There is no oligarchy! The Black Empire never existed. I've never sighted an oligarch - is it like big foot or something?
But i suppose if there were an oligarchy in control of EVERYTHING, it would behoove them to utilize fear of their power as a means to control the masses. It would help the oligarchy to whisper about their omnipotence. It would help the oligarchy to spread fear and retell their stories of conquest and dominion.
For me, it's less interesting to live under that story. To live in the Iron Prison. I choose to live free of that fear. I choose to create a more conscious vision of the future. And i want to do it in the good community of other like minded individuals.
It's like that story of the Indian Sadhu, the one who had nothing and hadn't eaten for days. A kind villager gave him a scrap of chapati of which the Sadhu was very grateful. As the Sadhu sat down to eat the golden chapati, a feral dog snatched the chapati and ran away. The Sadhu gave chase, yelling to the dog, "Wait! Wait! Would you like some ghee with that chapati?"
The oligarchy is that dog. Perhaps the proverbial Sadhu could offer ghee to the dog whole stole his only food (i mean, that chapati wasn't ever his - it was given by god). But if it were me, if I caught that dog, i would eat it.
Raymond Lai
Ice Cream Man
Atomic Ice Cream