The reins of power

My previous argument was quite to the contrary of the theory of the dismal future for everyone "save for those holding the reins of power". 
 
Theirs is the most tragic condition. Imagine a poisoned well in a parched desert. Those with the power to command control of the well, denying water to all the rest and drinking an abundance for themselves are not as fortunate as they may appear. 
 
The effects of the poison in the well of American consumerist society are not so obvious as an instant and painful death, or the situation would never be as it is. The first of the poisonous effects of this contaminated well are to blind the victim to the other effects; the paranoia, the feelings of perpetual inadequacy, the desperate need for the illusion of power. These are the cramps, the torturous nerve damage the desperation of choking suffered by the elite at the forefront of American society and their only relief is to drink more from the well. 
 
Meanwhile, as we all queue for our turn at the well a desert storm is brewing that will sweep us all away; all so busy with the well that we failed to see and prepare for it.

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