The fundamental truth about politics is that it is always driven by fear. The poor have nothing to lose, hence, no fear (unless somebody tells them they’re having their God taken away from them, as we see happening.) The middle class is driven by fear, but unwilling to act decisively because they’re afraid of falling. The rich know that the more money you have, the more fearful you grow of losing any of it. This creates a powerful motivation for the rich to control the government and to manipulate the fears of those of us with less than stellar incomes. It is a tough system to change, because it conforms so well to human emotions.