Journal 5 Oligarchy Learning Targets 1 Students will

Journal #5: Oligarchy Learning Targets: 1. Students will be able to analyze Goldstein’s book from 1984. 2. Students will be able to define oligarchy and identify conditions that lead to oligarchy. 3. Students will be able to analyze real world conditions and evaluate evidence. 4. Students will be able to create presentations and deliver lessons to their peers.

The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism by Emmanuel Goldstein Explains why and how the USSR is and predicts what would happen Explains why and how the Party is through the three slogans

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“Oligarchical Collectivism” Task: With your group create a “lesson” to teach another group about your chapter of Goldstein’s book. You should carefully and critically read your half of your chapter and then discuss with your group so that you can master the whole chapter. Then prepare your lesson. Your lesson needs to prepare your group and the group you teach, for a Socratic Seminar on Friday 10/13. A successful lesson will: 1. Be detailed, informative and thought provoking 2. Detail what information your audience should know about your section of Goldstein’s book. 1. Create a task for your audience: notes, questions, etc. 2. Critical thinking is better. 3. Include LTs? 3. Include pictures or some sort of visuals 4. Include original thoughtful analysis 5. Focus on dystopian content, oppression, and why the Party is the way it is 6. Take between 8 and 10 minutes

Teaching Groups 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A Gabe Kelly Max & William Aidan Joe B Cathleen Ocean Thomas Raye Emma C Colby & Greta Emily Genevieve Spencer Brent ? ? D Luke Leo Ryan Cole Noah Zach ? ? Kai & Cheryl & Jacob ? Campbell Both Ignorance is Strength lesson goes first for 5 -8 minutes. Then War is Peace lesson goes for the next chunk of time.

Teaching Groups 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A Drew Sophia Scott Steven Sierra Ethan Cindy Akash B Logan Pierce Ryan W Jason Jenny Matt Patrick Michael C Sunchay George Andrew Kyle Jensen Kaitlyn Claire Will D Amber Colin Eliza Leo Shayna Celia Alex Ryan M Ignorance is Strength lesson goes first. Then War is Peace lesson goes for the next chunk of time.

The Revolution Betrayed: What is the Soviet Union and where is it going? By Leon Trotsky Published in 1936 (Trotsky was run out of Russia in 1928). Came out right before the Purges started. Trotsky added a P. S. about the Purges writing: “This book was completed … before the ‘terrorist’ conspiracy trial … was announced. … Its indication of the historic logic of this ‘terrorist’ trial, and its advance exposure of the fact that its mystery is deliberate mystification, is so much the more significant. ” First two years of the Purges (during 1937 and 1938) the Cheka detained 1, 548, 366 persons, of whom 681, 692 were shot – an average of 1, 000 executions a day Trotsky’s view of the Soviet Union is an example of Marxist Historical Criticism. He analyzes the triumph of Stalin, the separation of the party from Bolshevism, and the rising bureaucracy. The importance of this chapter lies in Trotsky's observation that the ruling class in the USSR are neither capitalists nor workers, but rather a section of the working class alienated from its class roots, influenced by bureaucracy.

The Revolution Betrayed: What is the Soviet Union and where is it going? By Leon Trotsky One of the key predictions made by Trotsky is that the USSR would come before a disjuncture: either the toppling of the ruling bureaucracy by means of a political revolution, or capitalist restoration led by the bureaucracy. This prediction was made at a time when most commentators, capitalist and Stalinist, predicted the continued rise of Soviet power. Historically speaking, Trotsky was right: Reform during the 1980’s was followed by the full embrace of capitalism a decade later without any apparent ideological discomfort amongst former party members, who became the new economic oligarchs in post-Soviet Russia while living standards of the Soviet proletariat fell precipitously in the 1990 s.

The Revolution Betrayed: What is the Soviet Union and where is it going? By Leon Trotsky After Smith read The Revolution Betrayed, he realized that perhaps one of the most important of Trotsky’s thesis’ was that oligarchy is bad and should be feared. This seems to be a key idea in Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism. What does Orwell write about oligarchy and social hierarchy?

What is an oligarchy? What is a bureaucracy? Are these terms in 1984 or Goldstein’s book? What does Orwell write about oligarchy and social hierarchy?

Oligarchy Definition ØA small group of people having formal and informal power based on (1)wealth; (2) connections; and (3) privilege; despite the appearance of democracy the will of the people is subverted by the powerful.

Ignorance is Strength: A (oligarchy) In principle, membership of these three groups is not hereditary. The child of Inner Party parents is in theory not born into the Inner Party. Admission to either branch of the Party is by examination, taken at the age of sixteen. Nor is there any racial discrimination, or any marked domination of one province by another. Jews, Negroes, South Americans of pure Indian blood are to be found in the highest ranks of the Party, and the administrators of any area are always drawn from the inhabitants of that area. In no part of Oceania do the inhabitants have the feeling that they are a colonial population ruled from a distant capital. The essence of oligarchical rule is not father-to-son inheritance, but the persistence of a certain world-view and a certain way of life, imposed by the dead upon the living. A ruling group is a ruling group so long as it can nominate its successors. The Party is not concerned with perpetuating its blood but with perpetuating itself. WHO wields power is not important, provided that the hierarchical structure remains always the same.

Ignorance is Strength: B (doublethink and altering the past) “The alteration of the past is necessary for two reasons, one of which is subsidiary and, so to speak, precautionary. The subsidiary reason is that the Party member, like the proletarian, tolerates present-day conditions partly because he has no standards of comparison. He must be cut off from the past, just as he must be cut off from foreign countries, because it is necessary for him to believe that he is better off than his ancestors and that the average level of material comfort is constantly rising. But by far the more important reason for the readjustment of the past is the need to safeguard the infallibility of the Party. ” The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. These contradictions are not accidental, nor do they result from ordinary hypocrisy; they are deliberate exercises in DOUBLETHINK. For it is only by reconciling contradictions that power can be retained indefinitely. In no other way could the ancient cycle be broken. If human equality is to be forever averted—if the High, as we have called them, are to keep their places permanently—then the prevailing mental condition must be controlled insanity.

War is Peace: C (current world/constant war) None of the three super-states could be definitively conquered even by the other two in combination. They are too evenly matched, and their natural defences are too formidable. The primary aim of modern warfare (in accordance with the principles of DOUBLETHINK, this aim is simultaneously recognized and not recognized by the directing brains of the Inner Party) is to use up the products of the machine without raising the general standard of living. Ever since the end of the nineteenth century, the problem of what to do with the surplus of consumption goods has been latent in industrial society. But it was also clear that an all-round increase in wealth threatened the destruction—indeed, in some sense was the destruction—of a hierarchical society.

War is Peace: D It does not matter whether the war is actually happening, and, since no decisive victory is possible, it does not matter whether the war is going well or badly. All that is needed is that a state of war should exist. In Oceania at the present day, Science, in the old sense, has almost ceased to exist. In Newspeak there is no word for ‘Science’. The empirical method of thought, on which all the scientific achievements of the past were founded, is opposed to the most fundamental principles of Ingsoc. And even technological progress only happens when its products can in some way be used for the reduction of human liberty. But when war becomes literally continuous, it also ceases to be dangerous. When war is continuous there is no such thing as military necessity. Technical progress can cease and the most palpable facts can be denied or disregarded.

Is the USA an Oligarchy?

Oligarchy and the USA? The US is dominated by a rich and powerful elite. Concludes a recent study by Princeton University Professor Martin Gilens and Northwestern University Professor Benjamin Page. The two professors have conducted exhaustive research to try to present data-driven support for this conclusion. Here's how they explain it: “Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organised groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on US government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence. ” In English: the wealthy few move policy, while the average American has little power.

Can we see the signs of Oligarchy in the USA?

Yes? 1. Money wins elections 2. Priorities of the wealthy are overrepresented in legislation 3. Goldman Sachs bank’s influence 4. Trump’s cabinet 5. Lobbyist to Government to Private Sector “Revolving Door” 6. Allowing corporations and organizations to act as people, or have the rights of citizens, politically 7. Ever wonder why so many people and corporations donate to both political parties? 8. Media ownership and corporate mergers = consolidated power

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Goldman Sachs Bank “always wins” "I know the guys at Goldman Sachs. They have total, total control over (Ted Cruz). Just like they have total control over Hillary Clinton. ” –Donald Trump

Goldman Sachs working for Trump James Donovan: deputy Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin: Treasury Secretary Gary Cohn: was Goldman’s COO (chief operating officer), now serves as director of the White House National Economic Council Dina Powell: White House senior counselor for economic initiatives Jay Clayton: chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission Sean Memon: Clayton’s Chief of Staff Steven Peikin: director of the enforcement division of the SEC Eric Ueland: Under Secretary of State Former Staff from Goldman Sachs: Steve Bannon: Chief Strategist Anthony Scaramucci: White House Communications Director Prior administrations often had one or two people from Goldman serving in top positions. George W. Bush at one point had three. Hillary Clinton’s would have likely featured a few members of Goldman Sachs.

Goldman Sachs “Goldman Sachs’s influence over politics dates back at least to 1914. That year, Henry Goldman, the founder’s son, was invited to advise Woodrow Wilson’s administration about the creation of a central bank, mandated by the Federal Reserve Act, which had passed the previous year. Goldman Sachs men have played important roles in U. S. government ever since. ” “The Clintons’ connections to Goldman Sachs can be traced back to their beginnings in national politics, in December 1991, when Robert Rubin, then co-chair co-senior partner of the bank, met Bill Clinton at a Manhattan dinner party and was so impressed by him that he signed on as an economic adviser to Clinton’s campaign for the 1992 Democratic nomination. ” “from 1992 to the present Goldman has been the Clintons’ number one Wall Street contributor, based on speaking fees, charitable donations, and campaign contributions. ”

Goldman Sachs was Obama Top Donor “According to Federal Election Commission figures compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, Goldman Sachs' political action committee and individual contributors who listed the company as their employer donated $994, 795 during 2007 and 2008 to Obama's presidential campaign, the second-highest contribution from a company PAC and company employees. ”

Goldman Sachs spending: Center for Responsive Politics

Goldman Sachs and the 2008 Financial Crisis “Goldman and its CEO Lloyd Blankfein are the great survivors of the crash: they actually came out ahead in their own derivatives trading during those years. Goldman and Blankfein’s admirers, including many in the financial media, have for the most part ignored the bank’s activities during the crash, despite multiple investigations and billiondollar penalties against Goldman for its aggressive and deceptive marketing of financial derivatives. This has included a $5 billion settlement levied against the bank this January. ” Goldman Sachs paid 4 other penalties for their actions that led to the financial crisis, ranging from $60 -300 million. No executives at Goldman Sachs were punished for their behavior.

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Gary Cohn former partner at Goldman Sachs, now Trump’s top economic guy “Years of financial disclosure forms confirm that Cohn is very rich. At the end of 2016, he owned some 900, 000 shares of Goldman Sachs stock, a stake worth around $220 million on the day Trump announced his appointment. Plus, he’d sold a million more Goldman shares over the previous half-dozen years. In 2007 alone, the year of the big short, Goldman Sachs paid him nearly $73 million — more than the firm paid CEO Lloyd Blankfein. The disclosure forms Cohn filled out to join the administration indicate he owned assets valued at $252 million to $611 million. That may or may not include the $65 million parting gift Goldman’s board of directors gave him for ‘outstanding leadership’ just days before Trump was sworn in. ” Cohn has said he will recuse himself from issues that would involve his former employer. “It’s hard to see how Gary Cohn recusing himself would solve a lot of these conflicts because nearly every major decision of his job would have a significant impact, likely billions of dollars, on Goldman Sachs and its executives, ” said Tyler Gellasch, an attorney and former Senate staffer who helped draft Dodd-Frank, the landmark financial reform law passed in the wake of the financial meltdown. “Goldman touches nearly every aspect of the economy, from selling U. S. treasuries to helping companies go public, and the National Economic Council advises on all of that. ”

Gary Cohn former partner at Goldman Sachs, now Trump’s top economic guy Cohn is a registered Democrat who has given at least $275, 000 to Democrats over the years, including to the campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, but also around $250, 000 to Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc. Connell and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. In theory, Goldman could claw back bonuses in response to executives’ bad behavior. But in 2016, when Goldman paid over $5 billion to settle charges brought by the Justice Department that the firm misled customers in the sale of a subprime mortgage product during Cohn’s time overseeing that unit, the Goldman board declined to dock Cohn’s pay. Instead, the company awarded him a $5. 5 million cash bonus and another $12. 6 million in company stock.

Summary: Goldman Sachs has a tremendous amount of power over American politics Some of you might have parents or relatives who work for Goldman Sachs in Seattle I’m not saying Goldman Sachs is evil, just powerful without the checks and balance inherent in a true democracy “Today, if you make enough money for the firm (and are not currently an ax murderer) you will be promoted into a position of influence. ”

Trump’s Cabinet and Oligarchy?

Trump’s Cabinet and Oligarchy?

Trump’s Cabinet and Oligarchy? His highest single contributor, WWE co-founder Linda Mc. Mahon, now runs the Small Business Administration; she gave $7. 5 million to his campaign. Todd Ricketts, his Deputy Commerce secretary pick, contributed $1. 3 million via his parents. Previously Trump's national finance chairman, his pick for Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, gave $425, 000. Together with his wife, Nominated Labor secretary Andrew Puzder donated $332, 000. And one of Trump's earliest donors, Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross, contributed $200, 000.

Betsy Devos’ Resume In Education: 1. …? 2. …? ---------------------------- Family: Brother: Founder of Blackwater Private Military (now know as “Academi”) Husband: Amway Corporation His Father: Founder of Amway Father: Prince Corporation ---------------------------- Betsy De. Vos, and her family donated $1. 8 million towards Trump’s run. Sanders: "Mrs. De. Vos, there is a growing fear I think in this country that we are moving toward what some would call an oligarchic form of society. Where a small number of very, very wealthy billionaires control, to a significant degree, our economic and political life. Would you be so kind as to tell us how much money your family has contributed over the years? " De. Vos: "Senator, first of all, thank you for that question. I, again, was pleased to meet you in your office last week. I wish I could give you that number. I don't know. " Sanders: "I have heard the number was 200 million. Does that sound in the ballpark? " De. Vos: "Collectively? Between my entire family? " Sanders: "Yeah, over the years. Yes. " De. Vos: "That's possible. " Sanders: "My question is, and I don't mean to be rude, but do you think, if you were not a multibillionaire, if your family had not made hundreds of millions of dollars of contributions to the Republican party, that you would be sitting here today? "

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(1) Wealth and (2) Connections: Private Sector Lobbyist Government Lobbying = Revolving Door

(1) Wealth and (2) Connections: Private Sector Lobbyist Government Lobbying = Revolving Door

(1) Wealth and (2) Connections: Private Sector Lobbyist Government Lobbying = Revolving Door

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Oligarchy is NOT a partisan issue, it is a prevalent piece of the USA political reality; both parties deal with the Oligarchy

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