Charles and David Koch, whose fortune is rooted in oil, lead the pack of plutocratic tyrants leading the US and the world to a miserable end.
The divide and conquer tactics practiced by minority ruling powers are simply age-old class divisions forced on their majority subjects, but they have become more dangerous as imperial capitalism has entered a most critical period threatening more destruction than ever before. At a time when real global democracy is both more possible and necessary than ever, humanity is split into more sub-divisions than ever, with economic stratification disguised by group identity labels, most totally and a-scientifically as separate races. That is the way authority wants it and why it must be overcome before capitalism’s self-destructive roots become total reality and unity is finally achieved only to experience devastation with the belated realization that it is happening to all of us and not just some of us.
The extreme emergency for the human race that has been given the brand name “climate change” and is a result of the compulsive over consumption exercised by perverse market forces under the control of minority private profiteering has been turned over to that same malevolent force for an alleged solution to the problem. This is like solving the problem of humans reduced to renting their bodies for sex by putting pimps in charge of the process. And further assuring that there will be no solution that doesn’t procure more private profits, the professional sex workers seeking liberation will be put into separate groups according to skin tones, religions, sexual sub-categories and any other measures of division to assure that they will not operate as a group confronting the same problems, no matter their alleged differences in how, where and under what circumstances the problems occur.
The threat to humanity’s future by what is called climate change, originating in the nineteenth century at early stages of industrial capitalism and sited as long term danger to humanity by many at the time, has become far more obvious as the fossil fuel-carbon based economic engine of profit has spread further and farther than its European origins to represent a major threat to the future of the human race. This has made minority ruling power created divisions of the majority more important than ever, because in the past it only had to deal with rebellions in one nation at a time even if global philosophy was at their root, but now that capitalism has become a truly and obviously global system the opposition is also worldwide. But most important in the divisions created among us is the diabolically fictional and totally anti-scientific allegations of racial difference that exist to obscure our primary differences which are among economic classes.
The only biological difference in the human race is between male and female and no matter the alleged identity group diversity, humans have had and continue to have no problem at all at mating, pro-creating, or just having recreational sex with one another across all alleged and artificial divides of nations, religions or ethnicity. Tall, short, rotund and thin humans are not separate races except to the tragically misinformed or propaganda barraged believers and the same is true for skin tones and language /cultural differences. All of us have to eat, need clothing and shelter, and are having growing difficulty acquiring these life supports. And as the rich get richer and richer and the world’s population grows poorer as a result, the rumblings of discontent are growing. They need to become an all consuming desire and collective action to transform the environment, both locally but planetary as well, to one that reverses social value systems to first support the public good, and then – and only then – any notion of private profit.
Class society must take precedence over all other subdivisions or things will continue to get better for a relative handful of humans, no matter how allegedly diverse they supposedly are, while it disintegrates physically, socially, spiritually and psychologically, for a growing majority. That majority is vastly more diverse both in numbers and ratios to those enjoying the fruits of private profit growth and over consumption that finds hundred of thousands living in luxury, even if mostly unpaid for and piling up in debt, while hundreds of millions are involved in struggles for survival. These grow more difficult as nature is destroyed for the benefit of a small group doing quite well with war, poverty, injustice, and all the ramifications of imperial power exercised to benefit a small segment of our people, at the expense of the entire planet and the overwhelming majority of our population […]
It occurs to me that consumerism, not capitalism, is at the root of the problem, meaning that the greedy capitalists wouldn’t be doing so well if people didn’t buy their products, complete with the petroleum-based plastic packaging.
For instance, when did customers become “consumers”? I believe this term was surreptitiously inserted into the language within the last 50 years. It subtly characterizes customers as huge mouths waiting to be filled and demonstrates the contempt with which the corporations and government hold those who pay their way.
Why are Americans so fat, unhealthy, and broke? Look at TV advertising, to get an idea. Look at the “health care industry” that is busy creating an ever wider and deeper need for itself. Consumerism doesn’t favor any sex, race, or identity group, and individuals can do their part by closing their wallets to the sales pitches.
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Your comment is spot on, Katherine, but it also makes me incredibly sad. How can it be that human beings are so easily led to act against their own interests? And what kind of ruthless sociopaths would be motivated to mislead and manipulate them on such a massive scale?
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Stuart,
As a psychiatrist, you have probably observed how people frequently sabotage themselves. Much as I hate to admit it, I’ve come to believe there’s a lot of gratification in the sick, victim role. It’s easier to blame others than to accept responsibility for one’s own fate, but to renounce the blame game and to accept responsibility is the key to freedom, or so I believe.
I think those who mislead and manipulate are incredibly insecure and rely on their group identity to prop them up. In other words, “peer pressure” or “peer acceptance” can convince the weak-willed that if other people are doing it, and they are well compensated, it must be okay.
This is a long-answer question, but it strikes close to my heart. I do plan to write more about it once I complete my 40 hours of CME propaganda training required to renew my medical license (I’m a psychiatrist, too, retired). It occurs to me that in every historical incidence of genocide, war, or intentional infliction of suffering, the perpetrator has convinced himself and been convinced by his cohort that the victim is unworthy, sub-human, or otherwise deserving of punishment or oppression.
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Interesting. I’m really happy to retire from psychiatry. I much prefer being a full time activist.
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I believe activism is psychiatry practiced on a mass scale, and you don’t need liability insurance. As I’ve said in one of my more insightful moments, “Politics is group dynamics without benefit of therapy.” Let’s hope we can bring some sanity to the process.
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“The only biological difference in the human race is between male and female and no matter the alleged identity group diversity, humans have had and continue to have no problem at all at mating, pro-creating, or just having recreational sex with one another across all alleged and artificial divides of nations, religions or ethnicity. Tall, short, rotund and thin humans are not separate races except to the tragically misinformed or propaganda barraged believers and the same is true for skin tones and language /cultural differences. All of us have to eat, need clothing and shelter, and are having growing difficulty acquiring these life supports. And as the rich get richer and richer and the world’s population grows poorer as a result, the rumblings of discontent are growing. They need to become an all consuming desire and collective action to transform the environment, both locally but planetary as well, to one that reverses social value systems to first support the public good, and then – and only then – any notion of private profit.”
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