capitalism is natures way; the squirrel who works hard to save acorns has food to eat when winter snow covers the ground the squirrel who does not save acorns(capital) goes hungry
the bear that puts effort into finding and eating extra food(capital) does not starve to death during his winter sleep, the bear who is lazy and doesn't do any more than is necessary to get through the day, starves when winter comes, should the squirrel and bear who worked hard to find and save acorns and berries/food have their food forcefully taken away and given to those who were lazy, just because the HAVE MORE? where's the work-police who make sure everyone who gets a check actually produces something? unfortunately the USA has gradually strayed from the land of individual freedom to CHOOSE be prosperous or not, as the founding fathers originally established, (because they had fled from over-taxation/regulations) and has darned near, and soon will be, exactly like the countries they were getting the hell out of the USA is quickly becoming like the PIGS europe; government workers who have a monopoly on public services DEMANDING higher salaries/benefits/ pensions than the taxpayers who are forced to pay for them, or they will go on strike and shut down the country now that's greed! On Mar 20, 11:46 am, "YouWho?" <[email protected]> wrote: > GZ, everything you say is based only on social conditioning. The whole > world is submerged under a tsunami of ignorance and people believe > things have to be the way you suggest. > > If social concepts were different, the relative functioning of how the > dream plays out would be different. Aside from the ingrained concepts > about the necessity of a money based economy, there is no reason why > we couldn't do away with money right now and still feed and house > everyone and even give them their gadgets if they wanted them. We have > the technology, and more importantly, the resources to do this now, > but not the will. Even economist are starting to agree that our > current monetary system is severely flawed. People become slaves to > invisible dollars and pieces of paper that banks (namely the Fed) give > a false value to, for the sake of a very few. > > Part of the ignorance is people have their sense of identity wrapped > up in what they do, or how much many they make. It's a false sense of > identity. When you have money or a good job, you feel good about > yourself, and when you don't you feel bad and are scorned by society. > It's tied in to a misplaced sense of identity and what one's REAL > value is, as spirit or existence, or whatever you want to call it... > > This is all very basic stuff. Our society has told us since around the > beginning of the 20th century that socialism and communism are bad, > and use example of ruthless dictators as proof. These concepts were > conceived by people who saw the oppression of the masses by a few, and > the rich elite and profitable corporations spend decades doing a > massive propaganda campaign to convince the majority of people that > capitalism is the best lifestyle. Most people in world don't even > really know what socialism or communism are, as there really have > never been any true examples. The closest we've probably ever seen is > a sort of social democracy which is evidenced in Scandanavia, and of > course probably even closer was how some indigenous tribal people > lived around the globe before western exploitism and christianity came > a calling. But even they had to deal with tribal wars. Probably the > best option for a politico-economic model would be some variation of > Plato's concept of a benevolent dictatorship. The simple fact is that > people don't always know or do what is in their own best interest. > There have been examples throughout history where this type of system > has worked for generations, but a truly divine selfless dictator is a > very rare thing. Especially in this age of blind obedience to "me" and > "mine." > > Look all around at the consequences of the greed of a capitalistic > world. Fear of not having "things" and of not getting "things I want" > or need is the cause of most of the worlds problems in these times. > I'm not under any illusions about changing the ignorant ways of > thinking and acting of the masses, but there needs to be some thought > given to such things as every being's basic right to food and water > and shelter, and even the enjoyment of material pleasures, without > concern for whether there is available work, or why some small group > of people have more than they could ever use in a thousand lifetimes > when a great many people don't have enough for this life. I know > talking about these kinds of things pushes people's buttons, because > we are so accustomed the the societal conditioning of what we have > been taught to believe from day one. But just because we have always > thought something to be the best or only way, doesn't mean that it > really is the best way. The way the earth is changing, there may come > a day sooner than you think that capitalism crumbles, maybe not, but > then, we either work together as a community to see that every living > being's needs are met, or we become marauders who are only out for > ourself. That's the fundamental difference between true community, or > communism, and capitalism. > > If you believe you live in a free country, you are sadly mistaken my > friend. You talk about choices that you think you have, but for most > of the things you mentioned, you don't have a choice. You said you > don't want to be a beggar or broke and homeless. You don't have a > choice, you had to work. If you honestly believe that some fatcat > banker or corporate executive is working harder than a small farmer or > a mother who has to work three jobs just to get by and take care of > her family, you're sorely mistaken my friend. > > "Because that's the way it's supposed to be." > > That's just a concept. There is no way that "it's supposed to be" > outside of your concepts, and the concepts of the rich who don't want > you to have free food or cars or tvs or whatever, because that would > mean less for them. If you (meaning anyone)are in love with objects in > the world, you think about and protect those objects out of fear, and > you forget about Reality and generosity, and selfless service to > others who are only your own Self, regardless of if they are > productive or lazy, by whatever measuring stick one cares to use. Step > into selflessness and watch the miracles that happen, and the fear > that falls away.
