Posted by Dr. Amrit Chadwallah 
A naive but earnest reader, who is employed by a large philanthropic organization in a subordinate capacity, writes, "Tell me about Wealth Bondage. The people who post there seem so crass, so full of themselves and so contentious. Are they from Heritage, Hudson, Bradley, or Philanthropy Roundtable?" To which I thought fit to make answer as follows:
Yes, and so to say, No. All those who post on WB are Fetish Action Figures. The site is a Fiction as allowed by law. Specifically, it is a satire in the Augustan Tradition, as I am prepared to certify as an acknowledged Adjunct specializing in 18th Century English Literature with a minor in the Theory of Signs. I am and all the other posters at WB are both flesh and blood - certainly - but we are also Types, Emblems, Parables and Allegories, just like Noah and his wife, Joan of Ark, in the Bible. While some like Tigg and Smoky Joe have been employed in reputable foundations and think tanks, like the Rooster Foundation, Crowing in the New American Century, or the Wealth Bondage Foundation for Civil Society and Philanthropy, that is but the exoteric meaning of WB, or its husk or rind. The hidden meaning, revealed only to the Luminati, who have studied under Tutor in his Dumpster, acquiring what some of us call his Oral Midrash, a teaching viva voce reserved only for those he calls his Puppies, is a satire upon Philistines, Philanthropists, Pundits, Professors, Politicians, Journalists, and Fools and Knaves of all kinds. As the Happy Tutor says, the purpose of WB is "to delight and instruct," by whipping the undisciplined reader, in this case you, into shape. Like a good surgeon he cuts deep but only to heal. Like a good doctor he covers his bad-tasting medicines with sweets that we, like children, will swallow them whole.
Ah, once a Teacher always a Teacher. It is a pleasure to have such bright young students once again. (Though I must say the woman is a writer by trade and it is depressing to see the low level of literacy among recent grads of what was probably a four year institution of higher learning.) As she, by daily and diligent study of WB, acquires the skills of reading and thinking critically, she will be both a better person and a better citizen. The Author Function, may he rest in peace, would be pleased. I only hope that learning to think critically does not put her out of a job. Well, there is always room for one more in the Dumpster.
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