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–“Curt, why was the beneficent WASP elite of the first 150 years of America replaced by hostile ethnic Powers That Be? Fatigue? Malice?”–

Great Question:
1. The end of the emphasis on families demonstrating tradition and loyalty (cultural nobility), success at performance in military or industry, and the conversion of those ‘natural elites’ to those without demonstrated capacity or success in real world environments via credentialism in the academy – which is just, as is obvious at present, a secular clerisy. At least, outside of the subset of the STEM disciplines.
2. While it does not seem to have been detrimental to expand the franchise to all white males in the early 19th century – it was so by the latter part of the century. This problem could ahve been avoided by opening the Franchise but only a new lower House, that had only veto and assent powers, not the capacity to introduce legislation. Worse, the introduction of women into the voting pool in 1920, without giving them a separate house of government, being the worst thing political decision we have made. Without that mistake there would be no left shift in politics after the war. Combined with direct election of the senators, by passing their appointment by the legislatures, thus further disempowering governors and states, and increasing the problem of mass democracy.
So basically we took away all the loyalty and responsibility safeguards that were built into the traditional method of government.
3. And as such these people set about undermining our common natural law and concurrent legislation trying constantly to impose policy that encourage and financed irresponsibility under the auspices of charity and care. The consequences have been, and are approaching the severity under which rome fell, and the dark ages followed.
Cheers
Curt