# The Eternal Minority – Who Rules?

Having acknowledged the existence of an elite, the next logical inquiry is: who are they, and what defines their rule? The “eternal minority” is not a fixed caste, but its defining characteristics remain constant across time and culture. They are the ones who hold power and privilege, and crucially, they control the resources that sustain a society. In ancient civilisations, this might have been land or spiritual knowledge. In industrial societies, it was the instruments of production. In the present age, these resources extend to the control of information, technology, and financial flows.

The composition of this elite has indeed changed throughout history. From the traditional aristocracies who claimed divine right and the priesthoods who held sway over the spiritual realm, power shifted to the capitalist owners who controlled the burgeoning industries. Now, we witness the rise of what some have termed the “managers”: the technocrats, administrators, and specialists who, regardless of formal ownership, exert control over vast, complex organisations and systems. These are the individuals who direct the operations of modern states, corporations, and international bodies, wielding influence through their expertise and organisational positions.

Throughout history, this pattern repeats:

- In revolutionary France, robes were traded for uniforms. The aristocracy fell, but power flowed to military strongmen and bureaucrats.
- In the Soviet Union, czars were replaced by commissars. A regime built on the promise of classlessness gave rise to a new Party elite.
- In today’s West, corporate executives, financial cartels, and platform oligarchs operate above elected officials. BlackRock allocates capital. Google filters speech. Pfizer dictates policy.

The costumes change. The hierarchy remains.

This constant presence of a ruling minority stems from a fundamental, often uncomfortable, truth: human inequality is inherent. Not in a moral sense, but in a functional one. There are always those with a greater capacity for organisation, for strategic thought, for the exercise of will. This natural variation among individuals provides the enduring basis for hierarchy. The few are organised; the many are not. And as long as this organisational disparity exists, the organised minority will always rule the unorganised majority. It is an iron law of human association, not a reversible preference. The “eternal minority” does not rule because it is inherently superior in every way, but because it is, by its very nature, structured for command.