𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀.

Apparently, the difficult part of abolishing the privileged class is deciding which comrades get its dining room.

The fellow on the crate has a magnificent promise: no more special treatment, no more insulated elites, no more ordinary people standing outside while the powerful help themselves. Excellent. Before we start applauding, though, I have a few questions about the arrangements.

Who can investigate him? Can the workers organize against his decisions? Can a newspaper expose his friends without needing his friends’ permission? And when the people decide they have had quite enough of his services, how exactly do they fire him?

“We represent the people” doesn’t answer any of those questions. It merely tells us who wrote the speech.

And yes, wealthy people can abuse their influence under capitalism. Absolutely. That is a reason to demand enforceable limits on power, including theirs. It provides no reason to assume that handing more power to someone with a red flag will cure the appetite for privilege.

When the same leadership controls your livelihood and decides whether your objections are permissible, “speak truth to power” becomes a considerably more adventurous hobby.

So before handing anyone the keys on a promise of equality, ask to see the mechanism that keeps the new leadership accountable.

Preferably before they install the velvet rope.

Sleep well, Tankheads. Apparently, the servants of the people have dinner reservations so I am off to grab some of whatever is left in the refrigerator that does not have something green growing on it.