RE: IF STEEMIT WISHES TO SURVIVE, AS I HOPE IT DOES, SOME MAY WISH TO BEGIN TO TAKE A LESSON OR TWO FROM HISTORY. WHILE I'M NOT SURE ALL OF THE DYNAMICS OF ECONOMICS APPLY HERE, IT IS DESIGNED TO BE SUCH. IS IT NOT?
Interesting post. As a disgruntled member of the capitalistic, free market society I feel and see a need for great change. The communist system of supposed equality has failed miserably at every turn of the clock and those mistakes, for the sake of humanity, must be avoided. But to believe that the capitalist system creates drive and, as stated, the creation of value, is to not understand that what is produced is given to people who did nothing for it.
There are millions who live off the capitalist system that have access to food (most of it crap), clothing, TV's , cell phones, cars (most of the aforementioned being made over seas) etc who have not, or can not work for it. The incentive to promote this lifestyle is obvious. It is for the corporate system to keep functioning, to sell goods and services at any price. At the price of the environment, at the price of personal health, at the price of true economic well being. Violence, war and the Darwinian theory of survival of the fittest is what is spearheading our society. A new thought paradigm is required by looking at the mistakes of the past and not repeating them while building on the wisdom of tomorrow which states that we are equal, free and deserve to pursue happiness. A happiness that can only come from helping to build up and serve those less fortunate. Thanks for your post. I am looking forward to reading more of your writings.
i agree. most of what you've said i would describe as crony crapitalist bribery of the masses to affect subjugation of the rest of us. that is why we have this promotion of the idea that we live in a democracy. then the votes of the bribed majority can be used against the rights of the few who are still cogent enough to know that they have rights. i do think that the keynesians have a large part in the printing of money to bribe the majority, through the welfare state, undermining of the "free markets", as well as the widespread use of regulatory market capture. please don't misunderstand, i do believe that the psychopaths and sociopaths in our society have a disproportionate effect on the distribution of value, leaving the problems of manipulated markets out was not my intent. i was mostly taking a whack at the communist who flagged me. i do believe there is plenty of evidence for problems in all these systems. it's just so easy to point out the enormity of the communist failures when one of them gets to thinking they're right. it is a vast puzzle and i don't think i'll ever discern a functional dynamic that takes into account all human variation, at least one that allows the space for us all to be free. any suggestions? i always try to go in too many directions at once.
I just wanted to drop in and say thank you for the upvote on my first story, and for the warning about flags here. I hope steem considers how flagging can be abused and looks to prevent that. Commies gonna commie.