For the sake of remaining "at the top of our game" we maintain a system that continues to celebrate acquisitiveness at the expenses of enjoyment. Our leaders can offer no more than a continuation of economic growth for ever and ever; and this despite the plentiful evidence that the capitalist system in our part of the world is entering its degenerative phase. The chief sign of this is the dominance of finance, in love with itself but increasingly bereft of useful things to do. The Anglo-American version of individualistic capitalism is kept going largely for the benefit of a predatory plutocracy, whose members cream off the richest prizes while justifying their predation in in the language of freedom and globalization. Political leader continue to enjoy the sound bites of power; the reality is well hidden from public scrutiny; or even understanding. At the core of our system is a moral decay that is tolerated only because the cleansing of its Augean stables is too traumatic to contemplate. From, How much is enough? What are you all this summer?
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 19:41:25 +0000
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