The Modern American Underclass

The process of rationalizing the unfair treatment of prisoners is generally supported by the ignorant masses. T.V. shows have always depicted “Law and Order” over “Crime and Chaos” as “Justice” (i.e. fairness). But, it isn't fairness at all. It is a big lie that only exists to conceal the cruelty of a mechanism (i.e. government) that lives solely to benefit a privileged class; a.k.a. the ruling class.

All societies have three classes, no matter how well concealed or glossed over they are. And the United States of America is no exception. These are; the underclass, the working class, and the ruling class. If you don't already know and recognize these classes, even in the U.S., then I suggest you educate yourself. (And since you are reading this on the Internet, there's absolutely no excuse for NOT educating yourself!)

The underclass has always been a thorn in the side of the ruling class. Most societies have dulled this thorn by implementing a system of slavery that attempts to derive some benefit from the underclass by brutal and direct control and oppression. Modern societies, which no longer depend on human labor to thrive, have found other ways to dull this thorn.

Have you ever noticed that as slavery (and serfdom, etc...) declined, the concept of “incarceration” rose? The correlation is no accident! And the fact that even to this day our prisons are filled with mostly “colored” people (the underclass) should be no surprise. (Of course, you don't have to be “colored” to be a part of the underclass. All you have to be is sufficiently different from the ruling class, and of no benefit to them.)

[J.D. August 9, 2015]