I’d argue theocracy is serving the same cause as fascism, which is to manipulate the public to go along.
According to Karl Marx ( Das Kapital ) Capitalism bleeds money into the coffers of the ownership class until the system turns into oligarchy which turns into monarchy.
The US indoctrinates its people against communism and socialism (really, basic models from which we’d develop a community-focused economy): These words are regarded openly as derision one throws at people they want to disrespect. And yet the only alternative is monarchism, upheld by religious indoctrination (the same thing that propels dangerous cults) and fascist rhetoric ( such as the same enemy within notion that fueled the holocaust ).
Either we actively resist this, or most of us are going to get fed into the war machine and the genocide machine.
And yes, by turning away from communism – again not Soviet communism or even any given known model, but striving towards a community-based government and economic system – we ruled out all exceptions than feudal monarchy. Hence all the oligarchs paying literal tribute to Trump. He will be king.
You can’t give the full power to the people and count on them to make informed decisions. So you end up voting for experts to represent them and you can bet on the endless greed of humans - you and me included - to stuff their own pockets as much as possible off the people below them. The only hope is to write a fair social and tax system into the constitution, which will make big companies move to tax havens, so you end up with kinda what we already have in europe. Nothing will change, at best you get the bare minimum to survive and some relative luxury as a minimum wage worker.
I’d argue theocracy is serving the same cause as fascism, which is to manipulate the public to go along.
According to Karl Marx ( Das Kapital ) Capitalism bleeds money into the coffers of the ownership class until the system turns into oligarchy which turns into monarchy.
The US indoctrinates its people against communism and socialism (really, basic models from which we’d develop a community-focused economy): These words are regarded openly as derision one throws at people they want to disrespect. And yet the only alternative is monarchism, upheld by religious indoctrination (the same thing that propels dangerous cults) and fascist rhetoric ( such as the same enemy within notion that fueled the holocaust ).
Either we actively resist this, or most of us are going to get fed into the war machine and the genocide machine.
And yes, by turning away from communism – again not Soviet communism or even any given known model, but striving towards a community-based government and economic system – we ruled out all exceptions than feudal monarchy. Hence all the oligarchs paying literal tribute to Trump. He will be king.
You can’t give the full power to the people and count on them to make informed decisions. So you end up voting for experts to represent them and you can bet on the endless greed of humans - you and me included - to stuff their own pockets as much as possible off the people below them. The only hope is to write a fair social and tax system into the constitution, which will make big companies move to tax havens, so you end up with kinda what we already have in europe. Nothing will change, at best you get the bare minimum to survive and some relative luxury as a minimum wage worker.