Here's the riddle that we have to figure out if we are to survive as a species:
How do we stop ideology's deadly cycle from repeating?
1. Political liberalism (free speech, democratic elections, let people make their own decisions) is an unalloyed good.
2. Political liberalism usually leads to economic liberalism (markets, free trade, laissez-faire). People want to use their talents and ingenuity to increase their own well-being.
3. Economic liberalism usually leads to monopolies as some industries come to dominate the competition.
4. Monopoly power leads to fascism as monopolies take over the state and weaponize it to serve their own purposes. Most of the carnage of the last few years is the direct result of Pharma seizing the state throughout the developed world and using it to increase their wealth and power.
5. Fascism leads to genocide as opponents of the monopoly state are systematically eliminated. The fascist state also likes slavery because that increases their wealth and the perverse pleasure that they take from domination.
6. The paradox though is that the remedy for this catastrophic outcome appears to be... political liberalism (just starting this cycle all over again)? Many of the greatest defenders of the people over the last three years were libertarians (Brownstone Institute) — people who champion political and economic liberalism. By contrast Progressives went all in for fascism, thus completely discrediting that century-long line of thought.
However, it seems Sisyphean to just keep repeating this cycle every 80 years until the monopolists finally finish us off (technology makes that easier and easier).
Is there any way to step off this roller coaster without ending up with something worse?
Is there any way to interrupt this cycle and preserve the good while blocking the eventual formation of fascism? (Antitrust was an attempt to do that but the robber barons are always able to use their wealth to buy the political system and remove obstacles to concentrated market power).
It seems to me that solving this riddle is the urgent task before us. Figuring this out is essential if we hope to transcend this crisis and emerge into a better future.
Questions for you:
1.) Have I characterized the problem correctly? If not, how do you see it?
2.) How do we interrupt this cycle, step off the hamster wheel, and transcend the failed ideologies that led us into this valley of death?
3.) Are we staring at failed ideology (that can be fixed) or simply the human condition (always broken, always flawed, always lusting after things that make us miserable in the end)?
Blessings to the warriors. 🙌
Prayers for everyone fighting to stop the iatrogenocide. 🙏
Huzzah for everyone working to build the parallel society our hearts know is possible. ✊
In the comments, please let me know your thoughts on the questions above.
As always, I welcome any corrections.
In
Laundering With Immunity: The Control Framework
https://www.coreysdigs.com/u-s/laundering-with-immunity-the-control-framework-part-1/
Cory Lynn explains the control framework whereby the Bank of International Settlements enjoys sovereign immunity.
But according to 22 U.S. Code § 288
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/288
- “International organization” defined; authority of President,
“The President shall be authorized, in the light of the functions performed by any such international organization, by appropriate Executive order to withhold or withdraw from any such organization or its officers or employees any of the privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided for in this subchapter”
and this would include
Immunity from search and seizure of property and assets, wherever located, and by whomsoever held
Archives are inviolable
So basically, we need a President who is willing to do this.
This question should be put to RFK, jr.
Is he willing to Raid the Laundromat?
Thanks for posing these eminently logical listed factors and the question based on them. This is a good way of presenting these inherent paradoxes. Can’t even simplify answers to fit in a comment. Will try with a post.