What a pickle this world is in. The capitalists have held the reigns on this world ever since the Industrial Revolution. The species has enjoyed great progress since this take over but it has not been without cost. Let us look at the evidence. First, the great push forward has resulted in a net destruction of the very planet. We needn't go into the scuzzy details of global warming, but it is here nonetheless. The polar caps melt away. The rain forest is being depleted as farming and lumber capitalist go about systematically raping the natural resources while beef and milk cattle produce methane at an alarming rate. The pollution of mega corporations like General Electric with their PCBs and other noxious by-products stands as a testament to what capitalists think of the environment. Then, there are the agribusinesses that go about food production in a fashion that would make Doctor Frankenstein quite proud of their concoctions. Let us not forget DuPont who made a science out making poisons digestible. And let us not forget the recent testimony of the peanut executives who couldn't provide congress with the recipes for their peanut butter. Let me give it a try: One part rat with feces and entrails and a generous helping of roaches dry roasted with plenty of salt. We can only marvel as these capitalists talk of $$$ to the detriment of children, mothers, fathers, well, anyone who ever enjoyed one of those peanut butter cracker.
The proclamation of Ronald Regan that government was the problem was what lead us down this dismal path where profits were placed above everything even the very safety of our children. The conservatives no nothings who adhere to the belief that business would be regulated by market forces have repeatedly put this country in jeopardy. I guess they are right as soon as enough people die and children sickened then the public won't buy the product. As they watch our road and bridges crumpled, they talk of tax cuts when tax cuts are responsible for a lack of maintenance on our systems. One might ask these champions of no taxes when was the last time anyone, with their tax cuts, bought a piece of a new road or bridge. Oh, let us not forget the deregulation of the finance industry. That turned out smashing, didn't it? While mathematicians in cahoots with wall street swindlers developed instruments whereby worthless mortgages were sold, the SEC unable or unwilling to investigate the likes of Madof who found away of stealing billions. Now, we can hear the chorus of conservative fools echoes the tired mantras of Lee Atwater. Too much government is an impossibility when unethical and criminal capitalists are pillaging the land and its people.
And now we have our beloved leader talking about consumer confidence. The problem with high consumer confidence is that the American consumer goes out and buys stuff and it comes in packaging. Bona fide natural resources turned into junk that goes into land fills. We also have thousands of inefficient cars and trucks waiting to be bought on credit. Behind this illusion of Gross National Product is resultant harm that comes about by the constant purchasing of stuff. Garages are filled with this stuff. So much so, that a new business has cropped up. Yes indeed, now we rent space to put our junk in so we can buy more junk. It is a cycle of consumerism that is destined to turn this planet into one humongous junk pile.
Somehow, someway, we need to change our view of what is good. Maybe we need to begin to sell our junk. Maybe we can turn this country into some worldly flea market. We got to get this stuff out to those third world nations where people can do something with the junk. Maybe it is time to rely upon the earth. To hell with Agribusiness, we need to eat what is locally produced. We need to begin to look at our wealth in the quality of our lives not the accumulation of junk in packaging. Somehow, someway we need to break this cycle and move on. Greed, after all, isn't good – it is the prelude to the end.
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