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America Moving from Kingdom of Cash to Socialism Slowly but Surely
Obama’s decision not to build the Missile Defense System in Poland and the Czech Republic and his Noble Prize have not yet been comprehended from a philosophical viewpoint. It’s time to do it.
Power of Money against Power of Spirit
The last turning point similar to the current one happened approximately 400 years ago. The Western European society discovered a new hierarchy of values. Feudalism that valued service and chivalry was replaced with capitalism. Wealth became the measure of success, and everyone was to care about his own pocket only. The cult of money replaced all other values, including religious.
Capitalism turned everything upside down and made people more excited about stuffing their bank accounts than anything else. This system turned out to be extremely efficient in terms of production of goods, services, and comfort. America benefited from the system the most, and decided that the rest of the world has to adopt it as well. If some underdeveloped countries are unable to appreciate the benefits of capitalism, they should be forced to do it.
Collapse of the Illusion
Meanwhile, philosophers say that capitalism is driven not by hard cash, but rather, striving for hard cash. It’s driven not by the production of goods, but rather, striving for consumption of these goods.
If everyone had these values, the “dog-eat-dog” principal would be the major principal in the world history. But America failed to do it. There are plenty of “underdeveloped” people in the world who continue to cherish spiritual values. There are not that many chances left to force them into worshiping money since these “underdeveloped” people adopt western technology and become stronger. The appeal to adopt American values doesn’t work either. Why would we adopt the system if the system is in crisis? Pragmatic America realized that billions of people are not willing to live in the kingdom of hard cash and decided that it would be better off leaving this kingdom itself. Now the USA is talking about introducing elements of socialism.
What does Obama’s decision not to build the Eastern European Missile Defense System have to do with all of this? Well, it means that it’s not capitalism that’s undergoing the crisis, but the belief in its high efficiency. And this, in turn, means that America, the bulwark of capitalism, is no longer the boss of the world. And if it’s not the boss any more, it has to be friends with everybody, including Russia. And it’s America’s turn to offer Russia to push the reset button. Or maybe it’s just tired of imposing its rules on others and felt that friendship is more valuable than money and power? If this is the case, we will soon witness another turning point in the world history.
- Crony Capitalism Is Socialism
I get so tired of hearing people bash Capitalism for the evils of Crony Capitalism, and then propose Socialist fixes, when the truth is Crony Capitalism IS Socialism. From the Valley Patriot: Circles can’t be squares and squares can’t be circles....
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Cloward-Piven-Rand? If, as the old saw goes, politics makes strange bedfellows, what kind of bedfellows does the endeavor to restructure our entire society create? Very strange bedfellows -- very strange bedfellows, indeed. Regular visitors to American...
- But Don't Take My Word For It
Below is some writing on the wall, for those who are not yet convinced, that what we have is working. The Perspective Of A Russian Immigrant By SVETLANA KUNIN | Posted Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:20 PM PT In the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,...
- The Death Of America-- Only 53% Of Us Say Capitalism Beats Socialism
From Gateway: So Long USA... Hello USSA Rejoice comrades! Congratulations to the liberal media, Hollywood, our fine liberal educational institutions, Democrats, and Commie lovers everywhere! (Colorado Right) The glorious day you have been waiting for...
- The Revolution Is Here
If you've wondered to yourself, "WTF does Obama think he's doing?" Well, Doug Ross believes he knows exactly. He explains it here: Barack Obama's profligate spending programs, in aggregate totaling many trillions of dollars, translate to...
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Into The Socialist Abyss
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PRAVDA?!
America Moving from Kingdom of Cash to Socialism Slowly but Surely
Obama’s decision not to build the Missile Defense System in Poland and the Czech Republic and his Noble Prize have not yet been comprehended from a philosophical viewpoint. It’s time to do it.
Power of Money against Power of Spirit
The last turning point similar to the current one happened approximately 400 years ago. The Western European society discovered a new hierarchy of values. Feudalism that valued service and chivalry was replaced with capitalism. Wealth became the measure of success, and everyone was to care about his own pocket only. The cult of money replaced all other values, including religious.
Capitalism turned everything upside down and made people more excited about stuffing their bank accounts than anything else. This system turned out to be extremely efficient in terms of production of goods, services, and comfort. America benefited from the system the most, and decided that the rest of the world has to adopt it as well. If some underdeveloped countries are unable to appreciate the benefits of capitalism, they should be forced to do it.
Collapse of the Illusion
Meanwhile, philosophers say that capitalism is driven not by hard cash, but rather, striving for hard cash. It’s driven not by the production of goods, but rather, striving for consumption of these goods.
If everyone had these values, the “dog-eat-dog” principal would be the major principal in the world history. But America failed to do it. There are plenty of “underdeveloped” people in the world who continue to cherish spiritual values. There are not that many chances left to force them into worshiping money since these “underdeveloped” people adopt western technology and become stronger. The appeal to adopt American values doesn’t work either. Why would we adopt the system if the system is in crisis? Pragmatic America realized that billions of people are not willing to live in the kingdom of hard cash and decided that it would be better off leaving this kingdom itself. Now the USA is talking about introducing elements of socialism.
What does Obama’s decision not to build the Eastern European Missile Defense System have to do with all of this? Well, it means that it’s not capitalism that’s undergoing the crisis, but the belief in its high efficiency. And this, in turn, means that America, the bulwark of capitalism, is no longer the boss of the world. And if it’s not the boss any more, it has to be friends with everybody, including Russia. And it’s America’s turn to offer Russia to push the reset button. Or maybe it’s just tired of imposing its rules on others and felt that friendship is more valuable than money and power? If this is the case, we will soon witness another turning point in the world history.
- Crony Capitalism Is Socialism
I get so tired of hearing people bash Capitalism for the evils of Crony Capitalism, and then propose Socialist fixes, when the truth is Crony Capitalism IS Socialism. From the Valley Patriot: Circles can’t be squares and squares can’t be circles....
-
Cloward-Piven-Rand? If, as the old saw goes, politics makes strange bedfellows, what kind of bedfellows does the endeavor to restructure our entire society create? Very strange bedfellows -- very strange bedfellows, indeed. Regular visitors to American...
- But Don't Take My Word For It
Below is some writing on the wall, for those who are not yet convinced, that what we have is working. The Perspective Of A Russian Immigrant By SVETLANA KUNIN | Posted Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:20 PM PT In the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,...
- The Death Of America-- Only 53% Of Us Say Capitalism Beats Socialism
From Gateway: So Long USA... Hello USSA Rejoice comrades! Congratulations to the liberal media, Hollywood, our fine liberal educational institutions, Democrats, and Commie lovers everywhere! (Colorado Right) The glorious day you have been waiting for...
- The Revolution Is Here
If you've wondered to yourself, "WTF does Obama think he's doing?" Well, Doug Ross believes he knows exactly. He explains it here: Barack Obama's profligate spending programs, in aggregate totaling many trillions of dollars, translate to...