Poverty is a product of artificial scarcity, the assignment of provisions and prohibition of using resources that otherwise would be available to people along side a life style native to its environment. There are roughly speaking two layers to each system; the face of it and the true body behind it. Democracy and Communism are prime examples for that, offering an agenda people would recognize and accept, while the true purpose of it is control and management, which people do not recognize, but still accept. Binding all current major systems is the financial component, creating an abstract dependency that people are made to accept as fundamental resource for survival and that justifies rationing of goods outside of any reasonable or natural logic. In other words, we're living in a time when people have to buy their own lives only a stone's throw away from having to purchase the air to breathe. Most of us, privileged enough to read on this very forum, don't fully appreciate the depth of this oppressive dependency, because we're all doing fine more or less. Or so we think.
Anyway, if we really recognized the madness of it all, the systems would altogether break into pieces immediately. But we're still conditioned to believe in "fairness" and competition and all that jazz that screws with our peace of mind. If you somehow manage to do well, feel well and enjoy your life, why would you envy someone, who did less or just something else in order to do well or have things you don't have, while you don't need them to begin with. But we're groomed to consider this as "unfair" and it's the first thing that could set us off against each other. We're are groomed never to be content, even while we could very well be already. That is the most elegant way of keeping people from rebelling against the currently active system, because we'd go nuts without anything that upholds the little bit of "fairness" we are concerned about. Looking at filthy rich bankers only mildly troubles us, but if the neighbor had some fortune or would buy himself something he shouldn't be able to afford, we're ready to erupt. People are made to look at other people according to their status. Those on a different level than our own are automatically excluded from our immediate concerns. That's all part of the design. In our desire to be respected as much as we fear the upper echelon, we enjoy to identify those "below" our own status and are inspired to declare others as being of lower status for that purpose.
In short: We are made to fight each other rather than recognize who we truly are to each other.
Most major religions in their root scriptures try to teach all that we're one and the same and should love and respect each other, even marvel at the universal power of life as we meet any other human being. Yes, yes, we're spoiled enough to recognize stupidity, when we see it, hahaha, but...eh... it's still one heck of an amazing creature, technically. If taught right, every degree of intelligence would find a productive pursuit and offer love and help to others.
But what did the fearful leadership of each society do? They took the religions and turned them into oppressive dogma, war cries to those who dare question their "belief". But it's not about any belief then and people don't figure it out. The "belief" is a motivator to adhere to the respective system, method of organization. Each individual system appears to have the desire to rule the world, because that way their organization will be consistent through-out the world. Every now and then the leaders of all systems gather, working out ways to narrow down some universal form of control, which could satisfy some of the root concepts behind all of them. Luckily there is one thing they've all adopted: Money! So the first uniting element should be a global currency. But the way the systems deal with money is very different. The major difference is not between capitalism and communism, but between western concepts and Islamic (and internal Jewish) concepts. The western concept is ruthless against each other, putting interest on anything, even the use of the currency itself. The Islamic system does not charge interest, roughly speaking, and is in that specific regard far more friendly to its people, because it understands that the people are the system. At the same time that causes other troubles, of course, because the system is not meant to fail its principles and...eh... well...one can imagine that this can turn rough quite quickly. The western system truly and sincerely gives a shit about its people and people don't see that for a second. Some talk about social aspects to their system, referring to insurances and other institutions that should keep those in need above water. But who tossed them into the water to begin with, nobody questions that.
ANYHOW, so that's why the current wars are coming and on-going. Its a war of control systems. It has nothing to do with poverty or greed, but this we are made to understand, so media finds ways to support those ideas. It couldn't be further from the truth.
Uh, well... I'm taking full advantage of our new Off Topic section to kick things off, haha... soooo...don't hold back!
Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:17 am so its hard to find right words, especially with this not easy theme. What about an Offtopic theme?
for another artworks ...
Ukraine, Syria, Palestina, Egypt, Mexico, .. I wish to have world with no war, but it is still impossible..
