CAPITALISM:
"Regarding capitalism,with its arguments that the whole benefits from
the avarice and greed of
the few. Proponents point to the United States or other western
civilizations as proof of the
theory. Where in truth there are the wealthy, as there always are in
every civilization,
nevertheless poverty still reigns for the masses. Is USA any different, in
truth?
How many citizens are starving on the streets, in increasing numbers?
How many tiny school
children sit with hollow eyes because their bellies are cramping in an
insistent demand for the
breakfast they never seem to get? How many families try to make
moldy,bug ridden quarters
cheerful, with not much more than a plucked dandelion or two. Children
playing in the mud
because this is their only toy. This is capitalism`s outcome. In point of
fact, these statistics
would be a thousand times worse if Capitalism were allowed to run full
course. It is held in
check by your laws."
POLITICS:
"Politics is a way of disguising the lust for power over others. When
one says politics, they
hope this lust will not be noticed, and some other motive, such as the
general welfare or
leadership in troubled times, will be assumed. Few are so misled.
Nevertheless, politicians are
not deflated when exposed, nor put off by the frank disgust of those
they purport to serve.
Early leadership goes to those of a massive or powerful build. There is
no mystique here, as the
caveman image of a massive giant with a club says all. In a
confrontation between tribes, the
giants with their clubs rumble forward, and whomever survives the
bludgeoning wins. Not
much has changed. Politicians in the main are men, large and ruthless,
who show an early
propensity to destroy their opponents without conscience. There are, of
course, exceptions,
but these are few and far apart. When it suited the strong tribal leaders
to group, then qualities
other than brute strength counted. Nevertheless, the motive was for
the self(ego) - the leaders
of the tribe seeing the tribe as an extension of the self(ego). Now the
ability to negotiate gained
in importance, to trade off something of little value for another thing
sought. But have the
motives changed? Not at all.
So politics is basically a way of having tribal wars and conflicts over
resources in a polite,
bloodless way. Politics steps in when bloody battles would be
counterproductive, but politics is
discarded when frank war will win the prize more readily. One should
not be fooled simply
because the claws of the politicians are retracted. They are still there,
and the hunger is still
there."