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- he massively expanded government power
is obviously miscategorized
that is a reason for them to love him

How do you get to become an elite? Is there a school? You make it sound fun. Please tell me how.

good question
i wonder how much mobility there is in that group
i suggest you need two important things

first enough money to buy off anyone
(it helps to have the ability to unaccountably print money, so unfortunately for you this makes it hard to get into the club)
- you need to buy up politicians
- you need to buy up some media
- you need to buy up some academics

second some ability to understand and manipulate psychology
this is doable i think. the intelligence agencies have figured this out. it is really just science.

third the means and desire to commit crimes
sample crime - somehow get a politician to commit a crime (see requirement two) then blackmail him with it
sample crime - a false flag attack
sample crime - kill someone who has information about your operation and could disclosing it

fourth know everyone particularly people of importance, ie network
the second requirement is useful here but also the first and even the third
this has a dependency on the ability to be kind of... i dont know what to call it, maybe psychopathic? whorish? what i mean is have the ability to completely change your personality at any time as circumstances dictate

start with those four things and you will be on your way

you know what? i just thought of an alternate path to elitism this one really only has two requirements, kind of... or maybe three

first - money, as discussed above

second - the ability to hire people that you can trust that can do things for you and look the other way at what they are doing

this is more realistic
i do not think the people at the absolute top necessarily planned 911. they just hired people who they knew would do insane things to get things done

also as i have stated earlier i think after a couple generations the elite are not really all that smart themselves but you do not have to be. you only have to delegate.

however, getting to the absolute top is kind of hard. maybe you will be satisfied at being a peon of the top elite. like a cheney or something. in which case the other requirements are good starting points.

The elite in Europe wanted a divided America, the elite in America did not, but the elite in the South did. Which set of elites were you intending to refer to, specifically?

The lincoln is arguably one of the poorest biscuits and certainly not great for the elite. The true elite is far more likely to endulge in the ginger nut, the humble digestive, or (in the very highest echelons) the garibaldi.

Beware he who eats the bourbon cream for, although he aspires to be, he is not an elite at all.

Custard creams are for plebs.