Thread: The essence of western self destruction

Any social and political concept, as theoretical proposal has to be tested, in practice by human imperfection. So far the dominant capitalist social system has been a blend of liberal capitalism complemented by social Darwinism and dogmatic democracy. This system has appeared to be perfect ground for ‘Beasts” (as Plato referred in his republic) who take advantage of the greed and other weaknesses of manipulated masses producing nothing else then a new self destructive slavery system.
To understand what is happening in the America at the present we have to explain the main ingredients of that “Ideal capitalism”.

DOGMATIC DEMOCRACY
America as the whole Western world took for granted ancient Greek social concept called Democracy and made a new religion of it.
One of the greatest Greek philosophers Plato had very low opinion about democracy.
In his book “Republic”, Plato put democracy on the bottom of his list of possible social concepts by expressing opinion that democracy possesses inherent, long term fatal weakness, with potential to encourage bad leadership and a few people (Plato refers to as the "beasts”) can take advantage by manipulating masses and accumulate great wealth which can lead in to potential collapse of the society and different forms of tyranny.
The democracy also can be defined as dictatorship of majority. If stupid, manipulated and uncontrolled majority (separated from intellectuals, Plato refers as “Philosophers” ,like body from the brain) reaches critical level then it can lead to self destructive society what is happening in America at the present.

SOCIAL DARWINISM
Social Darwinism is an assumption that happiness in the society can be achieved trough competition of the fittest and the most adaptable. Social Darwinism established first in the Victorian era in England, then adopted and strengthened in America, and elsewhere, which states that the strongest or fittest only should survive and flourish in society. This "ethical" concept very well compliments with the idea of corporate capitalistic globalisation and is very suitable for today’s borrowing materialistic shopping societies where people very often massively buy what they don’t need with money that they don’t have. Today social Darwinism is widely accepted in corporate world and used for increasing productivity of modern slaves: working class or corporate employs.
Social Darwinism, by definition, is the principle that "the survival of the fittest" applies to human ethics and politics just as it does to biological evolution. The theory of Social Darwinism was introduced by Herbert Spencer. The theory was then used by White Protestants, men, and others to proliferate the idea that they were socially “genetically” superior.

LIBERAL CAPITALISM
Capitalism of the early 20th century led to very clear class distinctions in the United States. The Captains of Industry, (depending on whether you saw them as philanthropists or criminals), subscribed to a concept of "Social Darwinism" which promoted a survival of the richest ideal and was reflected in their business dealings. Men like John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and others (today Bill Gates) have used this social concept to justify their incredible and morally questionable wealth.

“In order for Socialism to be an effective system people must deny their desire to be competitive and greedy or to progress on a higher moral level”. These desires are a part of human nature which, in accordance with capitalist teaching, should be encourage as a driving force for becoming rich. Competition, according to Darwin, is what promotes evolution, thus in a societal context if there is no competition then there would be no evolution. The liberal capitalism pronounces an intervention of the government and intellectuals as a heretic sin and a threat to the whole society.
This hypocritical rule applies until the whole society is caught in its self destruction at which point the “socialist” interventions are more then welcome allowing the crocks to continue their criminal job on long term basis.
Today, in the West and elsewhere, capitalism together with social Darwinism is adopted as more pragmatic and efficient social concept feeding off of human characteristics, like greed and competition as a meaning of the life allowing crocks ( “Beasts” – Plato ) to build their new modern slavery kingdoms.

EXAMPLES

Example1
Present self destruction of America is an example how “Beasts” in this case Oil corporate and other capitalist oligarchs can destroy a country by gaining a political and other powers, taking advantage of manipulating masses and putting behind the interest of the society as the whole.
George Bush and his government is a testimony of that.

Example 2
On the other hand we have an example how this situation can be prevented by introducing intervention of the real uncorrupted patriotic forces and intellectuals as it happened in Russia.
Just one man with a patriotic cause and right advisers (Putin), was sufficient to prevent crocks ( “Beasts”) to destroy Russia by taking advantage of weaknesses of “absolute” democracy and liberal capitalism.

You are trying out a comedy act on us here right?

Pardon me while I beat the drums for individual liberty. Do you remember The Great and Powerful Oz? The man behind the curtain? The Great and Powerful Oz didn't actually exist. Big Brother doesn't actually exist. And an all-caring, all-knowing, all-loving God substitute called a "nation-state", that wants to protect us from drugs, and terrists, and fatty foods and handguns doesn't actually exist as such, either. What exists are a lot of "concerned citizens" who think that they have "rights" and "duties" that trump other people's "rights" and "duties". Historically, these Concerned Citizens might feel that they have a duty to protect their collective (Call it a Republic, a People's Republic, The Fatherland, The Homeland, whatever.) from drugs and a duty to kill all the poppy plants in Afghanistan. Another time they may decide that it's a good thing to kill all the Jews in Germany and Poland, or all the Taliban in the Mid-East.

Concerned citizen collectivists like Adolph Hitler, or Gov of Arizona Jan Brewer and her statist followers, claim that states have "rights" and "duties" to try to keep their patch of earth from contamination by lesser humans. Baloney, State's Rights and the "rights" if nation-states are as bogus as The Divine Rights of Kings, or the God-Given Rights of Poor Slobs, they simply do not exist except as delusional, unethical, and illogical mental constructs.

Let's instead, Imagine There's No Countries, and hear it for Individualism. instead. For some in-depth analysis of this subject I commend to you The Machinery of Freedom by Professor David Friedman, and Boundaries of Order by Professor Butler Shaffer. http://www.libertopia.org/home/

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