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- Series of view-points on Commonwealth ; pt IV.

”It will not, I am sure, come as a surprise to any of my readers that I was thinking of the problem Sirius had with a privileged class, which seems to re-create itself constantly and everywhere. [...] I have more than once put forward the view that the possibility is we exaggerate the importance of this phenomenom. If a corrupt class can be expected to form, always and invariably, then this is as a result of, concomitant with, the strenghtening and enlarging of a larger, and generally vigorous and active, class on which the effete one float like scum on a wave. Has there ever been a society without its spoiled and rotten minority? Would it not be better simply to expect this, and to legislate limits to what cannot be prevented, rather than allowing fear of it to prevent any reforming efforts to be made at all – for that was what tended to happen. There was for a time – students of this particular sociological problem will be familiar with it – a very vocal faction putting forward the point of view that there is no point whatever in making revolutions (this was particularly strong after the rebellions on our Colonised Planets during the last phase of our Dark Age) because any revolution, no matter how pure and inspired, can be guaranteed to produce a privileged class within a generation. Worse, it was held that it was useless even to reform and reconstruct a society, for the same reason.

[…] It is my view now, after what I am sure must be conceded as a pretty long and thorough experience, that there is nothing to be done to prevent an effete class; it can be postponed for a time, at the best. But it certainly can be circumscribed, and a difficulty in the way of such circumscription is always a too-violent, an emotional judgement of such – after all – weak and pointless people. There has never been a self-indulgent privileged class that has not destroyed itself, or allowed itself to be destroyed, almost as soon as it has come into being and grown, and flourished...temporarily.” ; Doris Lessing. The Sirian Experiments. Canopus Argos: Archives, pt III (; p. 137-8.)

”... I shall end this chapter and this book by remarking on a fact on which the whole social system should rest: i.e. that, instead of destroying natural inequality, the fundamental compact substitutes, for such physical inequality as nature may have set up between men, an equality that is moral and legitimate, and that men, who may be unequal in strength or intelligence, become every one equal by convention and legal right.

… In fact, laws are always of use to those who possess and harmful to those who have nothing: from which it follows that the social state is advantageous to men only when all have something and none too much.” ; Rousseau, The Social Contract (Book I - Real property.)

...These above observations by Lessing (well, Rousseau also, underline added for the quote) appear quite self-evident, 'guess on these remarks any further commentary of mine not necessary...at this particular case.

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 ; ...So, I instead decided provide and recommend for my fellow-men and mainmortables this tasty recipe (Soup prepared from the Chickpea). 

 ; You only need: Couple dl chickpeas; some leek; some swede ; some tomatoes; broth; grated cheese;  spices (I used mint, parshley, black pepper).

; ...Preparement is simple, just fry the (precooked) chickpeas in the oil for a short time, add then slices leek, tomatoes and swede. Next add broth, spices. Let cook smtgh like 20 minutes.  Lastly, add the grated cheese for the heated soup. Serve on plates or small cups..

Very tasty, easy make on anytime you have some 10-15 minutes spare for preparing the meal.

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