"It boils down to one simple fact. USA politically is governed through a body of elites, the president is a figure head but the system is geared to do what every other imperial system through history has done: pillage and plunder the margins for the benefit of the metropolitan centers"
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What nation is not governed by a body of 'elites'?

Elite (occasionally spelled Élite) is taken originally from the Latin, eligere, "to elect". In sociology as in general usage, the elite is a relatively small dominant group within a large society, which enjoys a privileged status envied by individuals of lower social status.

The position of an elite at the top of the social strata almost invariably puts it in a position of leadership and often subjects the holders of elite status to pressure to maintain their position as part of the elite. However, in spite of the pressures, the existence of the elite social stratum is usually unchanged.