There was a time where the wealthy and well connected didn't have a stranglehold on society? All of human civilized history has been about nobility, religion, p

There was a time where the wealthy and well connected didn't have a stranglehold on society? All of human civilized history has been about nobility, religion, politics and individual wealth workings on the structure of society. I dont understand the surprise these days that the exact same thing is happening. Nothing is different. I'm not defending the system. But pretending like it's a new thing will get you nowhere but a new flavor of the same shitty system because you dont understand the underlying functions or causes to the system. The Russians didn't like the tsar and his over reaching police state. They revolted and created a police state that made the tsar's antics look like a deep tissue massage in comparison.