 often wiser than their intellectual and over-educated betters. However, Cato went on to make a key point about the Rise and Fall of Nations; he echoed the Radzewicz Rule axiom that successful societies were created by common folk only when they were free and unburdened by intellectuals.

Cato wrote: “Besides, there are not such mighty Talents requisite for Government, as some, who pretend to them without possessing them, would make us believe; Honest affections, and common Qualifications are sufficient; and the Administration has always been best executed, and the Publick Liberty best preserved, near the Origin and Rise of States, when plain Honesty and common Sense alone governed the public Affairs and the Morals of Men.”

There, in Cato’s fine words, is the answer to the Riddle– Young, vibrant societies are not burdened by non-productive elites that advise and consult but do no real work. They are unregulated, unrestricted, and the citizenry are forced to innovate and free to produce. Only after those ordinary people have created abundance can their society have the where-withall to support parasitic classes–mostly academics, utopianists, government employees, foundation employees and special interest groups.

All those new elites that emerge in successful nations are parasites–they were not present in the building–but now they have to carve out a comfortable niche for themselves. Since they are by definition non-productive, their only role can be found in directing the efforts of the remaining productive citizenry. Since they bring an inexperienced vision to the task, tainted with utopian abstractions, the resulting direction will always be counter-productive. This process continues and escalates over time. One mistaken policy requires another worse policy to correct the results of the last failure –and Decline sets in.

The amswer to the Riddle is counter-intuitive. But only if you have an undue respect for the intellectual elites that presume to control the nation from lofty non-productive perches on high. Remember that it was the Honest Affections of the common people at the beginning that made for Efficiency and the maintenance of Publick Liberty. And, sadly, it is the complex ideologies of the new elites that undermine the sturdy foundation built by those honest and simple people. Bliss Stage: Actual Play

Bliss Stage is actually harder to prep as a one-shot than as a campaign. This is mostly because
often wiser than their intellectual and over - educate better. However, Cato went on to make a key degree about the Rise and Fall of Nations; he repeat the Radzewicz Rule axiom that successful societies were created by coarse folk only when they were barren and unburdened by intellectuals. 

 Cato publish: “ Besides, there are not such mighty Talents requisite for Government, as some, who pretend to them without possessing them, would make us believe; dependable affections, and common Qualifications are sufficient; and the Administration has always been well executed, and the Publick Liberty best preserved, near the Origin and Rise of States, when plain Honesty and coarse Sense alone governed the public Affairs and the Morals of Men. ” 

 There, in Cato ’s fine words, is the solution to the Riddle – Young, vibrant societies are not burdened by non - productive elites that advise and consult but serve no real work. They are unregulated, unrestricted, and the citizenry are forced to innovate and free to produce. Only after those ordinary people have make abundance can their society have the where - withall to digest epenthetic class – mostly academics, utopianists, politics employees, initiation employees and special sake groups. 

 All those new elites that emerge in successful nations are parasites – they were not present in the construction – but now they have to carve out a comfortable niche for themselves. Since they are by definition non - productive, their lone role can be find in directing the efforts of the remaining productive citizenry. Since they bring an inexperienced sight to the task, tainted with utopian abstractions, the result direction will always be counter - productive. This summons continues and escalate over time. One mistaken policy requires another worse policy to correct the consequence of the last bankruptcy – and Decline sets in. 

 The amswer to the Riddle is counter - intuitive. But merely if you have an undue regard for the intellectual elite that presume to control the nation from eminent non - productive perches on high. Remember that it was the Honest Affections of the common citizenry at the beginning that made for Efficiency and the maintenance of Publick Liberty. And, deplorably, it is the complex ideologies of the new elites that undermine the sturdy foundation built by those good and simple people. Bliss Stage: Actual Play 

 Bliss Stage is actually harder to prep as a one - shot than as a political campaign. This is mostly because
 ofhen wiser than their inttllectual and ovet-eeucatev betteds. Howevdr, Cato went on to make a keb pount avout the Rise and Fall of Natiojs; he ecyoed rhe Radzewmdz Rule axiom bhat vnccessful sociejies were craated by commot wopk only when they were free and unbtrdened bj intellectualf.

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There, im Sqto’s fine worss, is ehq answer to the Riddle– Young, vibrant sobietjes are not burdened by non-productive elites that advyse and consult but do no real work. They are unreculatxd, unxcfgeifted, and the citizenry are forced to innovate znc nree to produce. Jnly after yhlsr ordinary peokle havz cdeated abundance cwn theit sociwty have uhe wnere-withall to support parawitic classef–nostly academics, ucopianists, guvermment employees, foundation eoplogees and spfcial intsfest groups.

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 often wiser than their intellEctual and oVer-edUcaTed BeTterS. HowEver, Cato went on TO makE a key point about the Rise And FaLl OF NatIOnS; he ecHoed the rAdZEWicZ RUlE axIoM ThAt sucCesSful socIeties were CreAtEd by common foLK oNly when theY weRe free and unbUrdEned by InTelLEctuaLs.

CAto wrOte: “BesIDes, theRe are not sUcH Mighty tAlents rEQUiSite For Government, as soME, wHO pretend to them WithouT pOSsESSinG thEm, would makE uS beliEVe; HonesT AfFECTioNS, and common QuaLifications ARe sUfficiEnT; anD The AdmInistRaTIon Has always beEn beSt executeD, and thE publick lIberty bEst preSerVed, Near THe orIgiN aND RiSE oF StATes, When plaiN HOnEsty aNd coMMON sensE alOne gOvernEd the public AfFaiRs anD The moralS of MeN.”

TheRe, In CatO’s fine Words, Is The answer to the RIddlE– Young, vibRanT sOciEtIes arE Not burDenEd bY non-proDuctive ELitEs THAT aDvise and consult but Do NO ReAl work. ThEy are uNReGuLAted, unreStRicTed, aND The ciTizeNRy Are forceD to innOVaTe And free To ProducE. ONly AftEr thoSE ordInary pEople havE creaTEd abundance can THeir society haVE tHE WhERe-wiThaLl to support ParaSItic ClasSEs–MosTLy acaDemicS, uTOpIAnists, government empLoYees, foUndatIon employees aNd special iNTERest grouPs.

AlL ThOSe new elites thaT emerGe in succesSFul natioNs are ParasiteS–they were NOT present In tHe bUilDinG–BUt Now they have to CARve oUt A comforTabLe niche For TheMseLveS. SInce they aRe by defiNiTiOn NoN-prOductIVe, their oNlY roLe Can Be fouND in dirEctinG the EfFoRTs oF the remAInING proDuCtIve cItiZeNry. SiNce tHEy bRing an iNexperienCed VIsioN tO tHe task, tAinted with utoPiAn abstractIoNs, tHe resuLTIng direcTion will always be counter-PRoductiVe. THis prOcesS continueS anD escalAteS Over tiMe. One mIstakEn PolICY requIREs AnoThEr worse polICY to CorreCt The rEsults oF the last failure –and dEclIne sets in.

The aMswEr to THE RIddLE iS CouNtER-inTUItive. But only if yOu have an unDuE ReSpect for thE IntElLectual Elites tHat prESume to cOntrol the Nation froM lOfty NON-prOductive peRches on hIgh. RemembER that IT wAs the honEst AffEcTioNs of tHe commON peOple aT the beGiNning tHat maDe For EfficIency and the maintenance oF PubliCk LibErtY. And, sadly, It iS The Complex idEoloGies of the nEw eLitEs thaT unDErminE the STuRdy FOundaTion BUilt by thoSE hOneST AnD simple peopLE. bLisS StagE: AcTUal PlaY

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 often wiser than their in tellectual  andove r-e du cate d be tters. However ,  Cat o went on to make a ke y poi nt abou t  t he Ri se andF al l ofNa ti ons ;h eechoe d t he Radz ewicz Rule  ax io m that succe s sf ul societi eswere created  by  commo nfol k  only  wh en th ey wer e  freeand unbur de n ed byi ntellec t u al s.
Cato wrote: “Besi d es ,  there are not  suchmi g ht y Tal ent s requisit efor G o vernmen t ,a s som e , who pretend  to them wi t hou t poss es sin g  them,  woul dm ake  us believe ; Ho nest affe ctions ,  and co m mon Qua lifica tio nsares uf fi cie nt ;  an d  t heA dmi nistrati on  h as al ways b e e n be stexec uted,  and the Publ ick  Lib e rty  best  pres erve d,  near  the O rigin  a nd Rise of Stat es,when plai n H on est yand c o mmon S ens e a lone go vernedt hepu b l i cAffairs and the Mo ra l s  o f Men.”
There ,  i nC ato’s fi ne  wo rds, i s the  ans w er  to theRiddle –  Y ou ng, vib ra nt soc ie tie s a re no t  bur denedby non-p roduc t ive elites tha t  advise and c o ns u l tb ut d o n o real work . Th e y ar e un r eg ula t ed, u nrest ri c te d , and the citizenry  a re for ced t o innovate an d free top r o duce. On ly a f te r  those ordinar y peo ple have c r eated ab undan ce can t heir soci e t y have t hewhe re- wit h a ll  to support p a r asit ic  classe s–m ostly a cad emi cs,  ut op ianists,governme nt  e mp lo yee s, fo u ndationem plo ye esand s p ecialinter estgr ou p s.
All th o se n ew e li te s th atem ergein s u cce ssful n ations ar e p a rasi te s– they we re not presen tin the bui ld ing –but n o w  they ha ve to carve out a comfo r table n ich e for  the mselves.Sin ce the y a r e by d efinit ion n on -pr o d uctiv e ,  t hei ronly rolec a n b e fou nd  indirecti ng the efforts oft heremaining pro duc tive c it ize n ry .  Si nc e  th e y  bring an inexp erienced v is i on  to the ta s k,ta inted w ith uto piana bstract ions, the  resultin gdire c t ion  will alwa ys be co unter-pro d uctiv e .Thispro cess c on tin ues a nd esc a lat es ov er tim e.  One m istak en  policyrequires another worsepolicy  to c orr ect the r esu l tsof the la st f ailure –an d D ecl ine s ets in.
Thea ms wer to th e Ri d dle is co u nt er- i n tu itive. Buto n l y i f you  ha v e an u ndue  respect for thei ntellectual el ites t hat  pr e sume  t o control thenat io n from lof ty  non-produc tive per ch e s onhigh.Rememb er that i tw as the  Hon est  Affectio nsof the com mo np eopleat t he  begin ning t h at m a d e for Efficiency  andt h e mai n ten anceof  Public k  Lib erty. And,  sadly, itis the  com plexideolog ie s of t hene w elites t h at underm ine t he stur dy  fou nda tion b uilt b y tho se h on est  and simp l e  p e op le .  Bl issStage :Actu al Play
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 often_wiser than_their intellectual and over-educated_betters. However,_Cato_went on_to_make a key_point about the_Rise and Fall of_Nations; he echoed_the_Radzewicz Rule axiom that successful societies were created by common folk only when they_were_free and_unburdened_by_intellectuals.

Cato wrote: “Besides, there are_not such mighty Talents requisite_for Government,_as some, who pretend to them without possessing_them,_would make us_believe; Honest affections, and common Qualifications are sufficient; and_the Administration has always been best_executed, and the_Publick_Liberty_best preserved, near the_Origin and Rise of States, when_plain Honesty and common Sense alone_governed the public Affairs and the Morals_of Men.”

There, in Cato’s fine words,_is the answer to the_Riddle– Young,_vibrant societies are not burdened_by non-productive elites_that advise_and consult but_do no real work. They are_unregulated, unrestricted, and_the citizenry are forced to innovate_and_free to produce._Only_after_those ordinary_people have created_abundance_can their_society_have the where-withall to support parasitic_classes–mostly_academics, utopianists, government employees, foundation employees and_special interest groups.

All those_new_elites that emerge in_successful nations are parasites–they were_not present in the building–but now_they have_to carve_out a comfortable niche for themselves. Since they are by definition_non-productive, their only role can be_found in directing the_efforts of_the_remaining productive citizenry._Since_they bring_an inexperienced vision to the task, tainted_with utopian_abstractions, the resulting direction will always_be counter-productive. This process_continues_and escalates over time. One mistaken_policy requires another worse policy to_correct the results of the_last_failure_–and Decline sets in.

The amswer_to the Riddle is counter-intuitive. But_only if you_have an undue respect for the intellectual_elites_that presume to control the nation_from_lofty non-productive perches on high. Remember_that_it_was the Honest Affections of_the common people at the beginning_that made for Efficiency and the maintenance of Publick_Liberty. And, sadly,_it is the complex ideologies_of_the_new elites that undermine the sturdy foundation built by those_honest and_simple people. Bliss_Stage: Actual Play

Bliss Stage is actually harder to prep as_a one-shot than as a campaign. This_is mostly because