In a sea of partisan squabble, you've said something truly worthy of thought. This has analogs in everything from organized crime to the interactions of genes.
Re:Shame on Y Combinator
by abecedarius on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @12:48PM
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That's interesting. What are some other examples of ruling-class traitors getting punished?
P.S. I hate having to add a disclaimer like this, but: I'm genuinely interested.
I don't have an example of one getting punished, but I do recall this book, Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: https://www.amazon.com/Traitor-His-Class-Privileged-Presiden...
Re:Shame on Y Combinator
by jessaustin on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @03:37PM
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Insider trading prosecutions are usually examples of either this phenomenon or the related effort to keep upstarts out of the executive class. Only certain people may steal from investors in public firms.
The ruling class is ruling, in substantial parts because they are better at cooperating than other classes (and are good at seeding discord in other classes). One aspect of ruling class cooperation is ruthlessly punishing their own class traitors.
I suspect that is part of what the whole saga is about.