I often refer to the “establishment” in my writings.  Admittedly, it is not an easy term to define.  Sometimes I will refer to the “ruling elite” as a substitute.  Occasionally I will also use the term “deep state”.

From Wikipedia, “The Establishment is a term used to describe a dominant group or elite that controls a polity or an organization.”

In the case of the United States, it isn’t only politicians that are part of the establishment.  It can include people with wealth or influence, including the media.

It is easy to identify certain people as belonging to the establishment.  But there is no clear-cut definition, and the lines definitely get blurred.

Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are establishment people, as is Joe Biden.  George W. Bush was not as favored by the media, but him and Dick Cheney certainly hold a place as part of the establishment.

I do not consider Donald Trump as part of the establishment.  Some will claim that he is, but I don’t think the establishment forces would be so desperate to tear him down if that were the case.

Ronald Reagan is a bit trickier.  I would characterize him as someone that wasn’t really part of the establishment, but the establishment could at least deal with him.  They would have preferred Walter Mondale, but they could accept Reagan, as he wouldn’t fly too far off the establishment path.

Sometimes the establishment will allow some opposition so as to satisfy their opponents.  I don’t mean their political opponents, but rather the general population who do not generally accept the establishment narratives.

You have to wonder how things would have played out if the establishment (including much of the media) had not so vehemently opposed Donald Trump and had not been so desperate to get anything to stick to him.

The Trump supporters would have been more satisfied, and they would probably be a lot quieter than they are now.  They probably would have accepted a large degree of the status quo with some changes around the edges.

Instead, the establishment declared an all-out war against Trump, which has only emboldened his supporters.  You now have many Trump supporters questioning whether the FBI and Department of Homeland Security should even exist because they see these agencies as corrupt to the bone.

So in that sense, the establishment overplaying its hand with Trump has actually moved some people in a more libertarian direction, which isn’t insignificant in the long run.

Not Everyone Wants Destruction Like Biden

The curious thing about the Biden White House is that it has created an environment of chaos and destruction.  The Biden handlers are purposely trying to tear down Western civilization.  It has gotten even more absurd lately where they are willing to risk a nuclear war for their little games.

Biden has been terrible on almost everything.  To this day, he is creating havoc with his mandates for “vaccination”.  His economic policies are terrible, as the government spending continues.  His foreign policy is mostly terrible, as he funnels tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine (and the military-industrial complex) to continue the war.  One of the few decent things Biden has done is to end the occupation of Afghanistan, but even there he managed to bungle the withdrawal.

The disaster of Biden really culminated when he gave a primetime speech attacking “MAGA Republicans”.  It wasn’t a speech attacking Donald Trump.  It was a speech attacking Trump supporters, which is a major difference.  And now he is using the “Justice Department” and the FBI to go after any influential Trump supporter.

While Biden is the president of total chaos, not everyone who is part of the establishment is like Biden and his handlers.

Henry Kissinger, who is famous as a long-time war hawk, has warned to tamp down tensions with Russia.  The 99-year-old man is more worried about nuclear war than the idiots and criminals in the Biden administration.

There are many establishment Republicans in Congress who will not be as destructive in office as Biden and many of the Democrats.  They may not be particularly good on important issues, but they also aren’t necessarily purposely trying to tear down civilization.

There are differences, and this should be recognized.  Marco Rubio is part of the establishment, but he is generally better than Lindsey Graham.  And while Rand Paul can play ball with establishment forces at times, he is better than Marco Rubio.

In terms of political parties, the Republicans are better than the Democrats these days.  Surprisingly, even on foreign policy, the Republicans are not as bad as the Democrats.  At least there is some opposition from Republicans on sending money and weapons to Ukraine.

If you really want to look at how the establishment is not uniform, look at the Federal Reserve right now.  The Fed is on a mission to get inflation under control (that it created).  Some people theorize that the Fed will control monetary policy to help incumbents or to help certain politicians who are part of the ruling elite.

But Jerome Powell and company are doing absolutely no favors for Biden and the Democrats right now.  They are continuing to raise interest rates and engage in a policy of tight money, which is hurting the stock market and exposing the bad economy.  They are doing this for the longer run goal of controlling inflation.

This can only hurt the Democrats in the short run.  The Fed is working against the Democrats for this election.  It just tells you that the Fed doesn’t really care if the Republicans or Democrats control Congress.  If anything, they might want Republican control for a little sanity.

Again, just because you are part of the establishment or the ruling elite, it doesn’t mean you have the goal of total chaos.  Most people in powerful positions just want to maintain the status quo of being part of the ruling elite.  They don’t want total chaos.

I say all of this to give hope to people.  The crazies running the Biden White House are not the inevitable rulers for years to come.  The FBI raids of Trump supporters do not have to last forever.  Even within the FBI, there are some decent people who see what is happening.

It is easy for libertarians to just throw up their hands and declare that everything is corrupt and that everyone working for the federal government is corrupt.  This is not at all true.  And even within the establishment, there are varying degrees of evil, and there are varying goals.

Sometimes it isn’t so bad if the establishment on one side fights the establishment on the other side.  Meanwhile, more and more people are learning the truth about how the ruling elite are not there to protect them and help them.

There are a lot of reasons to be pessimistic these days, but there are reasons for long-term optimism as well.  We are not destined to be ruled by Biden and his goons for a long time to come.  More and more people are awakening to the evils of the establishment, which is why the establishment is working so hard to shut us up.

The establishment feels threatened, which is why they are fighting so hard right now.  The process in the years to come isn’t going to be pretty, but there is a real chance that we could come out the other side with much greater liberty than any of us have had in our lifetimes.