towards _one_ purpose.