That’s how we save the world. Because it’s up to us.
There’s a big part of the world that’s obsessed with ideology and religion and politics and business — all of which is mostly about controlling other people. There is a tiny number of people who have seized most of the money and power. These people want to control others to maintain (and expand) their wealth and influence.
Much of their success is due to buying influence (using their K Street lobbyists, PR companies, media companies); most people talk about what THEY want us to talk about. You know — the economy, which means making sure THEY get all of the money under the pretext that SOME may dribble down to the people who do all the work and produce all of the wealth. That’s supposed to be our focus along with other various vapid topics of the day.
We are supposed to be admirers of those “accomplished” people and we are expected to listen to them for their sage advice.
With our cooperation, those few people are getting their way. There’s only one small problem — reality itself is upsetting their plans. So, instead of focusing on the battle of whether plutocrats or fascists or old-style dictators control things (those are the “choices” we are offered), people are starting to notice that we all live together on a planet that is increasingly hostile…
