Race-struggle vs class-struggle are two ways the people can be rendered. In the 18th century the logic of the politics of Europe began to tilt toward the empowerment of the general public. Who 'the people' were and how they were understood as a political entity became an important part of the general political landscape.
Myths emerged about how one race was superior or inferior to another, about how it was right for one class to rule whereas it was right for another class to be dominated. Racism and Marxism each came out of the sense of liberation the people began to feel as the 17th century drew to a close, the monarchy and aristocracy of the European courts began to lose their energy, and ‘the people’ as a political force began to move to the center of the political stage.
Throughout this period and over the course of this transition the secularity of the political process was deepened and God was moved further and further from any role as political participant.
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