Though there many were self made men too in America, but still the ruling control of the State was never diminished and it kept on gowning. The stuff which the founders warned of, if people did not keep check of the powers of government it would turn into the worst forms of tyranny.
What's happening now feels like they are eating themselves at the expense of the people.
We are just a pawns of their grand game. Whether it's big business or big government they control us undoubtedly. Because they own the means of production and the major resources are in their hands, we just comply we have no other choice.
Look at it soberly every war is a business transaction to get something in return. Under the expense of the consumer or human resource as they disgustingly name it.
Even call us human capital, disgusting.
Like we are money or resources.
Going back to topic
It's more like a mindless profit motive, with a mad population which consumes it's own flesh and has no problem, until it happens to them.
People are apathetic and don't care what happens to them and to each other, if they only they can get a burger they surrender.
Don't ever forget we give power to the elites, only because we comply to them. They have no power on their own.
But we as people have no source or means of organizing. Because most of are aimless and lack a social structure that might bind us in common cause.
Especially in the interest of most, or all if we care enough.
On the other side, look at us, we are sent to schools to learn conformity and never question our masters and obey.
So you can see the result.
Few of us can think on our own, let alone make great noble society or civilization. Which may have some have some decent amount of freedom and goodness.
We need a major reformation as human race if we have to succeed against these blood suckers.
