>Eva:
>enough food/water. -At the moment- it could be enough
>with a decent distribution system which needs
>a global overturn of the present way of
>doing it. No change no hope.
The reason I am so cynical about the future is my personal experience in
politics. The plutocrats will not suddenly notice that the rest of the
world is dying at their hands, feel empathy, and transfer political power to
some more benevolent system. That's not how politics works.
Machiavelli was born in 1469 and is considered by many to be the founder of
modern political science. His chief contribution to political thought lies
in his freeing political action from moral considerations. Machiavelli
insisted that morals have no place in politics, people are fundamentally
bad, and the end justifies the means. In other words, he "abolished the
moral problem" for politics. For example, consider Machiavelli's practical
advice on how to gain power:
"You must recognize that there are two ways of fighting: by means of law,
and by means of force. The first belongs properly to man, the second to
animals; but since the first is often insufficient, it is necessary to
resort to the second. . . . Nor did a prince ever lack legitimate reasons
by which to color his bad faith. One could cite a host of modern examples
and list the many peace treaties, the many promises that were made null and
void by princes who broke faith, with the advantage going to the one who
best knew how to play the fox. But one must know how to mask this nature
skillfully and be a great dissembler. Men are so simple and so much
inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for
his deceptions."
If there is a "law" in politics, it is that the prince never willingly
gives-up political power, it must be taken. The prerequisite to positive
political change (in America, at least) is the kind of people-in-the-streets
civil disorder that occurred in the 60's. There is no doubt that blacks
would still be sitting in the back of the bus if it weren't for King's civil
disorder.
Perhaps countries with other forms of democracy can make "progressive"
changes, but America is hostage to the big money boys. There is no way in
hell the plutocrats are going to give up political power without civil
disorder. And there is no way in hell they are going to willingly give-up
their Lear Jets so dying Africans can eat.
It give it another five years. The 60's will repeat itself -- only this
time it's going to be revolutionary -- and with payback.
Jay
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