The Pauper: Chapter 15: A Seat at the Table
At the Table, there are often deals made and plots devised which lack moral principle, undermine the pubic good, and even cost lives
A ‘Seat’ is a stake of influence a person among the elite bears upon decisions and outcomes within their society or community.
The Table is the political recognition of their status.
Not all seats are created equal.
But each seat has a stronger voice than the vote. And if this doesn’t prove immediate, it will in the long term.
Every political construct bears within itself a common yet unseen (and insidious) element. This element is relentless and resilient, and eventually rears its ugly head. That element being the convention of the rich and powerful—those with Seats at the Table.
It is how empires are conceived.
And because the poor are given to the rich, in both respect and adoration, the rich stand, in a material sense, as an inspiration and standard for an accomplished life.
It is deemed respectable, in the vanity of the human heart, to be adorned with jewels, an innumerable company of men, an entourage of fair-weather friends.
Many men and women in this high class may not necessarily hold political power, but nevertheless they have political affiliations and hold sway. Around this Table, deals are made, power is brokered, the web of the fates of nations and communities are woven.
It is impossible for the pauper, by virtue, to have a Seat at this Table. And in certain instances, Seats may be taken away even from those who already have them; for it’s not a place of merit. One does not earn a Seat by virtue of accomplishment, but by their usefulness and conformity.
In other words, those at the Table must pick you based upon their own criteria. Material status is the primary category which helps put one in potential consideration. Misfortunes arise, providing opportunity of mutually beneficial relationship for a socially ascending pauper, and the already well-to-do
A prime example of all this is the American Gilded Age, where the rise of “new money” competed for prestige with the already established “old money.”
There is a fabulous show titled “Gilded Age” produced by Julian Fellows of Downton Abbey fame, which depicts this classic (and timeless) relationship between the elites themselves, and between the elites and the pauper.
It is therefore important for an ascending pauper to take caution, that he strive not to be their friends. Besides, he may do his best and still be cast aside. His objective should be not be power and fame, but freedom and insulation from their whims, along with the tragedies of their socio-economic experiments.
From his position, he should not fear, neither despair if a Seat is not granted him. Being in a position of influence, he can create his own entourage, forge his own path, and strengthen his enterprises.
‘New Money’ did this.
If he continues to excel, they may very well have no choice but to eventually offer him a Seat. For if his rising star eclipses that of others already at the Table, an offer of replacement could well be made.
In an extreme exception, he could be assassinated, or a campaign can be devised to demolish his reputation or sabotage his enterprises. Such exceptions may arise if he is obstinately uncooperative, or gravely threatens certain interests.
At the Table, there are often deals made and plots devised which lack moral principle, undermine the pubic good, and even cost lives (i.e., Davos, The Bildeberg Group, etc).
Being granted the Seat, he doesn’t have to take it, and in taking it, a former pauper would find that those sitting there aren’t as respectable as publicly perceived.
They too have insecurities, myopia, and a strong desire for attention. They are tempestuous, lack wisdom, and are at times desperate. Not all things formed or discussed at this Table bring evil to the general public. For the elites often bicker amongst themselves.
But a fly on the wall will and should find, that the pauper is never a subject of discussion in good faith.
He should emotionally divorce himself from the childish idea that those at the top are obligated to seek his welfare, or at those at the top are at least considering it.
They are not.
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