Friends are Electric

Elites use language not to communicate, but to control the flow of information.

Information is power in the modern society.

Elites use asymetric information to maintain power.

Since elites do not communicate and explain to the public, the public becomes uneducated on the issues of the day.

The unknowledge of the public results in the elites losing respect for the public.

The elites, because of their desire for power, despise the people they govern.

The public, alienated, turns away from the elites.

The elites are alienated.

Positive feedback loop.

Break the cycle? Dialogue. Language for communication, not for control.

Common sense. Knowledge and application of the past. Ethics. Intuition. Imagination. Reason.

With regards to John Ralston Saul.