I have no real interest in Politics, but Politics interests me. It is something which I don't believe we have an option about. I would be happy tending to my little world of food-shelter-self development, but this cosy world is continuously being interrupted by unbelievably ignorant politicians. Yes many of them have studied in elite universities, gained a world of experience that I could never afford, but their privileged status have isolated them and therefore gives them no authority to speak on my behalf. More importantly they have no right to make decisions on my behalf. So to my dismay...i cannot stay cosy in my little world.
I like the observations in the film Fight Club on capitalism, the most powerful, most destructive force that man has ever dealt with....
"I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables . . . slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war . . . our Great Depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires and movie gods and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact." Fight Club
For these very observations
I feel it is imperative that Politics interest me, even if I may not choose to be. Else I may end up being ruled by someone less capable than myself.
To me the Ultimate test on whether capitalism has succeed is simple.... there are more people living below poverty than when it started.... NO ARGUMENT!! ( and I am pretty certain Adam Smith is turning in his grave to be associated with so much grief, suffering and terror)
Poverty is rampant. more than 80% of the world live in it... not just in countries in Africa......but even on our own doorstep.
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