Thoughts are accumulating in my mind in a very unsteady-state. Unless an outlet is created, my head will soon explode . Please stand out of the way if you're afraid of blood or splattered bits of grey matter.
Just a quick note on the small political aspect of my day before I go to bed. My father sent me an email this morning, sharing a typical bit of conservative propaganda. Apparently, Obama is covertly working for the enemies of the USA. These enemies are of course, the evil communist KGB conspirators, using the timeless subversion technique.
I was exposed to this information a few years ago, during the Bush administration's reign of terror. Subversion is interesting, but by no means exclusive to communism. Too bad the communists in Russia don't have western money to feed them anymore. If you have the time, check out the old video : www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN0By0xbst8
Apparently, left-over cold war propaganda is just as good as new and applicable propaganda. It's interesting the number of propaganda devices used to keep tension in the 2 party system. Tension and ambiguous definitions are the only things that sustain it.
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In the retreating darkness, a beautiful and horrible light advances, beautiful because of its brilliance, horrible because of the villain it has illuminated - The Wolf.
Definitions
When terms are explicitly defined, confusion and contention can be avoided. Accept the following definitions at face value. They are not meant to be anatomically correct but rather for edification.
Capitalism: A system where individuals are allowed to own property and choose its use, within ethical bounds.
Degradation of Society: The changing of a society's structure to be a mixture of Capitalism and Socialism which maximizes the controlling group's power and wealth. Under pure capitalism, the power of any group is limited through ethical competition. Due to human behavior, pure socialism cannot sustain itself.
Enemy: A sentient being who acquires property without the owners consent or one who endorses such an action: A murderer steals your life: An abuser steals your security. A fellow citizen votes for a tyrant who steals your possessions.
Ethical: The description of a situation where all participants, in the absence of fraud, exchange property of their own free will.
Fiat Money: An artificial money created by complex laws and bureaucracy: The Dollar exists because of the Federal Reserve System: Laws are in place to forbid citizens from using other forms of money such as precious metals.
Property: Any item acquired by an individual through inheritance or by ethical trade: Examples of property include creations, land, ideas, money...
Socialism: A system where the government owns property and allows its citizens limited use. Citizens are also property of the state.
Capitalism: A system where individuals are allowed to own property and choose its use, within ethical bounds.
Degradation of Society: The changing of a society's structure to be a mixture of Capitalism and Socialism which maximizes the controlling group's power and wealth. Under pure capitalism, the power of any group is limited through ethical competition. Due to human behavior, pure socialism cannot sustain itself.
Enemy: A sentient being who acquires property without the owners consent or one who endorses such an action: A murderer steals your life: An abuser steals your security. A fellow citizen votes for a tyrant who steals your possessions.
Ethical: The description of a situation where all participants, in the absence of fraud, exchange property of their own free will.
Fiat Money: An artificial money created by complex laws and bureaucracy: The Dollar exists because of the Federal Reserve System: Laws are in place to forbid citizens from using other forms of money such as precious metals.
Property: Any item acquired by an individual through inheritance or by ethical trade: Examples of property include creations, land, ideas, money...
Socialism: A system where the government owns property and allows its citizens limited use. Citizens are also property of the state.
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