"Seymour Melman, in his book “Pentagon Capitalism,” documented the way militarized societies destroy their domestic economies. Billions are spent on the research and development of weapons systems while renewable energy technologies languish. Universities are flooded with military-related grants while they struggle to find money for environmental studies and the humanities. Bridges, roads, levees, rail, ports, electric grids, sewage treatment plants and drinking water infrastructures are structurally deficient and antiquated. Schools are in disrepair and lack sufficient teachers and staff. Unable to stem the COVID-19 pandemic, the for-profit health care industry forces families, including those with insurance, into bankruptcy." Chris Hedges, https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-democrats-are-now-the-war-party?
On CBC radio I was listening to gospel music. Most of the day's broadcasting has been Christmas stuff. Jesus who is held up as the saviour of mankind while mankind has historically destroyed life for the sake of power. The message from saviours and prophets has been mostly about love and nurture, yet the egos who seek to be in positions of power are still addicted to the notion they, and they alone, can save the world. The world they didn't create but inherited.
Empires are built and its defenders become obsessed with control. Controlling what they did not create. And so the teachings of wise people are misinterpreted so the egos can feel powerful.
Power and life are opposed to each other in civilizations we know today. Unless of course we being to celebrate and care for the life on this planet.
The problem with that is we won't have trophies and markers that indicate our achievements.
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