It seems the right believes very strongly in hierarchy, especially hierarchies of supremacy. I think they believe these hierarchies are natural, like they are the way things are supposed to be. They believe the men at the top of the hierarchy are there because they are just naturally superior, and the people who are further down the hierarchy are there because they are naturally inferior. That’s how they justify their hierarchies of dominance and power.

It’s no coincidence that the men at the top of these hierarchies are almost exclusively all rich. Nothing proves a man’s superiority more than wealth. He’s rich because he’s great, and he’s great because he’s rich. Similarly, being poorer is proof of inferiority.

That’s why I think the US is headed toward becoming an extreme oligarchy. It’s all about maintaining hierarchies based on wealth. It’s all about making sure the right kinds of rich men are able to keep their natural place in the hierarchy, and that inferior people are kept in their place.

both Democrats and Republicans are already showing nationalism, disdain for human rights, identifying enemies/scapegoats, supremacy of the military, rampant sexism, controlling mass media, obsessing over national security, religion and government, for protecting corporate power, suppressing labor, has disdain for intellectuals and the arts, obsession with crime & punishment, rampant cronyism & corruption, and fraudulent elections