<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1528" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=676205719-29032006>In one version of all this, the ruling class is the exploiting economic class. It controls the state (the special repressive apparatus: standing bodies of armed personnel, prisons, etc.) as the ultimate guarantee that it will be able to exploit the exploited and ruled classes. Rule secures exploitation.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=676205719-29032006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=676205719-29032006>Charles</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>