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Originally Posted by Andrew Brunelle  This post really resonates with me. It is a problem of civilization and our booming population and control heirarchies that bred these corporations that have the same values. And all these companies are considered persons under the law, so the people behind all of this are not legally responsible in the same way than if they were ruining the Earth themselves. Americans are individualistic, materialistic, and we were conditioned to be that way. We want it all for ourselves. We always want someone to look down upon, as if we are better than them. It's a war against all here in America and we wonder why we can't get anything done. We are living in a paradise, but we've created a hell on top of it. |
"Booming population" is about 5% of humanity consuming 40% of resources.
Materialism? Money is nowadays quasimoney, digital money stored in a score on a bank hard disk. How "material" is it? Money is being created out of thin air and losses caused by creating money not backed by wealth are being transferred to those who become poor.
So in a way it is like a Ponzi scheme. A worldwide Ponzi scheme. Who is responsible?