I had a change of heart since my last post, fuelled by the latest piece of eco-propaganda I divulged in. You know, cos we're all influenced by the media. That doesn't need to sound like a conspiracy theory - we need influences.
Anyway, I came round to the idea that economy does not mean money. With the computer technology available today, we could create an inventory of the world's resources, survey the needs of people, and deliver what they need in a way that's renewable and sustainable. If you have even the slightest interest in what I'm on about, watch: http://m.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2qe03mYVfmg&h=0AQE2HwyJ&s=1
Obviously there's a bit more to it than I described, but it essentially removes the need for government. Kind of. The video explained that capitalism is dependant on inequality (fact) but it suggested that if we removed our monetary system, we would have equality. I'm not so sure. Inequality runs deep, you can't take away money and find that women are suddenly allowed to be Bishops. Wars, gang warfare, all that kind of thing is going to be pretty hard to recover from. And what would we do with all our prisoners? Set them free because there's nothing to steal anymore? The criminally violent are still criminally violent, even if they are a product of our society, and even if this potential society doesn't create the same kind of people. We can't just kill the ones that do exist. Okay, maybe some kind of government's not a bad idea.
And our old houses? We're talking about rebuilding cities here, new infrastructure etc. etc. I'm all for it if it means world peace, the end of poverty and sustainability... But I really like my old house.
So yeah, it raises a lot of difficult questions but I think they can all be answered. Not be me. By us. And I think we should be facing them sharpish.
I was all frothy and inspired by Fresco after the video, so much so that I was dumb enough to express it to a friend of mine. His response was:
Fresco is funded by Rothschild and rocker fellas. They are attempting a communist state. Also war and military, he just talks. No do no actions big enough. Also zietgiest is funded by Rothschilds and linked to very notorious NGOs and corperations. Being awake and aware is more than documentaries x
Well the video didn't say that, so how was I supposed to know? If it's true, which it probably isn't. And even if it IS true and this well-meaning video is actually evil propaganda, it had some pretty nice ideas and I think we should be seriously considering them.
I was going to end this right here.
But then another guy started messaging me on Bookface about my last post. He said I might want to reedit everything I said about the economy/tax because it doesn't really make sense because if the whole economic system collapses in a country you can't just rebuild it by carrying on work because there won't be any jobs. Look at the great depression.
Maybe I didn't express myself clearly. Ireland is bankrupt. People are still working and generating money. I think they could do, and are currently doing, great things with the money they are generating by having a bit more control over it. In my mind, bankruptcy and economic ruin are not the same thing, although economic ruin is fast approaching. How can it not be? If all the countries in the world paid off all the debt that is owed with all the money that exists... The world would still be in debt.
Debt means interest rates. So now we owe so much money that most of it doesn't exist. We're going to be crippled by a thing called debt, which isn't a physical thing, it's a concept, and we're all gonna be a bit stuck really. How stupid is that? We've invented something invisible that's going to starve us, and billions of people will probably die. Maybe not here. And if we can't see them or don't know them, who cares?
I bloomin' do. Wake up. Sure things are tight at the moment, but wouldn't you rather change the world and help the starving children in Africa get food than buy Christmas presents? It's not impossible that your children, or the children of the next generation will be starving, but let's not focus on us. We're a world full of people with great technology, it's about time we used it.
I think the cure for cancer would generate something like £60,000 a year if it were discovered? Whereas its non-existence generates a fortune. Billions, maybe more.
And an unthinkable number of people are dying from AIDs in the developing world, but the people here with AIDs are okay. We have medicine. Woop-de-doo.
Personally, I'm not a big fan of murder. Don't know about you.
And one last thing, why oh why oh why oh WHY ARE WE STILL REFERRING TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION LIKE IT'S THE WORST ECONOMIC CRISIS EVER?
This one is worse.
The next one will be even worse.
The one after that will be EVEN WORSE.
And maybe someone will come up with something to save us from real, economic devastation. I hope they do. I also hope it's not dependant on fossil fuels, which are about to run out, I hope that it's fair and sustainable, and most of all I hope that we won't be waiting long because we should all get off our lazy butts, find a conscience and start an uproar.
Anyway, I came round to the idea that economy does not mean money. With the computer technology available today, we could create an inventory of the world's resources, survey the needs of people, and deliver what they need in a way that's renewable and sustainable. If you have even the slightest interest in what I'm on about, watch: http://m.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2qe03mYVfmg&h=0AQE2HwyJ&s=1
Obviously there's a bit more to it than I described, but it essentially removes the need for government. Kind of. The video explained that capitalism is dependant on inequality (fact) but it suggested that if we removed our monetary system, we would have equality. I'm not so sure. Inequality runs deep, you can't take away money and find that women are suddenly allowed to be Bishops. Wars, gang warfare, all that kind of thing is going to be pretty hard to recover from. And what would we do with all our prisoners? Set them free because there's nothing to steal anymore? The criminally violent are still criminally violent, even if they are a product of our society, and even if this potential society doesn't create the same kind of people. We can't just kill the ones that do exist. Okay, maybe some kind of government's not a bad idea.
And our old houses? We're talking about rebuilding cities here, new infrastructure etc. etc. I'm all for it if it means world peace, the end of poverty and sustainability... But I really like my old house.
So yeah, it raises a lot of difficult questions but I think they can all be answered. Not be me. By us. And I think we should be facing them sharpish.
I was all frothy and inspired by Fresco after the video, so much so that I was dumb enough to express it to a friend of mine. His response was:
Fresco is funded by Rothschild and rocker fellas. They are attempting a communist state. Also war and military, he just talks. No do no actions big enough. Also zietgiest is funded by Rothschilds and linked to very notorious NGOs and corperations. Being awake and aware is more than documentaries x
Well the video didn't say that, so how was I supposed to know? If it's true, which it probably isn't. And even if it IS true and this well-meaning video is actually evil propaganda, it had some pretty nice ideas and I think we should be seriously considering them.
I was going to end this right here.
But then another guy started messaging me on Bookface about my last post. He said I might want to reedit everything I said about the economy/tax because it doesn't really make sense because if the whole economic system collapses in a country you can't just rebuild it by carrying on work because there won't be any jobs. Look at the great depression.
Maybe I didn't express myself clearly. Ireland is bankrupt. People are still working and generating money. I think they could do, and are currently doing, great things with the money they are generating by having a bit more control over it. In my mind, bankruptcy and economic ruin are not the same thing, although economic ruin is fast approaching. How can it not be? If all the countries in the world paid off all the debt that is owed with all the money that exists... The world would still be in debt.
Debt means interest rates. So now we owe so much money that most of it doesn't exist. We're going to be crippled by a thing called debt, which isn't a physical thing, it's a concept, and we're all gonna be a bit stuck really. How stupid is that? We've invented something invisible that's going to starve us, and billions of people will probably die. Maybe not here. And if we can't see them or don't know them, who cares?
I bloomin' do. Wake up. Sure things are tight at the moment, but wouldn't you rather change the world and help the starving children in Africa get food than buy Christmas presents? It's not impossible that your children, or the children of the next generation will be starving, but let's not focus on us. We're a world full of people with great technology, it's about time we used it.
I think the cure for cancer would generate something like £60,000 a year if it were discovered? Whereas its non-existence generates a fortune. Billions, maybe more.
And an unthinkable number of people are dying from AIDs in the developing world, but the people here with AIDs are okay. We have medicine. Woop-de-doo.
Personally, I'm not a big fan of murder. Don't know about you.
And one last thing, why oh why oh why oh WHY ARE WE STILL REFERRING TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION LIKE IT'S THE WORST ECONOMIC CRISIS EVER?
This one is worse.
The next one will be even worse.
The one after that will be EVEN WORSE.
And maybe someone will come up with something to save us from real, economic devastation. I hope they do. I also hope it's not dependant on fossil fuels, which are about to run out, I hope that it's fair and sustainable, and most of all I hope that we won't be waiting long because we should all get off our lazy butts, find a conscience and start an uproar.
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