The Establishment is a Ruling Class

The description of the Establishment as discussed so far is that of a ruling class, in the classic sense of the word, as might be applied throughout many phases of human history.

The idea that a ruling class has been in charge of any type of societal entity, at any point in human history, is without controversy, except as applied to recent American history. In that case, Americans adopted the idea that they are a free people without a ruling class.

Thus the adoption of a ruling class within American society needed to happen in the manner of it not being a ruling class at all.