On 12/11/06, Yoshie Furuhashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Generally speaking, the richer the country, the more united their power elite are. That's one of the reasons why poorer countries see more coups, revolts, and revolutions.
yes, they are more united when it comes to issues like maintaining public order, protecting their property rights and their right to accumulate without end, avoiding unions if possible, etc. But there's a big split among the competing US elites about social/cultural things like abortion rights. I think I'll leave Iran aside, as Michael suggests. -- Jim Devine / "Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are." -- Bertolt Brecht
