Capitalism glorifies greed to the level of a sacred virtue. It's based on destroying the remarkably thin skin of earth (~6 inches) and the water that supports us (one drop, if our planet were the size of an egg). It destroys the ocean of air that supports all life, that could be represented by a thin tissue, if you laid that on a classroom globe. It turns people into slaves, killers of each other, and humans generally into lunatics. It has us competing violently for gold bars on the Global Titanic, which is already vertical. "And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made..."
Jesus freaking christ, dude. centralized government is your neon god. Not everyone wants to be a domesticated servant to the current fashionable Dear Leader...but apparently many do.
The glorification to which you refer is embedded in the relentless, 24/7 propaganda that distorts the actual amount of support among the populace, and masks the growing number of dissenters. I compare it to ad campaigns that seek to induce people to buy a product or see a movie. The system is amoral and caters to extremists and frauds. It usually attracts the worst of us, and the media present these ad campaigns as reality. It is a struggle to be honest and seek honest reportage.
I had a meteorology instructor say, "Imagine that this planet is a basketball, the bumps are higher than Everest and the grooves deeper than the Marianas Trench but it will do. Now dip it in water and take it out. The film of water on the surface? That's the thickness of our breathable atmosphere."
Capitalism glorifies greed to the level of a sacred virtue. It's based on destroying the remarkably thin skin of earth (~6 inches) and the water that supports us (one drop, if our planet were the size of an egg). It destroys the ocean of air that supports all life, that could be represented by a thin tissue, if you laid that on a classroom globe. It turns people into slaves, killers of each other, and humans generally into lunatics. It has us competing violently for gold bars on the Global Titanic, which is already vertical. "And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made..."
...before Capitalism, there was utopia.
Jesus freaking christ, dude. centralized government is your neon god. Not everyone wants to be a domesticated servant to the current fashionable Dear Leader...but apparently many do.
Like many people, you are confusing capitalism, an economic system, with government, a political system.
The glorification to which you refer is embedded in the relentless, 24/7 propaganda that distorts the actual amount of support among the populace, and masks the growing number of dissenters. I compare it to ad campaigns that seek to induce people to buy a product or see a movie. The system is amoral and caters to extremists and frauds. It usually attracts the worst of us, and the media present these ad campaigns as reality. It is a struggle to be honest and seek honest reportage.
I had a meteorology instructor say, "Imagine that this planet is a basketball, the bumps are higher than Everest and the grooves deeper than the Marianas Trench but it will do. Now dip it in water and take it out. The film of water on the surface? That's the thickness of our breathable atmosphere."