people was “a republic, if you can keep it.” As Donald Trump begins his

second term, Franklin’s caution feels eerily prescient. This moment

marks the dawn of what can be called the Golden Age of Plunder—a time

where corruption, exploitation, and the dismantling of oversight are not

just tolerated but celebrated. If his first term laid the groundwork,

and this new era promises to strip away any remaining pretense of checks

and balances.

A Republic Under Siege

The signs are everywhere. Corporations are raking in record profits

while wages stagnate. Billionaires are dodging taxes so effectively that

their accountants might as well be magicians. Workers are being ground

to dust in the gig economy, and data-harvesting tech giants are turning

every keystroke into cash. If you’re feeling squeezed, it’s because you

are.

What’s worse is that this squeeze isn’t a bug in the system; it’s the

feature. When oversight is gutted, and courts are packed with

corporate-friendly judges, the message is clear: the foxes are not just

guarding the henhouse—they’ve set up a fried chicken joint in the back.

The direct impacts—rising costs, stagnant wages, and disappearing safety

nets—are inescapable. But it’s the indirect ones, the creeping erosion

of democracy and fairness, that should really keep you up at night.

In this Article:

What defines the Golden Age of Plunder?

How systemic corruption and exploitation are eroding democracy.

Can America survive this new turning point?

Lessons from history: What Franklin and Strauss & Howe reveal.

Practical steps to reclaim justice and fairness.

by Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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https://innerself.com/social/democracy/31331-golden-age-plunder.html

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