Forum Post: The Last Nail in the Coffin of Greed

Those multi nationals would have been able to keep their position if they had not become so greedy. The sad part is that if the unemployment rate was not so high this digital revolution would have never been conceived. There are a plethora of highly intelligent individuals not able to get a job, and they are utilizing their time learning, engaging and being politically active. Though there is a long way to go, I suggest every person who is not happy with the direction we are going to become informed. When I say informed, I don’t mean find your favorite pundit and hang on his every word. Democracy is harder work than any job I have ever had. People make intelligent arguments all the time, but when those you perceive to be intelligent vote differently than they speak, the perceiver of intelligence is the one who suffers. There are many forms of information. As a student of propaganda, being I studied Journalism, I know that most information is as bad for the viewer as crack cocaine is for the user. Although most dot com sites are not crooked, it is more informative to get information from dot gov or dot org sites. If an organization is helpful to a community, would it not make more sense that their information is also more helpful. The opposite of this should hold true also. The prosperity of the last thirty years—if you happened to be privy to it—was mostly a bribe. While the powers that be tortured, maimed and exploited people of other nations under the banner of market fundamentalism, we were the dumping ground for all the over production that unregulated markets produce. Those days are coming to an end. There are two schools of thought being haled by pundits and policy makers throughout the ‘States. One is to neuter the social safety net in order to stimulate growth. Now I know it seem fairest to get rid of a government that allowed our current condition, but a dismantled social safety net will destroy the middle class. Even though I have never been part of that class, I know that a degenerating middle class is a pre-courser to a failed state. The other argument you should be able to find is one that espouses Keynesian economics. I can only tell you what I believe about the situation, but I implore you to find the truth yourself. Get your eyes out of Facebook and put them into a real book. Maul over both arguments and pick the one that you believe will suit your interests. Democracy is not a spectator sport even if you can’t vote. When people in your social economic bracket attempt to convince you of something that does not strengthen your interests, hold them accountable. Libertarian economic philosophy is as pie-in-the-sky bull shit as socialism. They both espouse a utopia that has never existed. When the “gubment” gets out of the way, a power vacuum is created. Who do you think will fill it?