in the Spirit of Eugene Debs
There is a fundamental war being waged in the heart of this republic—a conflict between the cold greed of Capitalism and the living breath of Democracy. Capitalism, in its insatiable hunger, strives only for the accumulation of profit. Democracy, in its divine potential, strives for the inclusion of every human soul. The profit of the few is wrung from the many; the inclusion of the many is the only shield against the greed of the few.
But today, a great lie has been unleashed upon the land. A movement of political charlatans seeks to flip the script, whispering to the weary worker that it is Capitalism that blesses the masses, while Democracy is merely a tool for the “elites.” This is a falsehood designed to trick the American people into voting for their own chains.
The Micro-Czar in the Cul-de-Sac
Look no further than the Homeowners Association—the corporate micro-state that has swallowed seventy-five million of our neighbors. The HOA did not grow from a love of community; it grew from the seeds of frustration and the rot of exclusion. It created local corporations that “owned” the very ground under a family’s feet, governed by a board that mimics the “Unitary Executive” in its most petty, vindictive form.
In these associations, your rights as a human being are shredded. Because they are corporations and not “state actors,” they mock the Bill of Rights. They silence your speech, forbid your assembly, and dictate the very color of your doorway. They are “efficient,” yes—but so is a prison. They represent the “business model” of government taken to its extreme: a single entity with total control, unhindered by the “messy” checks and balances of a free people. Most who taste this bitter cup vow never to drink from it again, yet the structure spreads like a blight.
The Fallacy of the “Mob”
The masters of industry tell us to fear the “Tyranny of the Majority.” But let us speak truth: the worker does not fear his neighbor; he fears the “idiot at the top.” We have all toiled under the top-down lash of a management structure where those in leadership make capricious decisions based on a total ignorance of the shop floor.
They claim a “Unitary Executive” is more efficient. I tell you, companies go bankrupt every hour because a leader, blinded by his own ego, believed that he and he alone knew what was best. In the silence of the executive suite, the “Yes-Men” sing hymns to the leader’s brilliance while the foundation of the enterprise crumbles.
The “Tyranny of the Majority” is a phantom, a ghost story told to keep power in the hands of the few. No decision can satisfy every soul 100 percent, but a democratic decision is at least a shared decision. The tyranny happens only when our leaders become deaf to the shouts of the multitude.
The Fraud of the “Mandate”
These leaders stand upon their pedestals and claim a “mandate” from the people. What a hollow boast! In this hour, the American people are offered a choice between two sides of the same counterfeit coin. These parties, like corporate boards, curate a pool of “acceptable” candidates before the rank-and-file ever see a ballot.
There has never been a truly open and fair election in these United States, for the scales have always been weighted toward those whose decisions can be “trusted.” A leader selected by the few, claiming a mandate from the many, is not a representative; he is an overseer. This is why the people feel a deep, aching void where their voice should be.
2026 and the Road Ahead
As we look toward 2026 and beyond, we must cast off the idol of the Corporation. A corporation is a magnificent machine for concentrating gold, but it is a miserable failure at meeting the fundamental needs of a human being. It cannot provide dignity; it cannot provide justice; it cannot provide a home.
We do not need a CEO in the White House. We do not need a Board of Directors in our neighborhoods. We need Democracy—unfiltered, unwashed, and unafraid! We must secure our Constitutional Rights not as “customers,” but as citizens. We must demand elections where every voice is captured and every soul is heard.
John Storhm 