This kind of stuff is why my whole mindset has become "a-political ". Doesn't matter if you're a Republican, Democrat, Independent, Green Party, Zebra-stripe party, Long Hair Party, - it doesn't mean sh!t unless you're big, HUGE money. That's why EVERYTHING is becoming " corporatized ". Only a small % of people will control everything - as if they don't control enough now. The only thing we matter for is our vote. After that, our " average guy " wants, needs, necessities are flushed down the toilet like yesterday's breakfast. I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between say, an average Republican farmer or small business owner, and a Democrat working in a factory or construction. We all believe in hard work, EARNING our way, raising our families in a decent standard of living, not being tossed out of our insurance because we got sick, etc. But that's not how TRULY BIG CORPORATE BUSINESS thinks. It's all about power & C O N T R O L.
Think about this: what is ESSENTIAL to life? Food, clean Water, Shelter. If things really go to hell, cell phones, I-pads, trendy clothes won't matter. But the essentials will. And the smart people in the ivory towers know it. Do you think any of them will be out in a field on a tractor growing crops??? They wouldn't know where to start. But if they OWN THE LAND...... more money, power & C-O-N-T-R-O-L.
Political parties are paper tigers, names. There are only HAVES & HAVE NOTS and the real power lies with the HAVES. Thus the interest in acquiring huge tracts of farmland. Food & water - the ultimate tools of control. The big players are NOT stupid.